Literacy Researcher Educator

Te Kāhui Pā Harakeke | UC Child Well-being Research Institute
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• 12 month fixed-term position 
• Fixed-term end date: 31 December 2024

Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā!
He hiahia, he pūkenga nōu ki te mahi a te Literacy Researcher/Educator? Nāia te pōwhiri nā Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha kia tono mai i te tūranga nei.

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
As a Literacy Researcher/Educator, you will be working with Professor Gail Gillon and Professor Brigid McNeill and the CWRI Literacy Research team. You will be involved in the ongoing development of teacher PLD and research projects related to supporting struggling readers and children with dyslexia.  

Mōu | Who You Are
The preferred candidate will possess at least a Master's degree (NZQA level 9) or a PhD (preferred). Additionally, you will have the following characteristics:

• Knowledge and expertise of effective interventions for older children with reading challenges or dyslexia
• Experience working with schools and teachers to facilitate change in literacy teaching practice.
• In-depth knowledge of the scientific evidence of effective reading instruction for older learners
• Previous experience in a mentoring or coaching role preferred
• Research experience in evaluating effective interventions preferred
• Able to work independently, with a high level of initiative.
• High level of computer literacy.
• Excellent communication skills- including strong writing abilities.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
UC's Child Well-being Research Institute is where 'nurturing research excellence to support children's holistic well-being' takes place. You will be working closely with a dynamic, interdisciplinary group of researchers, teachers, speech-language therapists and other professionals as part of the Child Well-being Research Institute team.

For more information about our team, please visit us at Child Well-being Research Institute

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here .

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: Sunday 21 January, 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Due to the festive season we will only review applications and conduct interviews after the closing date.

The University of Canterbury will be closed from the 22/12/23 - 2/01/24. During this period, we will be unable to respond to queries regarding this role. We will follow up with you at our earliest convince once we return.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted via our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.

Job Details

Reference #	18091
Posted on	19 Dec 2023
Closes on	21 Jan 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Education & Training
Job level(s)	Management
Work type(s)	Fixed term full-time
More details (document)	PD ASLA Educator December 2023.pdf
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