Lecturer / Senior Lecturer, Accounting

Overview

• Seeking innovative Accounting academics
• Utilise your passion and expertise for cross-disciplinary teaching and research
• Permanent, full-time role based at AUT's City Campus in Auckland

AUT's Accounting Department is part of our dynamic and forward-thinking Business School. In line with AUT's positioning as a university of opportunity and New Zealand's only university of technology, we care about student success. We pride ourselves on the work-integrated learning opportunities offered to students, and our overall reputation for academic excellence and positive social impact. AUT's Business School holds two of the most prestigious global business school accreditations : EQUIS and AACSB, attesting to the quality of its programmes and processes. Embracing practice-led and research-informed approaches to teaching, we optimise the student experience and boast a wide range of expertise, increasingly focusing on cross-disciplinary work.

To learn more about our Accounting Department, please click here :

Opportunity

We have an exciting permanent full-time opportunity for a motivated and experienced accounting academic to make significant impact as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in Accounting. You will be expected to teach across at least two of the following areas : financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, accounting information systems, and / or taxation. We embrace practice-led and research-informed approaches to teaching for transformative student experiences which uplift communities. You will be expected to publish in top-tier journals in your specialised field / s and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate student research. We offer an excellent research environment with contestable research funds and external funding support.

You will have an open, engaging and collaborative attitude that is flexible to changing requirements. You will enhance the positive energy and collegiality within the School and your department, must embrace and value diversity and enjoy working inclusively with students and colleagues.

What we offer

The appointee will secure a permanent, full-time academic appointment (37.5 hours per week) as a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer. AUT offers generous leave allowances, excellent opportunities to engage with colleagues and industry and various staff benefits including free membership to AUT gyms. You'll join an open and collaborative environment that supports continued growth and development, and enhanced teaching and research practice.

About you

Along with your full academic CV (including a complete list of publications) please also submit a) a cover letter explaining why this particular role (and AUT) is of interest and how your experience aligns with some, or all, of the selection criteria we're seeking below; and b) Evidence of high-quality teaching and satisfactory student evaluations.

Further Information

Start Date : January or early February 2026 (to be agreed with the appointee).

Term : The successful candidate will secure a permanent, full-time academic appointment.

Salary range : Lecturer - NZD $92,567 to $110,166; Senior Lecturer - NZD $113,413 to $148,295 (appointment level and salary will be commensurate with skills and experience of the successful candidate).

For academic enquiries : Contact Associate Professor Syrus Islam, Interim Head of Department of Accounting : For recruitment enquiries : Contact Mike Wood : AUT Executive Recruitment Partner -

The AUT Business School is committed to achieving greater diversity and welcomes applications from all, including in particular, suitably qualified individuals from underrepresented groups.

Closing date for applications : Sunday 28 September 2025 at 11.55pm

Reference : 93200

At AUT we strive to be a place where people love to work and learn. We are committed to te Tiriti, excellence and inclusivity and aspire to be the University of choice for Māori and Pacific communities. We welcome people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, socio-economic situations and accessibility needs.

About the Organization

Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is one of the world's top 100 young universities and a place where all students with talent and potential have the chance to succeed. We offer a stimulating teaching and research environment with strong connections to business, industry and community. AUT has more than 26,000 students and over 4,000 staff, based primarily at our three Auckland teaching campuses.

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