Job Title: Senior Lecturer
Location: Christchurch, New Zealand
Submitted on: 07-Apr-05
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Corporate culture: Corporate culture has changed over the past 24-18
months.
Formerly a collegial climate in a semi-flat corporate culture which
supported
people who fit into the "Canterbury way" -- now a hierarchical
competitive
culture
with many opportunities for some, but increased pressure (not
productive) on
short-term outputs. Restructuring will continue in the future, so
there is an
additional climate of fear and uncertainty in some areas. However, over
all, the
lecturing workload hours are somewhat less than in North American
Universities,
with a typical teaching load of about 7 hours per week, with about 4-7
hours per
week preparation. Research and administration are about 50% of the
work time.
There are a number of sources of research funding which can be accessed
with
the support of the University's research office, which increase
possibilities
for
advancement. In addition, the university is well-placed to assist
staff in
accessing
paid consultancies, which can be used to establish separate accounts to
support
individual initiatives.
Diversity: Very low employment rate for women (around 14%) and for
minorities
(around 3%) and people with disabilities (% not available, but very
low), and
poor advancement opportunities for women -- but a great place for white
males.
Hours: Typical academic environment. Average working hours for most,
60
hours per week, but very flexible and family friendly. 4 weeks holiday
per
year,
plus time for research out of typical office hours. Teaching is
usually
accomplished between the hours of 9 am and 4 pm, but some courses are
in the
evenings and even, occasionally, on the weekend.
Dress code: relaxed, varied. Some suits in the administration, but not
typical
in
the lecturing academics.
Opportunities for Advancement: Many opportunities -- each individual
can apply
for a promotion on a yearly basis. Can be very quick promotion if
research
publication rate is high.
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