Food Design Institute Lecturers

Otago Polytechnic; Dunedin; Remote; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin seeks two full-time Lecturers for the Bachelor of Culinary Arts, primarily supporting distance learners through our Assessment of Prior Learning pathway.

You will work with experienced culinary practitioners to build professional portfolios, provide guidance, and assess and moderate within the APL process, helping learners articulate and evidence their knowledge and skills.

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or extensive industry experience.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience or familiarity with portfolio-based learning and APL processes.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices in hospitality.

Responsibilities

• Profile learners and explore their professional experience.
• Guide portfolio development and provide feedback.
• Review learner work and undertake assessment and moderation within APL.
• Collaborate across the Food Design Institute and College to support ākonga and whānau.

Skills

Culinary expertise

Mentoring & development

Menu design

Digital tech & AI

Communication & collaboration

Health & safety

Relationship-building

Education

Relevant degree or extensive industry experience

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Full-time, fixed termuntil December 2027

Ko wai mātou | About us as an organisation

At Te Kura Matatini ki Otago/Otago Polytechnic, we are committed to attracting, developing and retaining kaimahi (staff) who are passionate, creative, future-focused and dedicated to help set the direction for quality vocational and applied learning to meet tomorrow's needs.

We are guided by our values and we are proud to be Rainbow Tick certified. We aspire to create a working environment that is inclusive and meets the aspirations of mana whenua ensuring equity for Māori and increasing access for all.

Mō te tūraka mahi | About the role

Share your culinary expertise, professional experience and passion for learning by supporting experienced culinary practitioners to demonstrate and articulate the knowledge and capability they have developed through their careers.

We are looking for two full-time Lecturers within the Bachelor of Culinary Arts, working primarily with distance learners completing the programme through our Assessment of Prior Learning (APL) pathway.

In this role, you will work alongside experienced culinary practitioners who are actively employed in industry, supporting them to build and curate professional portfolios that demonstrate their existing knowledge, skills and experience.

The role involves profiling learners and exploring their professional experience, providing guidance as they develop their portfolios, reviewing and providing feedback on learner work, and undertaking assessment and moderation within the APL process.

This is an opportunity to work differently as an educator, recognising the significant learning that occurs through professional practice and helping experienced culinary practitioners reflect on, articulate and evidence what they already know and do.

Ko wai koe | About you

You will bring a learner-focused approach, broad hospitality management and leadership knowledge, including menu design, systems thinking, and mentoring and development skills. You will also have:

• A relevant degree*, or extensive industry experience
• Strong communication, relationship-building and collaboration skills
• Industry networks and confidence using digital technology, including AI
• An understanding of Te Ao Māori and a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi, equity and inclusive practice
• Sound health and safety practice

A teaching qualification, or progress towards one, is desirable. Experience in learner planning, assessment, moderation or research would be an advantage.

*if you don't have a degree you will need to be willing to work towards one.

You will work collaboratively across the Food Design Institute and the wider College of Creative Practice and Enterprise, supporting Māori, Pasifika and disabled ākonga and their whānau to feel recognised, empowered and included.

The successful applicant will uphold our organisation's commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi by continuously developing and upholding your understanding of our obligations and connection with Te Tiriti as an individual and as an organisation

You will have demonstrable health and safety best practices and enjoy being part of a team who support each other. You will easily be able to build and maintain relationships and communicate well via email, phone and face-to-face.

For specific information contact Adrian Woodhouse 0800 762 786 or [e-mail]