__________ TE TUMU | SCHOOL OF MORI, PACIFIC & INDIGENOUS STUDIES TE KETE ARONUI | DIVISION OF HUMANITIES M te tma/About our team Founded in 1990, Te Tumu has a vision to be a world-leading teaching and research centre of Mori, Pacific and Indigenous knowledge. Since then, it has rapidly gained an international reputation as one of the preferred places in Aotearoa New Zealand to learn about Mori, Pacific and Indigenous cultures and societies. We also teach te reo Mori (Mori language).

Our multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary staff, students, research and teaching is reflected in our name Te Tumu, a pan-Polynesian term which is often used in Mori in the phrase te tumu herenga waka - a post for tying up canoes. We liken ourselves to a foundation, one to which staff, students and guests can anchor themselves to for the duration of their stay at the University of Otago|tkou Whakaihu Waka. Te Tumu offers undergraduate and postgraduate study to PhD level in three programmes\: Mori Studies, Pacific Studies, and Indigenous Studies, as well as the Master of Indigenous Studies, tailored especially for distance students.

Our staff have established reputations in their areas of expertise and the programme as a whole has an energetic research culture. Te mahi/The role Applications are invited for a Lecturer position in Te Tumu, School of Mori, Pacific & Indigenous Studies. The position offers an academic career in a well-established and progressive School with a proud teaching and research record.

This is a full-time, permanent position. The successful candidate will be expected to take on a full teaching load that includes teaching Mori language classes and any other paper/s focused on subjects related to their research expertise. The successful candidate may be expected to teach into other Te Tumu papers.

The candidate will also develop and maintain a programme of research and publication. In addition, the candidate will also be expected to contribute to the administration of the School and undertake service work with the School, the University and its broader communities. Te Tumu has a strong postgraduate research culture and the successful candidate would therefore be expected to undertake the supervision of postgraduate students.

K pkeka me k wheako/Your skills and experience The successful candidate will be expected to have: A PhD (or close to completion) in Mori Studies or a relevant field A strong proficiency in te reo Mori Applied experience of tikanga Mori Teaching experience of te reo Mori from beginners to advanced levels (preferably at tertiary level). A research portfolio that includes peer reviewed publications and evidence of successful supervision of research students Evidence of an ability to work with students and staff from differing academic and cultural backgrounds and at all levels of the institution. Excellent oral and written communication skills.

A strong commitment to developing collaborative working relationships with coll.