Pūkenga/Pūkenga Matua | Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Political Science or International Relations

Lecturer or Senior Lecturer

Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting a Pūkenga - Lecturer or Pūkenga Matua - Senior Lecturer to join Te Kura Aro Whakamuri, Rapunga Whakaaro, Matai Tōrangapū me to Ao - School of History, Philosophy, Political Science and International Relations on a permanent, full-time basis.

This role is based at our Kelburn campus in Wellington, New Zealand.

This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding scholar to join the Political Science and International Relations Programme and to develop new undergraduate and postgraduate teaching offerings. The successful applicant must have a completed (or nearly completed) PhD in Political Science, International Relations or a cognate discipline, and will demonstrate excellence in teaching, a developing or established research profile, and commitment to teaching and research that engages mātauranga Māori. We especially welcome applications from candidates with research interests in areas such as Māori politics, Indigenous politics, the politics of Aotearoa New Zealand, Indigenous political theory, or Indigenous International Relations. The role will be supported with mentoring and workload relief during the first year to enable you to advance your research programme. Preferred commencement is in February 2027, by negotiation.

Key responsibilities:

• Contributing to the development and delivery of courses in Political Science and International Relations, including contributions to the new Bachelor of Politics degree.
• In areas of expertise, developing new curricula and research informed by mātauranga Māori and building knowledge on aspects of Indigenous politics, the politics of Aotearoa New Zealand, or other areas of interest.
• Supervising postgraduate research on a broad range of topics in Political Science and International Relations, including research that is informed by Kaupapa Māori research methods.
• Contributing to hautūtanga/leadership and service roles, and engagement with the wider community.
• Being part of an active, collegial team committed to equity and diversity, and supporting research and teaching that upholds our programme's responsibilities to Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Ō pūmanawa - About you

You will be a scholar-educator committed to high-quality teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, who is developing an innovative, independent research agenda.

Key requirements:

• A completed (or soon to be completed) PhD in Political Science, International Relations, or a cognate discipline.
• Some experience in teaching at a tertiary level or, in the case of applicants for Senior Lecturer, demonstrated evidence of successful teaching at tertiary level.
• A developing record or, in the case of Senior Lecturer, an established record, of scholarly research and publications.
• A research agenda that engages mātauranga Māori or is informed by Kaupapa Māori methods, and an interest in growing mātauranga Māori for our teaching and research programmes, are desirable.
• Strong capacity to work as part of a collegial team.
• Willingness to contribute to the development of new degree offerings.

We welcome applications from diverse areas of expertise within Political Science and International Relations.