General vacancies

Vacancy 13-40

The Department of Agricultural Sciences of the Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences invites applications for a PhD Teaching Assistant position. The position involves the following key tasks:

• Providing assistance to lecturing staff, by organising and running field and indoor laboratories and tutorials;
• Marking assignments and collating course marks
• Advising and helping students on course related matters
• Developing and maintaining web based resource materials
• Provision of basic statistical advice to undergraduates.

The time required for these tasks is expected to take approximately 10 hours per week, on average, during 45 weeks per year.

The successful appointee will be expected to assist with courses in the broader areas of Plant Science and will have these attributes:

• Completed a relevant Honours or Masters degree
• Admitted to study for a PhD at Lincoln University, or receiving approval to do so
• Excellent English communication skills (written and oral);
• An interest agricultural research and extension
• Proficiency in statistics and computing.
  

Position Description

Application form online
Guidelines for application 

Initial enquires can be directed to Professor Derrick Moot. For further information, please contact Human Resources on 03 423-0590. All applications should be accompanied by a covering letter, completed application form and CV. 

All applications must be received by 4.00pm on Friday 14 June 2013.

Vacancy 13-39

The SIDDC Co-ordinator interacts across the SIDDC partnership to advance South Island Dairying. From supporting the Executive Director to assisting the SIDDC Board and subcommittees the role enhances the interests of each partner.

Success in this role will require proven skills in:

• Administrative support; finance, marketing and communication
• Website and social media management
• Minute taking and all aspects of Board/Committee operations
• Data analysis, reporting and presentation
• Planning and problem solving

In addition you will need to have a genuine interest in, and empathy with, the rural sector and its changing needs, and we need to know that you have previously demonstrated a high level of integrity and ability to work autonomously.

Position Description

Application form online
Guidelines for application 

For further information, please contact Human Resources on 03 423 0590. All applications should be accompanied by a covering letter, completed application form and CV.

All applications must be received by 5.00pm on Wednesday 22 May 2013.

Vacancy 13-35

The Faculty of Agriculture and Life Science seeks to appoint a Field Technician to provide field and technical support for teaching and research, particularly in the fields of animal husbandry and management. The Faculty has control of or access to over 1,000 ha land, including dryland and irrigated sheep farms, a beef unit, a small deer unit and commercial and research dairy farms which, together with specialised field and laboratory facilities for agronomy and animal nutritional studies are used in both teaching and research.

Applicants will be required to have:

• A Diploma in Agriculture and/or Farm Management, a New Zealand Certificate of Science, or corresponding work experience in a Research organisation.
• Previous experience in feed conservation, irrigation and cultivation
• Expertise in the operation of farm machinery and research laboratory equipment to approved OSH standards
• Proficiency in the repair and maintenance of farm and research laboratory machinery
• An interest in the procedures involved with the efficient running of field trials, including pasture studies, grazing studies, animal breeding and nutrition
• Aptitude, experience and empathy in animal handling and observation
• Ability to maintain clear and concise records.
• An interest in research work and new technologies
• Work experience in a research environment
• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate clearly and concisely.

Position Description

Application form online
Guidelines for application 

For further information, please contact Human Resources on 03 423 0590. All applications should be accompanied by a covering letter, completed application form and CV. 

All applications must be received by 4.00 pm on Friday 14 June 2013.
 
Lincoln University is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity in Education and Employment

Vacancy 13/36

Lincoln University has a unique opportunity available for an Academic Quality and Policy Manager reporting directly to the Assistant Vice-Chancellor, Academic Programmes & Student Experience.  As the Academic Quality and Policy Manager, your primary responsibility will be to provide guidance,
co-ordination and support to the University Academic Committees; accurate maintenance and publication of the University Calendar and subsidiary material, and ensure that academic policy is reviewed, updated and maintained.

To apply, you will need to have:

• Significant experience in a planning/analytical role in a large, complex organisation;
• Relevant knowledge of the New Zealand tertiary sector;
• Sound conceptual and analytical skills.
• A high level of information technology literacy.
• Effective project management skills.
• Business and political acumen.

You are likely to be an innovative professional who has highly developed communication skills including the ability to write clearly and fluently and the ability to interact with a wide range of people.  You will also have demonstrated relationship building skills and the capacity to develop appropriate networks. 

Position description

Application form
Guidelines for application

Further information please contact Human Resources on 03 423 0591. All applications should be accompanied by a covering letter, completed application form and CV. 

All applications must be received by 4pm 31 May 2013.

Lincoln University is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunity in Education and Employment

Contact Human Resources

Phone: +64 3  325 3613
Email: jobs@lincoln.ac.nz

Human Resources Section
PO Box 85084
Lincoln University
Lincoln 7647
Canterbury
New Zealand

Lincoln University is committed to a policy of Equal Opportunities in Education and Employment.