Rate My Professor Farai Madambi

Farai Madambi is a Senior Recruitment Consultant in the Organisational Development section of the Human Resources Division at the University of Otago. He plays a key role in the recruitment processes for academic and professional positions across the university, including faculties such as Medicine, Surgery and Critical Care, Public Health, Pathology and Molecular Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, and others. Madambi serves as the primary contact for candidate information packs and job applications, facilitating communication with applicants and referees. His work supports the university's hiring needs in Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, and other campuses.

Madambi holds a Bachelor of Science degree from a Zimbabwean institution and a Master of Science in Psychology from Massey University, completed in 2017. His master's thesis, titled 'Skilled women ethnic immigrants: is there any point at which their skills are valued?', explores psychological theories including similarity attraction, social identity, social dominance, and realistic conflict in the context of minority ethnic immigrant women. In recognition of his contributions, he received an Appreciation Award in 2023 for providing exceptional support in recruitment within the Human Resources Division. Contact details include telephone +64 3 479 5231 and mobile +64 21 279 1516.