UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO
Te Whare Wänanga o Otago
Dunedin, New Zealand
Lecturer(s) or Senior Lecturer(s)
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
Applications are invited for positions of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in
the Department of Management.
The Department of Management provides courses for the Bachelor of Commerce
(BCom), Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) (BCom(Hons)), Postgraduate Diploma
in Commerce (PGDipCom), Master of Business (MBus), Master of Commerce
(MCom) and PhD. It also has a heavy involvement in the Master of Business
Administration (MBA) degrees. The Department teaches researches and
publishes at undergraduate and postgraduate level, in the following areas:
Human Resource Management, Human Resource Development, Operations
Management, Supply Chain Management, Industrial Relations, Management
Communication, Strategy and Business Policy, International Management,
Organisational Behaviour, Organisational Theory, Ethics and General
Management
The department wishes to further develop its research profile and become
the top management research department in New Zealand.
Applications for appointment as Lecturer or Senior Lecturer are welcome
from persons prepared to engage in researching, teaching, and supervising
students in one or more of the areas above. Preference will be given to
candidates with more than one area of interest.
Applications for appointment as a Lecturer will have a PhD, a record of
publication which will ensure they are research active and a demonstrated
ability to teach and supervise postgraduate student research.
Applications for appointment as a Senior Lecturer should have a PhD
together with a strong record of publication in academic journals,
excellent teaching credentials and demonstrated ability to facilitate the
completion of PhDs.
More than one offer may be made either on a confirmation path (tenure), or
as a fixed term appointment.
Specific enquiries may be directed to Associate Professor Graham Elkin,
Head of Department, Department of Management, University of Otago, Tel 64 3
479 8189, Fax 64 3 479 8173, Email [log in to unmask] Applicants
may wish to visit the Department’s web site:
http://www.otago.ac.nz/management
Reference Number: A04/87. Closing Date: Applications should quote
reference number A04/87and be received by 15 July 2004. Application
details are below.
APPLICATION INFORMATION
For application information and a full job description go to:
www.otago.ac.nz/jobs
Alternatively, contact the Human Resources Division, Tel 64 3 479 8269, Fax
64 3 474 1607,
Email
Equal opportunity in employment is University policy.
E tautoko ana Te Whare Wananga o Otago i te kaupapa
INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES
for appointment as
Lecturer and Senior Lecturer
DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT
1. General Information
A statement of general information and conditions of appointment for all
academic posts within the University is attached.
2. The Department of Management
The Department of Management has 3500 student enrolments, providing courses
for the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Commerce (Honours), Postgraduate
Diploma in Commerce, Master of Business, Master of Commerce and Master of
Business Administration degrees. Staff are expected to be able to teach at
all undergraduate levels and supervise dissertations and theses at Masters
and Doctoral level.
Current undergraduate courses offered by the Department are:
Introduction to Business Management Issues in Personnel
Organisation, Strategy and Society Operations Management
Industrial Relations Human Resource Management
Organisational Behaviour Communication Theory and
Skills
Business Ethics International Management
Total Quality Management Operations Management
Strategy
Supply Chain Management Organisation Theory
Strategic Management Employee Rights and
Responsibilities
Human Resource Development Organisation Development
Management in Asia Comparative Industrial
Relations
Labour Negotiations and Dispute Resolution Personnel Management
Research Methodology Chinese Management Cultures
Innovation and Growth Management of Innovation
Postgraduate papers are offered in:
Organisation Theory Operations Management
Industrial Relations Personnel Management
Business Ethics Business Policy
International Management Small Business Management
Organisational Development Mediation
Case Writing and Learning Design Management in Asia
The Theory and Practice of Careers Strategic Human Resource
Management
Environmental Management Organisational Behaviour
Advanced Research Methods
The Department also offers courses on the Division's MBA programme.
There is an increasing emphasis on research within the Division and staff
are required to be active in this area, producing refereed publications in
academic journals and/or attaining higher degrees. Staff in the Department
have published a number of texts, and also articles in such overseas
journals as:
Academy of Management Review
Industrial and Labour Relations Review
Employee Relations
Human Resource Management
International Journal of Operations and Production Management
Logistics Information Management
Integrated Manufacturing Systems
Journal of Industrial Relations
Journal of Management
Labour Law Journal
International Labour Review
Total Quality Management
Journal of Management Education
International Journal of Training and Development
as well as many articles in New Zealand journals and chapters in books.
Staff may supplement their incomes (subject to limits imposed by the
University) by doing consulting work or post-experience teaching. Given
that this work must not in any way interfere with teaching and research
(and should also be of a nature which can assist the staff member's
teaching and/or research) it is actively encouraged.
Staff of the Department
Head of Department:
Associate Professor Graham Elkin BA(Hons)(CNAA) MSc(City) PGCertEd
(Leeds) FIPD
Professors:
Colin Campbell-Hunt MA(Oxon) MBA(York) PhD(Victoria)
Alan Geare BA(Hons) PhD(Otago) AFNZIM
Steven Grover BA(Mich) MPhil( PhD(Columbia)
Senior Lecturers:
Thomas W. Batley BSc MSc(Manc) Ceng FIMechE AFNZIM
Victoria Browning BAHons(Natal) MA PhD (Capetown)
Malcolm H. Cone BA DipArts(Otago) PhD(Otago) AMNZAP MNZAC
Andre M. Everett BA MBA PhD(Nebraska)
Malcolm Lewis MA(Well) MPhil(Liv) PhD(Cape Town) IEng FIEIE
Ian McAndrew BCom(Hons)(NSW) MA PhD(ILL)
Alexander Sibbald BA(Open) MSc(Strath) DMS(CNAA) PGCertEd(Jordanhill)FIPD
Lecturers:
Bronwyn I. Boon MCom PhD (Otago)
Fiona Edgar BCom(Hons) (Otago) DipGrad NZCSMgmt, PhD (Otago)
Shayne W. Grice BA(Well) MMS(Waik)
Elizabeth M. Hall BCom MCom(Otago)
Zi-Lin He BE ME (Shanghai Jiao Tong) PhD (Singapore)
Jodyanne J. Kirkwood BCom(Hons) MCom(Otago)
Virginia I. Phillips BCom(Hons) BSc MCom(Otago)
Diane R. Ruwhiu BCom(Hons)(Otago) MCom(Otago)
Sara C. Walton BA BCom DipTour(Otago) PGCertTT(Otago) MCom(Otago)
Teaching Assistants:
Bevan E. Catley BCom(Hons) BphEd (Otago)
Research Support Officer:
Nancy Benington LLB (Otago)
Administrative/Secretarial:
Kaye Jeffries
Leanne Skryba
Sue McSkimming
Computing Advisor:
Gordon Still Binfo Tech
3. Duties and Responsibilities
The successful candidate will be responsible to the Head of Department,
Associate Professor Graham Elkin and will be required to contribute to the
teaching and examining of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses in
Management, establish a research profile and contribute to the collegial
like of the department.
Although teaching levels are low by international standards, appointees
would be expected to contribute to 100 level teaching and take full
responsibility for all lecturing and the co-ordination of tutorials, for
the equivalent of two (6 point) 200 or 300 level papers and contribute to
400 level papers.
The successful candidate will be expected to engage actively in his/her own
research and to supervise that of research students.
4. Salary
The salary range for a Lecturer is $50,132 - $61,830 per annum (pro rata)
and for a Senior Lecturer is $65,172 - $76,312 per annum, according to
qualifications and experience. Exceptionally well-qualified candidates may
be considered for appointment to a higher level.
5. Date of Appointment
Applicant(s) are asked to indicate the date they would expect to be
available to take up the appointment. It is anticipated that staff would
begin their work with the Department in time for the 2nd semester (July 04)
or 1st semester (February 05).
6. Contact Person
Specific enquiries may be directed to Associate Professor Graham Elkin,
Head of Department, Department of Management, University of Otago Tel 64 03
479 8189, Fax 64 03 479 8173 Email [log in to unmask]
7. Offer of the Position
Should the University wish to offer you the position, a formal, written
letter of offer will follow any verbal discussions that might be held with
you. It is recommended that you do not resign from your current employment
until you have received our written offer. The contents of this formal
letter of offer and its attachments will constitute the entire agreement
between the employee and the employer, and will supersede all previous
representations, negotiations, commitments and communications, either
written or oral between the parties. Any agreements will only be binding
on the employer where they have been formally offered by the Human
Resources Division and accepted by the employee.
8. Applications
The application procedure is set out in the accompanying General
Information Statement. Applications quoting reference number A04/87 close
with the Deputy Director of the Human Resources Division on 15 July
2004. .
University of Otago
P.O. Box 56
Dunedin
NEW ZEALAND
Tel 64 3 479 8269
Fax 64 3 474 1607
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