Associate Dean - Māori Advancement Te Tumu Whakarae, Faculty of Design and Creative Technologie[...]

Associate Dean - Māori Advancement Te Tumu Whakarae, Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies, Auckland CBD

• Join New Zealand's university of opportunity
• Lead the faculty'sacademic strategy, innovation and staff development
• Play a critical role within the Dean's Faculty Executive team

As one of the world's top 100 young universities and New Zealand's newest, Auckland University of Technology (AUT) is a university of opportunity where all students with talent and potential have the chance to succeed. We are a socially-driven university with equity and excellence central to our purpose and actions, and we offer a stimulating teaching and research environment with strong connections to government, business, and industry. AUT has more than 26,000 students and almost 4,000 staff based primarily at our three Auckland teaching campuses.

For our Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies Faculty (DCT), disruption is our purpose and our passion. We imagine the unimaginable and envision our future environments. We are dynamic, innovative and recognise that design as a discipline is central to advancing transdisciplinary learning and research at university level. DCT is an outward looking and inspiring hub of significant size and scale, with 450 FTE staff serving as the locus of activity for five very distinct discipline areas : architecture and built environment, art and design, creative technologies, communication and media studies, and engineering, computer and mathematical sciences. Student projections are positive, programmes have gone through significant reform and our research is on an upward trajectory.

The opportunity | Te Whiwhinga mahi

The Faculty is seeking an inspiring Associate Dean Māori Advancement, Te Tumu Whakarae to lead and champion Māori success across our community. As a key member of the executive team, you will provide cultural guidance and strategic direction to embed te ao Māori, strengthen equity for Māori staff and students, and ensure our work meaningfully reflects Te Tiriti o Waitangi and Te Aronui.

We are looking for a bold, future‑focused leader who can drive positive change, build strong partnerships, and uplift Māori scholarship, teaching, and research. This is an exciting opportunity to shape the Faculty’s direction and advance impactful outcomes for whānau, hapū, iwi, and hapori Māori.

Key focus areas include :

You will support the Faculty's next steps in its Te Tiriti o Waitangi journey and be guided by the university's Te Kete strategy.

How to apply | Me pēhea te tuku tono

We welcome applications from ambitious mid – senior level academics. Along with your academic CV, please submit a) a cover letter explaining why this particular role (and AUT) is of interest, and b) a statement addressing how your experience aligns with the key selection criteria we're seeking below :

Further Information :

Start date : The successful candidate would ideally join AUT in early 2026 (to be agreed). Location : The role will be based at AUT’s City Campus. Term : The successful candidate will secure a permanent substantive academic appointment. They will be seconded for an initial three-year term to the role of Associate Dean Māori Advancement Te Tumu Whakarae (with the option for renewal, by mutual agreement). Salary : Aligned with the appropriate step in AUT's academic pay scales (Professor range : NZD $162,608 - $209,052; Associate Professor NZD $148,548 - $171,983). An additional annual allowance is paid for the Associate Dean responsibilities. Closing date : 11 January 2026 at 10.30pm (Note during Summer Operations period 22 December - 7 January the University will be closed and we will be unable to respond to any queries)

Reference : 94130

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.

Please note that all applications must be submitted through the online application process. For further information, please send us an enquiry here or call . Please note we are happy to answer your questions but we do not accept applications by email. You will need to apply through the standard registration process.

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