Senior Tutor

School of Humanities
Te Kaupeka Toi Tangata | Faculty of Arts
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand 

• Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Fixed term (Feb 2024 - Dec 2025)

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Āu Mahi | What You Will Do
The Bachelor of Arts at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC) has three compulsory courses which provide students with a key foundation for success: WRIT101 Writing for Academic Success;  ARTS102 Questions, Problems and Evidence; MAOR165 Tuakiri: Culture and Identity. Alongside these courses, work is ongoing to develop a suite of initiatives geared towards enhancing student experiences and outcomes (e.g. developing a student mentoring programme, enhanced cohort building, successful transitions through the degree for students).

We invite applications for a Senior Tutor in Te Kaupeka Toi Tangata | The Faculty of Arts. A key responsibility will be to assist in the instruction of WRIT101 Writing for Academic Success. WRIT101 fosters the capacity for analytical thought about texts and language, provides training in the writing of clear and effective prose, and encourages the application of that training to writing in a range of academic and professional contexts. Together with the course coordinator and the broader teaching team, you will run workshops in WRIT101, teach & lecture as needed, coordinate and support the tutorial team, and help ensure that WRIT101 connects well with the other compulsory courses in the BA. Alongside this, together with the Executive Dean, Associate Deans, and broader academic team, you might be asked to engage with new initiatives focused on student success.

There might be opportunities occasionally to teach into other courses outside of the BA compulsory schedule, which sit in your main areas of academic expertise and interest.

Mōu | Who You Are
Applicants should hold or be in the process of completing a PhD degree in English, Creative Writing, or a related field. You will be student-focused, and be able to work collaboratively with colleagues from variety of disciplines.

The essential selection criteria are:

• A PhD in English, Creative Writing or a related field.
• Experience teaching and coordinating undergraduate and/or postgraduate courses (experience teaching writing to students with a wide variety of academic interests and abilities is desirable).
• Experience of involvement in initiatives designed to enhance student success
• Demonstrate acceptable administration, and/or University and/or professional service contributions.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and/or willingness to learn about bicultural and multicultural issues in Aotearoa New Zealand Society, including a commitment to the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi The Treaty of Waitangi, and display a willingness to engage professionally with diversity.
• Knowledge and growing competence in te reo Māori and/or other Pacific languages and customs is desirable.

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With
This position provides the opportunity to be part of, and contribute to, a strong and supportive Kaupeka Toi Tangata | Faculty of Arts at an exciting time of growth. You will work closely with colleagues in the School of Humanities and in the Arts, particularly English and Creative Writing. You may also work closely with the Executive Dean and Associate Deans of the Faculty, to develop the student success programme.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora -- Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.

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 offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

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, 14 January 2024 (midnight, NZ time)
Please note applications will be reviewed after the close date.

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.

For further information specifically about the role, please contact: Associate Professor Peter Field, Head of School of Humanities, [email protected]

Job Details

Reference #	18487
Posted on	20 Dec 2023
Closes on	14 Jan 2024 23:55
Location(s)	Christchurch
Expertise	Lecturer
Job level(s)	Academic
Work type(s)	Fixed term full-time
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