• Do you have a solid academic record and are looking for a fixed-term, part-time role?
• Are you a law graduate, postgraduate law student, or senior undergraduate law student?
• Can you demonstrate confidence and empathy and have the desire to help students with their legal study?

Mō Te Herenga Waka - About our University

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is a global-civic university with our marae at our heart. This iho draws off our heritage and is further defined by our tūrangawaewae, in particular Wellington, Aotearoa, and the Asia-Pacific, all of which are expressed in our position as Aotearoa New Zealand's globally ranked capital city university.

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting Kaituruki - Tutors to join Te Kauhanganui Tātai Ture - Faculty of Law on part-time, fixed-term contracts for the 2025 academic year for LAWS121 to LAWS301 (excl. LAWS212 and LAWS297), including Head Tutor and Māori and Pasifika (MPI) Tutor roles. In these roles you will be responsible for preparing, delivering, and facilitating specific tutorial classes that support the course material. Individual course content requires differing duties for each course’s tutorials. 

Key responsibilities:

• Preparing and delivering tutorials.
• Providing student consultation via scheduled office hours.
• Attending meetings as required with the Course Coordinator/Pūkenga - Lecturers.
• Revision support as required prior to assessments.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

Applications are welcome from law graduates, postgraduate law students, and senior undergraduate law students who:

• Have at least completed their 200-level LAWS subjects by the end of 2024.
• Have a solid academic record.
• Demonstrate confidence, empathy, and the desire to help students get to grips with their legal study.

Role Description - Click here to see further information, including salary.

Close date for vacancy: 03 November 2024. We can only consider applicants who are citizens or residents of New Zealand or Australia or on a current working visa.

Contact details for vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role please get in touch with Sherry Elliott, Senior School Administrator (sherry.elliott@vuw.ac.nz). But applicants should follow all steps listed below.

Important - application steps and information                            

Download and complete the 2025 Tutor Application Questionnaire and the University Application Form, (Kaituruki - Tutor, #1975). Then, please combine your cover letter, CV, 2025 Tutor Application Questionnaire, and the University Application Form into a single file (preferably in pdf format). Click Apply and follow the process to enter your contact details and attach your combined file (CV, cover letter, 2025 Tutor Application Questionnaire, and the University Application Form) using the “CV/Resume” button.

If you are unable to combine your documents or have further supporting documents, please email these to erecruit@vuw.ac.nz stating the reference number and position title from the advert in the subject line.