Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Mathematics

Te Rāngai Pūkaha | Faculty of Engineering

Te Kura Pāngarau | School of Mathematics and Statistics
Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand
- Full-time 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
- Continuing (permanent) position
- Generous annual leave provisions and professional development opportunities
- Kia hiwa rā, kia hiwa rā_
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**Āu Mahi | What You Will Do**

**Mōu | Who You Are**
You hold a PhD Degree in Mathematics or a relevant discipline (or NZQA Level 10 equivalent qualification). You will have at least five years of research experience (inclusive of doctoral research) and an internationally recognised research record that is demonstrated by recent, relevant, high quality publications.

You will have interests and proven research record in one or more areas of Pure Mathematics including Algebra, Analysis, Combinatorics, Cryptography, Geometry, Number Theory or Topology. Alignment of your research interests with those of members of the school may be viewed favourably, but is not required. You will bring a creative and curious attitude to your teaching and research, and have an open-minded viewpoint that respects diversity of thought.

You will have an ability and willingness to deliver high quality teaching at an undergraduate and postgraduate level. You will have experience delivering teaching that enables effective learning for a wide range of learners. You will be comfortable in working situations that require adaptability as we transform our teaching via judicious use of digital technology.

**Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With**
Te Kura Pāngarau | School of Mathematics and Statistics is a forward-looking School, dedicated to excellence in teaching and research. We aspire to be a productive, dynamic, creative and inspiring community that maintains an inclusive, welcoming and supportive environment in which students and staff alike can flourish.

Our School is one of the largest at University of Canterbury, and one of the fastest growing in student numbers. We teach a diverse range of students from programmes across the University. We take care in supporting students in their learning and we are well resourced to help you with your teaching. We are at the forefront of developing online and blended learning courses. Our teaching activities are highly collaborative, both within the School and University wide. Our teaching teams are student-centred, proactive and feedback-seeking, and work in an open reflective cycle of design, deliver and review.

Our diverse research interests and strong collaborative connections span many Departments across campus, and internationally. We have multiple MBIE and Marsden grants within the School. Our pure mathematics group is active in coding theory, combinatorics, complex analysis, cryptography, geometry, and number theory.

The opportunity is here now for you to advance your career and help build the future of our School.

For more about the School and the team, please visit our website.

**Ngā Painga o UC | Why UC**
Tangata Tū, Tangata Ora - Engaged, Empowered, Making a Difference.

Ngā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

University of Canterbury is in Ōtautahi Christchurch, the gateway to the South Island of New Zealand. Christchurch is a very desirable place to live. We have a lot of green space, great bike routes, and access to the sea and mountains (which you can see from our School building) all within one-hour drive from the city.

**What we offer**
The University is committed to providing an excellent working environment through:

- relocation support
- widely accessible sabbatical provision
- generous employer contribution to superannuation (up to 6.75%)
- University and Faculty scholarship support for graduate students
- a unique bequest funded endowment (Erskine fund) that supports an extensive visiting Fellowship programme
- generous annual leave provisions
- flexible working arrangements
- supportive working environment
- professional development and study opportunities
- living in revitalised Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa New Zealand
- a unique working environment in a beautiful