Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
 

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading university, with a turnover of $1.3bn, including research revenue of over $300m generated across eight diverse faculties and two research institutes. We employ more than 5400 academic and professional staff to support over 45,000 students, making us one of NZ’s largest employers.

Our mission and values place a strong emphasis on both our student body and our scholarly community, and we work with both community and enterprise to advance the well-being of the peoples of Auckland and New Zealand, with a clear commitment to pursuing sustainability.

The Faculty of Business & Economics

Housed in the state of the art architecturally designed Sir Owen G Glenn Building, our top-ranked, triple-crown accredited University of Auckland Business School is seeking to recruit established and early career academics to join its world class faculty. It is the largest business school in New Zealand and has an international reputation for academic excellence. The Business School comprises seven academic departments with a strong reputation across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond. We support exceptional, internationally recognised faculty who are characterised by their desire to make a difference to business in New Zealand, the global economy and society more generally. The University has recently set a new strategic plan, Taumata Teitei,https://cdn.auckland.ac.nz/assets/auckland/about-us/the-university/official-publications/strategic-plan/2021-2030/taumata-teitei-vision-2030-and-strategic-plan-2025.pdf  which can be interpreted from te reo Māori as pursuing excellence, despite uncertainty. It recognises the exciting challenges posed by the concerns of our age. Applications are encouraged from scholars who are committed to making an impact through research and teaching and with interests in any area of relevance to business.

Our Business School strives to influence policy development, research and thought leadership in New Zealand business with particular focus on our four strategic research and education themes – innovation and value creation, succeeding in international markets, productivity and sustainable business and leadership and governance. We also have an ecosystem of well supported Research centres across the disciplines. Your desire to identify and promote opportunities for industry engagement will further enhance the reputation, relevance and influence of the Business School.

All academics within the Business School will be based in disciplinary areas that form part of larger academic departments, you will have responsibility for delivering high quality, relevant and impactful learning experiences that maximise employment outcomes for graduates. Your understanding of academic and business environments and engagement in co-curricular activities relating to business, will help deliver wider economic benefits. The disciplinary areas are intended to provide a supportive and collegial environment for all researchers and in particular to ensure focused mentoring for early career researchers.

The School enjoys excellent international links and leading scholars from top overseas universities often visit the Business School and teach courses in our undergraduate and post graduate programmes.

The Department of ISOM

The Department of Information Systems and Operations Management (ISOM) is one of seven departments within the University of Auckland Business School.  The department teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in most aspects of Information Systems, and also teaches Operations and Supply Chain Management, and Business Analytics. The teaching curriculum is robust, diverse and innovative and the quality of teaching, as rated using student evaluations and peer reviews is held with high standards. The academics in the department have excellent publication record and published widely in the top journals within their relevant fields. The research is organised into two disciplinary areas namely Information Systems (IS DA) and Decision and Operations Management (DOM DA).

The Centre of Digital Enterprise (CODE), and the Centre for Supply Chain Management are two research centres housed within ISOM, conducts research that takes a broad view on digital transformation, designed to address contemporary challenges faced by societies, enterprises, policy makers and individuals. All methodological areas within operations will be considered, an interest in and ability to publish in elite operations journals is a key requirement for the position.

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

The School is looking for high quality researchers and innovative teachers at the Lecturer level. We are particularly seeking candidates with a strong aptitude/flair for teaching as you will be involved in teaching and curriculum development in the Business School’s “Core” first year BCom offering. 

Applicants who are Māori and Pasifika are particularly encouraged to apply.

For more information about the responsibilities of these permanent tenure track positions, please refer to the position description.

This is a Permanent, Fulltime (40 hours per week) opportunity.

The salary range is $91,328 - $109,099 and will be dependent on experience.

He kōrero mōu | About you

You are an energetic, can-do person with postgraduate business-related qualifications. A PhD (or soon to be completed PhD) in Operations and Supply Chain, or Information Systems or Business Analytics is highly desirable. Teaching experience at large undergraduate level will be a plus.

Additional Information

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:

• Flexible employment practices (including working from home, flexible hours)
• Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme
• A competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leave

In addition, we also offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare and a number of other discounts on internal and external services. 

For more information please visit Staff Benefits.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Applications must be submitted online, by the closing date of 31 October 2023 to be considered. Please include your cover letter and CV outlining your disciplinary area of interest and what strengths you will bring to this role.

The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe, inclusive and equitable environment. For further information on services for Māori, Pacific, women, LGBTQITakatāpui+, people with disabilities, parenting support, flexible work and other equity issues go to www.equity.auckland.ac.nz.

Equity

The University is committed to meeting its obligations under the Treaty of Waitangi and achieving equity outcomes for staff and students in a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment.  For further information on services for Māori, Pacific, women, LGBTQIATakatāpuiMVPFAFF+, people with disabilities, parenting support, flexible work and other personal circumstances go to www.equity.auckland.ac.nz

The University is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and equitable environment where everyone can thrive. For further information see Te Ara Tautika | the Equity Policy and visit www.equity.auckland.ac.nz