Associate Director Pou Matāuranga - Hamilton
Job Description
Te ārahi i ngā ratonga angitūtanga me te whakatikatika take a Te Whare Wānanga mō ngā ākonga, hei āwhina i ngā ākonga ki te whakawhiti, ki te ū tonu, ki te angitū hoki i roto i ā rātou akoranga.
Te whakaū i te mātauranga Māori mā roto i te whakaako, te marautanga me te aromatawai
Te whakawhānui ake i tō hautūtanga, tō whakaaweawe me tō whai take ki te mātauranga taumata tiketike
Te uru ki tētahi whare wānanga e whakawhanake ana i te taurite, te mahi tahi me te angitūtanga ākonga
Ngā kōrero mō te tūranga
Kei te rapu a Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato i tētahi kaihautū mātauranga Māori mōhio, whai mana hoki, hei uru ki Te Tari o te Perehitini Tuarua Mātauranga hei Rangatira Tuarua, Pou Mātauranga.
He āheinga ahurei tēnei ki te whai wāhi ki te waihanga i ngā mahi ā-mātauranga puta noa i Te Whare Wānanga mā te whakawhanake i te whakaurunga whai take o te mātauranga Māori, ngā tikanga Māori me Te Tiriti o Waitangi puta noa i te whakaako, te waihanga marautanga me te aromatawai. I a koe e mahi ana puta noa i ngā mātauranga, i te taha o ngā kaihautū ā-mātauranga, ngā kaipupuri take Māori me te Teaching Design and Innovation Studio, ka āwhina koe ki te whakatinana i ngā whāinga Angitūtanga ā-Mātauranga, ā-Ākonga hoki a Te Whare Wānanga hei huarahi whaihua, e whai pūtake ana ki te ahurea, e tautoko ana i ngā hua taurite mō ngā ākonga katoa.
Ko ngā kawenga matua o te tūranga:
Te tuku i ngā pūkengatanga mātauranga Māori, tohutohu rautaki me te hautūtanga puta noa i te kete Hiranga Mātauranga.
Te whakawhanake i te waihanga marautanga ā-ahurea rua me te whakaurunga o te mātauranga Māori me ngā tirohanga Māori ki roto i ngā hōtaka ā-mātauranga.
Te tautoko i ngā kaimahi ā-mātauranga ki te whakawhanake i ngā tikanga whakaako me te aromatawai e rata tonu nei te taha ahurea, e whai wāhi tonu ai te katoa, e whakapūmau tonu ai Te Tiriti anō hoki.
Te ārahi i te whakawhanaketanga o ngā aratohu me ngā tukanga mō ngā aromatawai e tukuna ana i roto i te reo Māori.
Te whakapakari i ngā hononga kaha ki ngā Tumuaki Tuarua Mātauranga, ngā Tumuaki Tuarua Māori, ngā Tumuaki o ngā Kura, ngā kaimahi ā-mātauranga me ngā hapori Māori.
Te whai wāhi ki tētahi ahurea mahi tahi, e ārahina ana e ngā uara, e hāngai ana ki ngā whāinga whakarite kounga me te whakahaere a Te Whare Wānanga. Ka whakaritea te utu i runga i ngā pūkenga, te mātauranga me ngā wheako e kawea mai ana ki te tūranga. He tūranga wā-katoa tēnei (37.5 hāora ia wiki), ka tū ki tō mātou Kāmupu o Hillcrest, Kirikiriroa.
Mō ētahi atu kōrero mō te tūranga tirohia te tuhinga tūranga. Mō tētahi kōrero matatapu mō te tūranga, whakapā mai ki a Kirsten Petrie, Perehitini Tuarua Tautoko mō te Hiranga Mātauranga, mā kirsten.petrie@waikato.ac.nz. Me tuku katoa ngā tono mā te pae ipurangi; kāore e whakaaetia ngā tono īmēra.
Ko wai koe?
Me whai koe i ngā wheako nui ki te whakarato i te hautūtanga Māori, te tohutohu, te tautoko mahinga rānei i roto i tētahi taiao mātauranga tuatoru, i tētahi taiao ōrite rānei, tae atu ki te mātauranga hōhonu mō te whakaurunga o te mātauranga Māori me Te Tiriti ki roto i ngā mahi ā-mātauranga.
Kia angitū koe i tēnei tūranga, me whai koe i ēnei:
He tohu mātauranga paerua i tētahi marau hāngai, he wheako ōrite rānei.
He wheako kua whakaaturia ki te tautoko i te whakaako, te whakawhanake marautanga, ngā mahi ā-mātauranga rānei, otirā i roto i te mātauranga taumata tiketike.
He mātauranga hōhonu mō te mātauranga Māori, ngā tikanga Māori me ngā huarahi kaupapa Māori i roto i ngā horopaki mātauranga.
He wheako ki te tautoko i ētahi atu ki te whakatinana i ngā mātāpono o Te Tiriti ki roto i te whakaako, te marautanga me te aromatawai.
He pūkenga tiketike ki te whakahaere hononga, te whakaaweawe me te whakawhitiwhiti kōrero.
He wheako mahi whaihua ki ngā kaihautū ā-mātauranga, ngā kaimahi me ngā hapori Māori.
He reo Māori matatau, ā-tuhi, ā-waha hoki.
Hei tāpiri, he hinengaro rautaki, hinengaro whai otinga, e taea ana te whakatinana i ngā whakakitenga, te poipoi i ngā hononga puta noa i ngā huinga tāngata, me te whakapūmau i ngā uarā me te mana o Te Whare Wānanga.
Kāore e tutuki i a koe ngā hiahiatanga katoa?
E ai ki ngā rangahau, he iti ake te tūpono ka tono ētahi tāngata ki ngā tūranga mahi mēnā kāore i a rātou ngā hiahiatanga katoa. I Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, e ū ana mātou ki te whakarite i tētahi wāhi mahi whakaaro nui, pono nui ki ngā momo katoa. Nō reira, mēnā e ngākau hihiko ana koe ki tēnei tūranga, engaro kāore kē i a koe ētaho wheako kua tohua, e ākina tonutia ana koe ki te tono mai. Tērā pea ko koe tonu te tangata tika mō tēnei tūranga, mō tētahi atu tūranga rānei i roto i tō mātou tīma.
Ko wai mātou?
E whakarato ana Te Wāhanga a te Perehitini Tuarua Mātauranga i te hautūtanga rautaki, te kounga o te mātauranga mātauranga, te hiranga o ngā mahi ako, te hāngaitanga o te marautanga me te pono o te aromatawai puta noa i Te Whare Wānanga.
He whare wānanga e aro nui ana ki te rangahau a Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato, he wheako ākonga e hono ana ki te ao whānui, e whakauru ana hoki i te katoa. E ārahina ana mātou e tō mātou ū ki te mahi tahi ki te iwi Māori, te pono, te kanorau me te auahatanga, ā, he nui tō mātou aro ki te mātauranga taketake me te whai hua nui ki te mahi tahinga ki ngā hapori.
He aha ngā take me tono mai ai koe?
E hiahia ana mātou kia whai wāhi koe ki tō mātou angitūtanga! E tū whakahīhī ana tō mātou whare wānanga ki te atamira ā-ao hei kaiwhakarato mātauranga ā-ao e aro ana ki te anamata, me te whai wāhi hoki ki te rangahau ā-ao. E whakaatahia ana ēnei kaha e ō mātou tūnga. Mā te mahi tahi ki a mātou, ka whiwhi koe i tētahi taiao mahi whakamanawa hua nui.
E tino mōhiotia ana a Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato mō te kanorau o ana kaimahi me ana tauira, ā, e whakahihiri ana i ngā kaitono e whai ana i ngā āheinga e hāngai ana, ahakoa te ahurea, kia tono mai. Me whai mana ā-ture ngā kaitono ki te noho me te mahi i Aotearoa e ai ki ngā ture Manatū Aorere o Aotearoa, i konei kitea ai.
Ko Te Tangata
E whakahīhī ana a Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato ki te kounga o āna hononga ki ngā hapori e mahi ana mō rātou, te whakarato mātauranga taumata ā-ao, me te pāpātanga ā-motu, ā-ao hoki o āna rangahau. Ko ō mātou kaupapa here e ārahina ana e ngā mātāpono o Te Tiriti o Waitangi me te āheinga ōrite mō te katoa.
E herea ana te Whare Wānanga ki te kaupapa kia whakaratohia te mea angitū ōrite ki ngā tāngata katoa.
Lead the University’s student success and resolution services, helping students transition, persist and achieve across their studies.
Embed mātauranga Māori through teaching, curriculum and assessment
Expand your leadership, influence and higher education impact
Join a university advancing equity, partnership and student success
Ngā kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role
The University of Waikato is seeking an experienced and influential Māori educational leader to join the Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic as Associate Director Pou Mātauranga.
This is a unique opportunity to shape university-wide academic practice by advancing the meaningful integration of mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori and Te Tiriti o Waitangi across teaching, curriculum design and assessment. Working across disciplines and alongside academic leaders, Māori stakeholders and the Teaching Design and Innovation Studio, you will help translate the University’s Academic and Student Success priorities into practical, culturally grounded approaches that support equitable outcomes for all students.
Key responsibilities include:
Providing Māori educational expertise, strategic advice and leadership across the Academic Excellence portfolio.
Advancing bicultural curriculum design and the integration of Māori knowledge and perspectives within academic programmes.
Supporting academic staff to develop culturally responsive, inclusive and Te Tiriti-informed teaching and assessment practices.
Leading the development of guidelines and processes for assessments submitted in te reo Māori.
Building strong partnerships with Associate Deans Academic, Associate Deans Māori, Heads of School, academic staff and Māori communities.
Contributing to a collaborative, values-driven culture that aligns with University quality assurance and governance expectations.
Salary will be provided based on skills, knowledge and experience brought to the position. This is a full-time role (37.5 hours a week), based on our Hillcrest Campus in Hamilton. For more information on the role please see the position description.
For a confidential conversation about the role, please contact Kirsten Petrie, Assistant Vice-Chancellor Academic Excellence, kirsten.petrie@waikato.ac.nz. All applications must be submitted through the online portal; emailed applications will not be accepted.
Ko wai koe? – Who are you?
You will bring significant experience providing Māori leadership, advice or practice support within a tertiary or comparable environment, together with a strong understanding of how mātauranga Māori and Te Tiriti can be embedded in academic practice.
To be successful in this role you will have:
A postgraduate qualification in a relevant field, or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated experience supporting teaching, curriculum development or academic practice, ideally within higher education.
Strong knowledge of mātauranga Māori, tikanga Māori and kaupapa Māori approaches in educational contexts.
Experience supporting others to apply Te Tiriti principles in teaching, curriculum and assessment.
Excellent relationship management, influencing and communication skills.
Experience working effectively with academic leaders, staff and Māori communities.
Fluency in te reo Māori, both written and oral.
You will also be a strategic and solutions-focused thinker who can translate vision into effective action, foster collaboration across diverse groups, and uphold the cultural integrity and values of the University.
Don’t meet every single requirement?
Research shows that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every qualification. At The University of Waikato, we’re committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and genuine workplace. So, if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t perfectly match every listed qualification, we still encourage you to apply. You might be just the right person for this or another opportunity on our team.
Ko wai mātou? – Who are we?
The Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic Division provides strategic leadership for academic quality, teaching excellence, curriculum coherence and assessment integrity across the University.
The University of Waikato is a research-intensive university with a globally connected and inclusive student experience. We are guided by our commitment to partnership with Māori, integrity, diversity and creativity, and we place a high value on Indigenous knowledge and meaningful community engagement.
He aha ngā take me tono mai ai koe? – Why should you apply for this position?
We want you to be part of our success! Our university stands proudly on the world stage as a provider of future-focused, international education and an active player in global research. Our rankings reflect these strengths. Working with us means you’ll enjoy a satisfying work environment with many benefits.
The University of Waikato is distinctive for the diversity of its staff and students and encourages applicants with the relevant capabilities from all backgrounds to apply. Applicants must have the legal right to live and work in NZ in accordance with the NZ Immigration regulations which can be found here.
Ko te Tangata – For the People
The University of Waikato prides itself on the quality of its engagement with the communities that it serves, the provision of a world-class education and the national and international impact of its research. Our policies are guided by the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi and equal opportunity for all.
E herea ana te Whare Wānanga ki te kaupapa kia whakaratohia te mea angitū ōrite ki ngā tāngata katoa.
Applications Close Monday 14th September, 2026.
Requisition: 1003844
