Lecturer – Te Pōkaitahi Reo (Level 1 – 6)
Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi offers the highest standards of tertiary education from certificate to doctoral levels, including programmes for international scholars of indigenous studies. Our vision is to promote, grow and sustain Māori language, knowledge, and culture, according to tikanga Māori practice.
This is an exciting time to be part of Māori and indigenous scholarship, and our success relies on the excellence of our people and our connection to the communities that we serve. We offer a stimulating teaching, research, and professional working environment. This position is located at our Whakatāne campus site.
We are looking for a Lecturer to deliver our Te Pōkaitahi Reo level 1 and level 2 programmes at our Whakatāne site. You will need to be available to commence in June or July 2026. In semester 2, 2026 commencing in July, we will need a Lecturer to deliver a level 2, 6-month cohort of Te Pōkaitahi Reo. Tauira nearing the completion of their semester 1, level 1 programme will be looking to commence level 2 in July 2026.
As a Lecturer - Te Pōkaitahi Reo you will join a large team of existing experience Lecturers based in Whakatāne and Tāmaki campuses or at home delivering online programmes. The primary responsibility of a Lecturer is to recruit students, to plan and deliver quality lectures, and assessments, to support learning through face to face and online delivery, to monitor the papers and mentor students.
As the positions are part of our academic staff, you will be responsible for contributing to the successful delivery of the papers that are taught within your curriculum area.
Our successful applicants will have:
§ A minimum qualification at bachelor level in the field of Te Reo Māori is required to teach all levels of our Te Pōkaitahi Reo suite of programmes (L1-L6).
§ Experience monitoring, assessing, and delivering Te Reo Māori papers and programmes.
§ Experience in online delivery.
§ Tertiary teaching experience and a teaching qualification, preferably adult teaching.
§ Te Reo Māori proficiency to at least level 7, and a comprehensive understanding of Tīkanga Māori as well as local iwi dialect of the region the position is located in. Fluency in Te Reo preferred.
§ Experience using online delivery tools as the programme has mixed mode delivery for some cohorts and fully online for other cohorts.
§ A full clean driver’s licence.
We offer a supportive working environment and welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply.
If you are shortlisted for an interview, you must be available during the 1st week in June for an interview, and ideally able to start work in mid June/July 2026.