Massey is seeking to develop and enhance the Research and Researcher Development Support cluster which is hosted in the Research and Enterprise Office of the University. Following a recent restructuring the position of Research Development Advisor, Māori and Pacifica is one of the new roles created to advance the research and enterprise support services offered to staff and students.

We are seeking a career minded professional who is passionate about working in a dynamic environment across a range of academic units and with other services providers. The position calls for an individual with excellent communications skills, proven capability to engage with and support researchers and a person with the relevant experience and authority to provide purposeful advice, guidance and support to all researchers in our community to advance the goals and objectives of the Massey University Strategy, The Road to 2020.

The Faculty of Engineering is New Zealand’s leading Engineering faculty and as such, is committed to creating an environment where people thrive and contribute to improving the quality of life in national and global communities, as well as enhancing the wealth creation of the nation, through excellence in teaching, research and service.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for you to become part of the Engineering building development project team. We are seeking a Project Engineer to fill a newly created, full time, fixed term position. Reporting to the Deputy Dean, Engineering, you will be responsible for co-ordinating the Faculty specific detailed planning activities associated with the building project and relocation of some of the Faculty’s considerable research facilities and equipment to the University’s newly acquired site in Newmarket.

This is a varied and interesting role which will see you liaising with all the building development user groups (technical staff, department managers, HoDs), Property Services and other associated project staff, and 3rd party service providers (equipment suppliers and movers). This will require you to use your excellent relationship building, organisational and planning skills, working in a rich and varied engineering environment.

To succeed in this role, our ideal candidate will need to demonstrate;

• strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
• project experience in an Engineering environment
• an understanding of logistics and operations
• intermediate IT skills

Ideally you will be tertiary qualified in an Engineering related specialisation with excellent attention to detail and the ability to multitask and meet strict deadlines.

This is a fixed term position for 1 year.

Faculty of Business and Law

Permanent / Full-time

The Faculty of Business and Law has a reputation as a leading provider of innovative postgraduate and undergraduate business education, with strong links to business, employers and professional bodies. The Faculty has over 6000 students and over 170 academic staff. Our programmes include a very successful Bachelor of Business, Masters’ degrees (research and course-work), MBA, and a growing PhD programme.

The department of Finance was established in 2005 and is considered as one of the leading departments in the Australasia. We currently have twelve full-time staff and several Ph.D. students. We provide strong research support and have access to major databases. The department works closely with the recently established Auckland Centre for Financial Research. The nature of research carried out is mainly applied with our staff publishing in top ranked international journals. For details please refer to our website.

Currently, we are expanding and have one position at Lecturer / Senior Lecturer level, Teaching Path. The position is initially for a fixed term of two years, starting 01/07/2013. We are looking for candidates with a minimum academic qualification at Master’s level in Finance who have substantial relevant industry experience as well as excellent teaching quality. The level of appointment will be determined by qualifications and experience. The start date will be on a mutually agreed date.

Enquires of any nature may be made by contacting Dr. Alireza Tourani-Rad, Professor and Head of Department of Finance via email.

AUT University is an EEO employer, we are committed to the Treaty of Waitangi and to equity. AUT aspires to be the University of choice for Māori and Pasifika communities. AUT is a smoke free environment.

New Zealand eScience Infrastructure (NeSI)

We are currently searching for a talented professional to join NeSI’s team, taking responsibility for project coordination and reporting service to the Director and the Management team.

Reporting into the CIO, NeSI, you will be accountable for delivering project administration, including development of plans, business documentation,reports and analysis to support strategic and operational decision-making.

NeSI supports researchers in New Zealand across the research sector including in private industry. As a national eScience infrastructure, we support researchers with state-of-the art integrated High Performance Computing facilities and related infrastructure services, while providing expertise and support to enhance outcomes from research investments.

Key roles & responsibilities:

• Work with the Management Team including Service Leads to support defining and managing business process and technology roadmaps
• Assist with project budgets, monitoring the expenditures and costs against delivered and realised benefits
• Liaise with project assurance roles to assure the overall direction and integrity of the project
• Coordinate project activities and deliverables with the ongoing business activities of NeSI
• Provide timely updates and elevate critical risks to technical and management teams
• Measure and track results, demonstrating how deliverables achieve business benefits
• Conduct end project evaluation to assess how well the project was managed and preparing an end-project report
• Provide analysis of report results to identify trends associated with the data
• Report on progress through status/progress reporting, exception and highlight reporting and stage assessments

To be successful in this position you will have significant project coordination and reporting experience gained in a technical or an information technology based service organisation. You will ideally hold a postgraduate qualification in an aligned discipline or possess Project Management qualifications. Excellent project management and software applications skills are essential. You will be able to demonstrate knowledge of reporting techniques, tools and software, with a strong focus on Linux and Open Source Software. The ability to translate written technical documentation into non-technical language will be critical. You will also hold good knowledge of IT software development processes and IT Infrastructure.

Your work ethic, ability to provide influence without authority will play an important part in your success. You will quickly build strong partnerships and collaboration with a geographically distributed team. The following attributes will be second nature to you, excellent verbal and written communication skills combined with a proactive approach.

This position presents a unique opportunity to impact the application of computing in research across New Zealand in both the public research sector and private industry. In return you will be offered a rewarding career in a national infrastructure organisation, hosted within one of Auckland’s largest and most diverse employers.

For more information or a confidential discussion regarding this position please contact James Brown on t: 09 923 1003 m: 021 817 605.

Faculty of Science, Centre for eResearch.

We are seeking an experienced High Performance Computing Application Scientist to join the New Zealand e-Science Infrastructure (NeSI) HPC facility in the Centre for eResearch at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. This role can also be made to suit a senior HPC professional who is looking for a year’s sabbatical in New Zealand, as the role is for a fixed term, one year position, and up for review mid 2014.

Key responsibilities include:

• Helping researchers by scaling up their computing to enable better and bigger science to be done.
• Developing and modifying parallelised scientific software.
• Assisting in growing team capabilities and skills through mentoring and training.

The successful candidate will need to have good communication skills to be able to engage with researchers from all across the sector.

The skills we are seeking are:

• 2+ years’ experience in scientific computing (M.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent related science or engineering field is essential, Ph.D. preferred).
• Demonstrable involvement with developing HPC applications in science or engineering. (Previous experience working at an HPC facility preferred).
• Strong interest in research and experience in a research discipline, such as biology or chemistry.
• Significant prior experience with advanced programming in C/C++ and/or Fortran, MPI, OpenMP, CUDA preferred.

If you would like to be part of our collegial, professional team, we would love to hear from you.

This is a rewarding and varied role with responsibilities including liaising with course coordinators and supervisors, facilitating group and departmental meetings, word-processing, database and spreadsheet management, and general administration related to teaching and research within the Department. The ability to work in a team is essential, as is the capacity to work independently and contribute to the development of the Department.

Department of Anatomy with Radiology

Schoolof Medical Sciences

Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

The Department of Anatomy with Radiology seeks to appoint an Administration Assistant to provide parental leave cover from early June to mid-January 2014 for this dynamic academic and research unit.

This is a level 3, part-time position, primarily providing support to the Medical Imaging Postgraduate Programmes.

This is a rewarding and varied role with responsibilities including liaising with course coordinators and supervisors, facilitating group and departmental meetings, word-processing, database and spreadsheet management, and general administration related to teaching and research within the Department. The ability to work in a team is essential, as is the capacity to work independently and contribute to the development of the Department.

Located at the newly refurbished Grafton Campus this role is ideal for a candidate with experience in general office administration with great communication skills.

We are looking for someone customer focused with plenty of drive, enthusiasm and nous to help manage the special education study awards and scholarships.

You’ll be part of a high performing team focused on supporting our frontline staff and making a real difference to special education services in New Zealand.

In the role you’ll be:

• Marketing and promoting the awards and scholarships
• Managing the day to day operations, including application and assessment processes
• Developing and monitoring contracts for specialist qualifications
• Evaluating and improving the effectiveness of the study award and scholarship programmes, and contributing to our specialist workforce development strategy
• Providing quality advice, information and support to Ministry staff and the wider special education sector.

You’ll need to be able to see the big picture and deal with the detail and:

• Build and manage relationships with a variety of staff and stakeholders across the education sector
• Analyse data and develop ideas and strategies to improve services
• Manage contracts, projects and work streams
• Develop and manage budgets and support excellent financial reporting
• Use Microsoft Access, Excel, Word and Outlook at an advanced level.

Permanent / Full-time

Faculty of Business and Law

City Campus

Due to an internal restructure we are seeking an outstanding and dedicated administrator to join a team in providing administrative support to academic staff members in the Management Department. This role is a permanent 1.0 FTE (37.5 hours).

The main purpose of the role is to assist the Department Co-ordinator and the Head of Department (Management) in providing efficient and effective day-to-day administrative support to approximately 45 academic staff members. The key tasks include travel bookings, financial and accounts administration, and teaching related support to all academic staff in the department. The appointee will also be providing cover of administrative and secretarial support to the Head of Department during any absence of the Department Co-ordinator. Situated at reception, the position is the first point of contact for staff, visitors, students and members of the community.

For your application to be successful, you must be able to address the following criteria:

Essential:

• Prior administration experience of 3-5 years.
• Knowledge and experience of working in a tertiary education environment, or in a large organisation.
• Evidence of ability to work within a team, while being able to work independently.
• Experience and proficiency in assisting and dealing with people at all levels across varied groups.
• Excellent command of English Language (both written and oral).
• Excellent skills in MS Word and Excel, competent in electronic mail (a practical test on Word and Excel will be given).
• Evidence of a strong customer focus.

Highly Desirable:

• A relevant tertiary qualification or evidence of professional development.
• Experience in prioritising and meeting deadlines.
• Experience in problem-solving and decision-making, with evidence of using your initiative.
• Evidence of strong organisational and administrative skills.
• Experience in coping with change, and managing a very varied and pressured workload.
• Good numeracy skills.

If you enjoy working in a challenging environment with a “can do” attitude then this position is for you.

Enquires of specific nature of the role may be made by contacting the Department Co-ordinator, Pauline Donougher. You can email Pauline here.

AUT University is an EEO employer, we are committed to the Treaty of Waitangi and to equity. AUT aspires to be the University of choice for Māori and Pasifika communities. AUT is a smoke free environment.

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is a young and dynamic university that offers a stimulating teaching and research environment with strong connections to business and industry. Based in New Zealand’s largest city, AUT University has several campuses – in the heart of Auckland city, on the North Shore, and in South Auckland.

We have a vacancy for an innovative academic to join our growing Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering within the School of Engineering.

The curricula span undergraduate (Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Engineering Technology) degrees and postgraduate programmes (ME, MPhil and PhD). The School seeks to make the following appointments:

Electrical and Electronic Engineering: Lecturer / Senior Lecturer with recognised expertise in Power Electronics, Sustainable Electrical Power Generation, System Protection, Electrical Design or other related areas.

For the position advertised, we seek a staff with a PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering who has experienced in and able to contribute to Engineering Design as it relates to their specialist field.

The School, which is growing, has close to 1,100 equivalent full-time students and 50 academic staff. The successful applicant will be expected to contribute actively to teaching, research and administration in the School and to contribute to relationship development activities with industry partners.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and dynamic person to fill the advertised roles. Prior academic experience is essential although applicants with predominantly industry-based professional experience may also be suitable.

The salary level offered for the role will be commensurate with the skills and experience of the successful applicant.

AUT University is an EEO employer, we are committed to the Treaty of Waitangi and to equity. AUT aspires to be the University of choice for Māori and Pasifika communities. AUT is a smoke free environment.

Department of Molecular Medicine & Pathology

School of Medical Sciences

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Structural Biology Group

School of Biological Sciences

The Department of Molecular Medicine & Pathology and the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Auckland, seeks to appoint a research technician to perform basic molecular, immunological and biochemical assaysto characterise the role of group A streptococcal pili as potential candidates for the development of a vaccine against group A streptococcus. This is a full-time level 4 position (1.0 FTE), and is a fixed term appointment for 12 months. The start date for this position is June 1st 2013.

The vacancy would suit candidates with at least MSc or equivalent in Biomedical or Biological Sciences. Knowledge of bacterial virulence mechanisms, vaccine development and experience in protein biochemistry techniques is desirable. Experience in bioinformatics, basic molecular and microbial techniques such as PCR, phage display technology and bactericidal assays would be an advantage.

This position would suit someone who is well organised and able to multi-task, is self-motivated, industrious and has initiative. The candidate must have excellent communication skills, good people-skills and be able to work both independently and as part of a team.