Lecturer/Senior Lecturer - Clinical Psychology

The Department of Psychology at the University of Otago is seeking up to two outstanding scholars in clinical psychological science to join our world-class academic department.

Successful candidates should be internationally recognised for their excellence in research and/or societal impact and must have a strong or emerging track record of conducting research that drives meaningful scientific and/or societal change.

Successful candidates will be appointed to the position of Lecturer or Senior Lecturer, dependent on academic achievement, skills and experience.

Your skills and experience

Successful candidates must have:

• Completed or nearly completed PhD with established research focus in any area of clinical psychology.
• Eligibility for registration as a clinical psychologist with the New Zealand Psychologists Board.
• Outstanding record of research excellence or demonstrated potential.
• Research with strong scholarly and/or societal impact.
• Commitment to rigour and ethics in research and teaching as well as to collegiality.
• Excellence in teaching at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels or potential for teaching excellence.

The position

Responsibilities include:

• Development or maintenance of a high-impact research programme, including publishing in high-quality peer-reviewed journals, obtaining external research funding, and supervising postgraduate research students.
• Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including developing new course content and teaching materials, participating in collaborative teaching activities, contributing to bicultural curriculum development, and assessing student performance.
• Contributing to the operation and strategic direction of the Department and its clinical psychology programme.
• Commitment to upholding the University's core values related to support and success of Māori and Pacific students.

Māori and Pacific applicants are particularly encouraged to apply.

The University of Otago's Department of Psychology is a highly ranked, internationally respected hub of research and teaching excellence. It offers a three-year postgraduate clinical psychology professional training programme founded on the scientist-practitioner model.