Teaching Fellow - Gender Studies

University-of-Otag; Dunedin; On-site; NZD 76,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Otago invites applications for a Teaching Fellow in Gender Studies. The role involves teaching across the undergraduate programme, coordinating GEND101 and GEND205/305, delivering lectures, tutorials, and coordinating with staff for team-taught papers.

The successful candidate will supervise postgraduate research, provide pastoral care to students, and contribute to teaching and learning environments that reflect te ao Māori and Pacific knowledges.

Qualifications

• Postgraduate qualification (PhD preferred) in Gender Studies or a cognate discipline with a focus on gender.
• Demonstrated expertise in Gender & Media, and additional expertise in Gender & Disability/Health/Technology.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate papers, deliver lectures and tutorials, and coordinate tutors.
• Mark internal assessments and final exams; develop course material and paper administration.
• Provide pastoral care and course advice to Gender Studies students at all levels.
• Supervise postgraduate research projects and contribute to teaching, postgraduate and research culture.

Skills

Gender & Media

Postgraduate supervision

Te ao Māori engagement

Cultural inclusivity

Education

PhD preferred in Gender Studies or cognate

Job description

Teaching Fellow - Gender Studies - 2601439

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SOCIOLOGY, GENDER STUDIES AND CRIMINOLOGY | TE TAURA TAKATA
DIVISION OF HUMANITIES | TE KETE ARONUI

Who we are/Ko wai mātou

Gender Studies within the Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology Programme, is the largest academic unit in the School of Social Sciences at the University of Otago. We are seeking a Teaching Fellow to join our team in April 2027 in a full-time, permanent position.

Gender Studies at Otago is Aotearoa New Zealand's leading programme in the field, with an interdisciplinary focus on gender and sexuality in contemporary and historical contexts. We are looking to continue our strengths in teaching gender and the media while growing into such areas as critical technology studies, critical disability and health studies.

We offer undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Gender Studies and are committed to supporting learning through te ao Māori and Pacific worldviews. We are actively strengthening our curriculum and research in mātauranga Māori and Pacific knowledges and are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and the University's Māori and Pacific Strategic Frameworks.

We are seeking a Teaching Fellow to join our Gender Studies team. The successful candidate will contribute to teaching across our undergraduate programme, including GEND101: Gender in Everyday Life and GEND205/305: Gender and the Media.

The successful candidate will work together with Gender Studies staff, taking responsibility for coordinating papers, delivering lectures and tutorials, coordinating tutors, marking internal assessment and final exams, developing course material, paper administration and management, and coordinating with other staff members for team-taught papers. The successful candidate will have opportunities to grow Gender Studies by developing undergraduate and postgraduate teaching.

The role will also include supervising postgraduate research projects, as well as providing pastoral care and course advice to Gender Studies students at all levels.

The successful candidate will be expected to have:

• A postgraduate qualification (PhD preferred) in Gender Studies or a cognate discipline with a focus on gender.
• Demonstrated expertise in Gender & Media, as well as additional expertise in one or more areas of Gender & Disability/Health/Technology.
• A track record of teaching excellence at the tertiary level.
• Some experience of postgraduate supervision and/or mentorship.
• Evidence of an ability to work with students and staff from differing academic and cultural backgrounds and at all levels of the institution.
• A commitment to contribute to teaching and learning environments that support engagement of students and staff with te ao Māori, te reo Māori, mātauranga Māori, and Pacific knowledges.
• The ability to contribute to the teaching, postgraduate and research culture, and growth of Gender Studies at Otago.

This is a full-time (1.0FTE) permanent position, based in Ōtepoti, Dunedin.

The appointment range is $75,727 to $102,900 per annum (TFP1-01 to TFP2-05).

Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka | University of Otago is a workplace that values and utilises diverse and inclusive thinking, people, and behaviours. We welcome the contributions of staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives.

Specific enquiries may be directed to Associate Professor Bryndl Hohmann-Marriott, Head of Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology via the contact details below.

Salary Level and Range Teaching & Professional Practice Fellow 1 ($75,727 to $87,849) or 2 ($91,614 to $102,900)

Organisation

Sociology, Gender Studies and Criminology