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September 16, 2024
University of Otago
Dunedin
OTHER
Postdoctoral Fellow - Centre for Sustainability
CENTRE FOR SUSTAINABILITY | KĀ RAKAHAU O TE AO TŪROA
SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY | TE IHO WHENUA
About our team/Mō te tīma
The Centre for Sustainability is an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Otago Ōtakou Whakaihu Waka. Our research teams draw from social, physical and environmental sciences to address local and global sustainability and resilience challenges.
The role/Te mahi
This Postdoctoral Fellowship will be based at the University of Otago, and work within a national research programme (Ngā Ngaru Wakapuke – Building Resilience to future earthquake sequences), hosted by Te Herenga Weka - Victoria University of Wellington.
In this role, you will work with Research Associate Professor Caroline Orchiston on applied research related to natural hazard risks in the central Aotearoa New Zealand Transition Zone. The Transition Zone spans the lower North and upper South Island and is home to our largest sources of earthquake risk, including the Alpine Fault and Hikurangi Subduction Zone.
This is a full-time (1 FTE), fixed term position for 2.5 years based in Dunedin. We are open to negotiate this role being 0.8 FTE for a longer duration.
The salary for this position is $86,210 per annum.
We would strongly hope to have a candidate in position by early in 2025 although the final starting date is open to negotiation.
You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
The University of Otago is a workplace that values and utilises diverse and inclusive thinking, people and behaviours. This means that the contributions of staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected.
Specific enquiries may be directed to Research Associate Professor Caroline Orchiston, Director - Centre for Sustainability, via the contact details.
Application/Tono
SCHOOL OF GEOGRAPHY | TE IHO WHENUA
About our team/Mō te tīma
The Centre for Sustainability is an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Otago Ōtakou Whakaihu Waka. Our research teams draw from social, physical and environmental sciences to address local and global sustainability and resilience challenges.
The role/Te mahi
This Postdoctoral Fellowship will be based at the University of Otago, and work within a national research programme (Ngā Ngaru Wakapuke – Building Resilience to future earthquake sequences), hosted by Te Herenga Weka - Victoria University of Wellington.
In this role, you will work with Research Associate Professor Caroline Orchiston on applied research related to natural hazard risks in the central Aotearoa New Zealand Transition Zone. The Transition Zone spans the lower North and upper South Island and is home to our largest sources of earthquake risk, including the Alpine Fault and Hikurangi Subduction Zone.
Some key tasks include:
Your skills and experience/Kā pūkeka me kā wheako
- Working collegially with the research team to support the co-design of scenario narratives.
- Becoming familiar with relevant literature, particularly relevant government legislation and policies.
- Using mixed methods to collect data, transcribing interviews and conducting thematic analysis, in consultation with the relevant research team members.
- Exploring creative ways to communicate risk models and scenarios for community, iwi and policy-makers.
- Presenting results at various hui, wānanga, conferences or with stakeholders.
- Completed the requirements for the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph D), or its equivalent.
- Strong interdisciplinary background in disaster, risk or resilience-related research with disciplinary expertise in the social sciences, risk and earth science, or geography.
- An outstanding ability to work without direct supervision, set priorities and deliver to timeframes.
- Strong written and oral presentation skills, with an ability to communicate with people with diverse knowledge systems.
- Interest and capability in engaging with related research areas, such as community resilience, multi-hazard risk, business resilience, disaster risk reduction.
- Creative thinker.
- Have a sense of humour and work well in a team.
This is a full-time (1 FTE), fixed term position for 2.5 years based in Dunedin. We are open to negotiate this role being 0.8 FTE for a longer duration.
The salary for this position is $86,210 per annum.
We would strongly hope to have a candidate in position by early in 2025 although the final starting date is open to negotiation.
You must have the right to live and work in New Zealand to apply for this position.
The University of Otago is a workplace that values and utilises diverse and inclusive thinking, people and behaviours. This means that the contributions of staff with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and perspectives are valued and respected.
Specific enquiries may be directed to Research Associate Professor Caroline Orchiston, Director - Centre for Sustainability, via the contact details.
Application/Tono
Candidates are required to provide:
Applications quoting reference number 2401429 will close on Sunday, 6 October 2024.
- A CV, including employment history
- A letter of application addressing the core attributes
- 3-4 Referee contact details, including telephone number and email address.
We regret to inform you that this job opportunity is no longer available
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