Professional Teaching Fellow - Business Communication

• Full-time
• Campus: Auckland City Campus
• Position Number: 60008513
• UoA Department Name: Executive Education

Company Description

Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland

The University of Auckland creates globally transformative impacts through its distinctive strengths in world-leading research, scholarship, teaching and collaborative partnerships, inspired by its unique position in Aotearoa New Zealand and the Asia-Pacific.

The University of Auckland's position in the top 100 of the 2026 QS World Universities Ranking places it among the world's leading research-led universities. The University of Auckland Business School is a Triple Crown accredited institution, a distinction held by fewer than 1% of business schools worldwide, reflecting its commitment to research excellence, high-quality teaching, and strong graduate outcomes.

The Business School offers comprehensive undergraduate and postgraduate research pathway programmes along with professional postgraduate programmes for working professionals. With state-of-the-art facilities and consistently strong graduate outcomes, the School serves approximately 6200 EFTS (Equivalent Full-Time Students). Our student community reflects Auckland’s multicultural demographic and includes 27% international students; this diversity demonstrates the School’s global appeal and creates a rich cultural learning environment.

The Business School is committed to delivering high-value, relevant and impactful learning experiences that maximise the employment outcomes for our graduates.

Our programmes are characterised by:

• Research-informed teaching that connects theory with current practice 
• Commitment to collaborative, team-based learning environments 
• Focus on integrative and experiential learning methodologies 
• Integration of professional and personal skills development throughout the curriculum  
• Embedded language and business communication capabilities across disciplinary contexts 

Academic staff are expected to embrace and work collaboratively within these pedagogical frameworks, partnering with educational development professionals to deliver a high-quality student experience.

Job Description

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity 

The Business School is seeking to appoint a Professional Teaching Fellow – Business Communication (Undergraduate). Working closely with, and reporting to, the Team Lead, this position will design, develop, and deliver embedded business communication teaching that improves student learning outcomes and graduate employability across undergraduate programmes.  

The Business Communication Team require practitioners who can operate credibly across the full breadth of business disciplines, working as genuine pedagogical partners with academic faculty. This includes collaborative curriculum and assessment design with discipline-based colleagues, implementing culturally responsive teaching practices for diverse student populations, and contributing to assessment redesign initiatives that embed communication skills authentically within disciplinary content.

The Business Communication (Undergraduate) Team sits at the heart of the Business School's developing embedded communication model, and will play a central role in shaping how scalable, high-quality learning experiences are designed and delivered across undergraduate programmes. This includes developing well-structured resources and scaffolded tasks, and the strategic use of AI-assisted tools to deliver timely, competency-aligned formative feedback that is both scalable and meaningful.  

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), fixed-term appointment of 36 months.

We are looking to appoint at PTF Step 1–3.  

The salary range for this role is $105,791 – $128,065 per annum depending on experience and achievements, aligned with our Academic Standards policy.

For more detailed information on the role accountabilities and requirements, please review the position description.  

He kōrero mōu | About you 

The successful appointees will hold a postgraduate qualification in one or more of the following areas: business communication, organisational communication, technical communication, journalism, or a business discipline with a strong communication focus.  

You will be an experienced practitioner with a proven track record of designing and delivering embedded business communication teaching within business or professional programmes. Critically, you will bring the breadth of disciplinary understanding and professional credibility needed to build effective working partnerships with faculty across the Business School's diverse academic disciplines.  

In addition to being effective teachers with relevant tertiary teaching experience in communication and professional skills, academic literacies, or language teaching, you will have:

• Demonstrated expertise in professional communication conventions across multiple business disciplines (e.g., management, marketing, finance, accounting, or operations contexts)  
• Proven ability to build credibility and collaborative working relationships with discipline-based academic faculty  
• Experience designing and delivering embedded communication teaching within business or professional degree programmes, including for large cohorts using structured resources and scaffolded tasks  
• Experience in instructional and assessment design, including interactive, experiential, and formative assessment approaches that provide meaningful, timely feedback to students  
• A strong understanding of approaches to developing professional communication skills for graduate employability  
• A high level of sensitivity to diverse cultures and experience working with multicultural student populations  

Preferred:  

• Minimum of three years' tertiary teaching experience, including experience with international students  
• Familiarity with emerging AI-assisted approaches to formative assessment and feedback, and a willingness to collaborate with the team in integrating these tools to support individualised feedback at scale   

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer 

The University is committed to supporting your career with:

• Excellent research, teaching, and campus facilities
• Flexible employment practices (including working from home and flexible hours) 
• Up to 6.75% company superannuation scheme 
• A competitive salary with five weeks’ annual leave 

In addition, we also offer career development programmes, discounted car parking, a generous parental leave allowance, childcare, and other discounts on internal and external services.  

For more information, please visit Staff Benefits.  

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply 

Applications must be submitted online by the closing date of 31 March 2026 to be considered.

Applications must include: a Cover Letter and CV, a statement and substantiation of your teaching philosophy and any teaching evaluations.

Additional Information

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