Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Health Psychology

Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading University. With over 6000 academic and professional staff supporting over 46,000 students, we are one of NZ’s largest employers. We have eight academic faculties and 11 service divisions creating a diverse, dynamic and complex organisational culture that demands excellence.

Our lecturers and health researchers are regarded as experts in their fields, frequently directing global research projects designed to better the lives of New Zealanders and the world, and in turn passing this knowledge on to our students.

Mō tō mātou rōpū | About the team

The successful candidate will join an internationally recognised group of health psychologists with active research programmes within the Department of Psychological Medicine. In addition, we offer a competitive salary, five weeks’ annual leave per year, and over 300 different career development courses. In addition, the University offers a company superannuation scheme, discounted car parking, childcare and a number of other subsidies on internal and external services.

Job Description

Te Whiwhinga mahi | The opportunity

The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences is seeking to appoint a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer to teach, coordinate placements, and conduct research on the Postgraduate Diploma in Health Psychology. This programme trains students in the required competencies to function as a psychologist working in health care settings and provides a route to registration with the NZ Psychologists Board. This is a part-time 0.5 FTE position. The primary responsibilities are to teach and coordinate placements for the PGDipHlthPsych. Other duties include conducting research, administrative tasks, and clinical supervision of intern psychologists and academic supervision of Master’s and PhD health psychology students. 

This is for a Permanent part-time, 20 hours per week (0.5FTE) role.
The salary range is $94,981 -$138,721 (full-time equivalent), depending upon skills and experience.

Qualifications

He kōrero mōu | About you

The role will ideally suit an experienced health psychologist or clinical psychologist who has significant experience working in healthcare settings. Having a PhD in health psychology or a related field is strongly preferred. The ideal candidate will be registered as a psychologist in Aotearoa New Zealand (or registerable), have experience in post-graduate teaching and clinical supervision, and have undertaken research with a track record of peer-reviewed publications.

For more detailed information, please refer to the  Position Description .

Knowledge and Skills

Essential:

• Qualification as a psychology practitioner (PGDipHlthPsyc, Clinical doctorate, or equivalent)
• Eligibility for registration as a psychologist in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Strongly Preferred:

• Postgraduate degree (PhD) in Health Psychology or related field.

Additional Information

Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou | What we offer

The University of Auckland is New Zealand’s leading and largest university and is the only New Zealand University ranked among the world’s top 200 universities by the Times Higher Education World Rankings of Universities. The Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences was established in 1968 as The University of Auckland School of Medicine. In the 43 years since then, the Faculty has grown and developed into a large and diverse organisation with schools of Nursing, Pharmacy, Population Health, Medical Sciences and Medicine, including Auckland, South Auckland and Waikato clinical schools. The Faculty has over 4000 students and 1000 staff committed to improving the health of our local, national and global communities through excellence in teaching, research and service. The successful applicant will join the Department of Psychological Medicine at the School of Medicine.

The University of Auckland (42,000 students) is New Zealand’s leading university and maintains significant computational, laboratory and analytic facilities. Auckland itself is frequently rated as one of the world’s most liveable cities. 

The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:

· Flexible employment practices (including working from home, 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 a number of other discounts on internal and external services. 

For more information please visit  Staff Benefits .  

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To be considered, applications must be submitted online by the closing date of 19th July 2024.

 Please include your cover letter and CV highlighting how you can meet the above-mentioned skills and experiences.

Please contact Dr Lisa Reynolds ( [email protected] ), Director of Health Psychology Practitioner Programme for a confidential conversation. Please note that we are happy to answer your questions, but we do not accept applications by email.

We reserve the right to close this position early if a suitable candidate is found.

Equity

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