Induction & Teaching Design Lead

Waikato; Hamilton; Hybrid; NZD 104,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Additional university leave

Competitive superannuation

Job summary

The University of Waikato is seeking an Induction and Professional Development Lead to design pathways that build teaching capability from first day to leadership. This full-time role is based at the Hamilton campus, supporting academic staff across Tauranga and international settings.

You will lead the Teaching Design and Innovation Studio, deliver induction and career-stage learning, and develop scalable resources to foster high-quality teaching and HEA Fellowships.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in education or related field (or equivalent).
• Five+ years in higher education teaching and professional development.
• Knowledge of teaching quality frameworks and peer review processes.
• Ability to apply pedagogical research to programme design.

Responsibilities

• Design induction and career-stage professional learning pathways.
• Lead institution-wide engagement in peer review of teaching.
• Build scalable professional learning resources to reduce one-to-one dependence.
• Support academics pursuing HEA Fellowship and related qualifications.

Skills

Teaching design and development

Pedagogical research

Qualitative analysis

Quantitative analysis

Te Tiriti o Waitangi / Mātauranga Māor

Peer review processes

HEA Fellowship pathways

Curriculum design

Education

Master's degree in education / adult learning

Doctorate or tertiary teaching qualification

Job description

The University of Waikato is seeking an Induction and Professional Development Lead to design pathways that build teaching capability from first day to leadership. This full-time role is based at the Hamilton campus, supporting academic staff across Tauranga and international settings.

You will lead the Teaching Design and Innovation Studio, deliver induction and career-stage learning, and develop scalable resources to foster high-quality teaching and HEA Fellowships.