• Have you got a PhD in Media Studies or Communication or in a related, relevant field?
• Are you a forward-thinker with a passion for teaching and mentoring students at all levels of their university study?
• Do you have a record of successful experience in delivering and/or designing undergraduate courses and/or classes in Media and Communication?

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.

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is located at one of the oldest universities in Aotearoa, New Zealand and is positioned within walking distance of the centre of this country’s capital city, Wellington. 

Kōrero Mō te Tūranga - About the Role

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting a Pūkenga - Lecturer in Media and Communication on a permanent, full-time contract to join Te Kura Tānga Kōrero Ingarihi, Kiriata, Whakaari, Pāpāho, Tāhuhu Kōrero Toi - School of English, Film, Theatre, Media and Communication, and Art History.  

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington launched two new Communication degrees in 2020, the Bachelor of Communication and the Master of Communication. These add to the existing Bachelor’s and Postgraduate degrees in Media Studies. Enrolments in the Media and Communication programme, in both undergraduate and postgraduate courses, have increased in recent years.

We now wish to appoint a Pūkenga - Lecturer whose expertise will allow them to contribute to this programme’s teaching, research, and postgraduate supervision. Available from 2025, this new position offers a suitably qualified person an exciting opportunity to be part of an expanding Media and Communication programme. The successful candidate will have a PhD in Media Studies or Communication, or in a related, relevant field. Applicants with expertise in Māori and/or Pasifika media or communication are encouraged to apply.

This candidate will demonstrate a commitment to and/or an existing track record of research in the Media Studies and/or Communication fields. The role will include designing and delivering courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level in addition to contributing to the research profile of the Media and Communication programme. The appointee will be able to effectively engage and mentor students from different backgrounds and supervise student research at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The appointee will also demonstrate the ability to work collegially in a team, contribute effectively to the administration of this programme, and evidence an awareness of our obligations, as an academic staff and a wider university, to the Treaty of Waitangi.

Ō Pūmanawa - About You

The ideal candidate will: 

• Be a highly motivated individual who can take the initiative and can manage and perform a variety of concurrent academic, administrative and research tasks.
• Be a forward-thinker who demonstrates a capacity for high quality and innovative teaching and research in your specialist field.
• Thrive in this role because you have the capacity to build and maintain positive relationships with staff.
• Have a passion for teaching and mentoring students at all levels of their university study.
• Have a commitment to the forms of academic administration that can enhance the effectiveness of the work that staff perform and the related outcomes.
• Be a meticulously organised self-starter who relishes working autonomously as well as contributing positively to a high performing staff team.
• Show a capacity for positivity and productivity in the face of continuing research, teaching and administrative commitments.
• Have the ability to respond to changing needs and opportunities in these three key areas and the capacity to lead others.

Key requirements:  

• A PhD in Media Studies or Communication or in a related, relevant field.
• An existing record of published academic research and/or the capacity to conduct research and produce academic publications in Media and Communication.
• A record of successful experience in delivering and/or designing undergraduate courses and/or classes in Media and/or Communication.
• The capacity to provide academic mentoring and related pastoral care to diverse cohorts of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• A commitment to building positive and supportive relationships with colleagues.
• The capacity to work as part of a team as well as having individual responsibilities.    

Ētahi Kōrero Hai i a Koe - Why you should join our team

Our team is responsible for delivering a range of Media and Communication courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as for providing careful supervision of postgraduates completing Honours, Masters and PhD qualifications.

We combine this teaching and supervision with a programme of individual academic research, aiming to produce published works that engage national and international readerships and/or can cultivate the interest of leading academic publishers and journals.

We value collegiality in workplace relationships, innovation in teaching and research, and the capacity to build external relationships which can interface with the cultural diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand and with changing media and communication industries (nationally and internationally).

This vacancy, in a permanent academic role, offers an important opportunity for a new or established scholar to bring their individual strengths to Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, to help our staff to extend our curriculum, and to make an individual contribution to the existing research profile of our successful and expanding Media and Communication Programme.

There are many benefits to working at Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington, including being part of New Zealand’s top research university.

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

Closing Date for Vacancy: 30 September 2024. Applications from recruitment agencies are not accepted.

Contact Details for Vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role please get in touch with the Media and Communication Programme Director, Dr Trisha Dunleavy (trisha.dunleavy@vuw.ac.nz). But applicants should follow all steps listed below.

Important - Application Steps and information

Download and complete the University Application Form, please include the position title and reference number (Pūkenga - Lecturer in Media and Communication, #1524). Then, please combine your cover letter, CV 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 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.