About

• Have you got a PhD in film or a related field?
• Do you have Māori and/or Pasifika cinema expertise?
• Can you design and deliver graduate and postgraduate academic courses with creative practice assignments?
• Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
• Te Herenga Waka - Victoria University of Wellington is currently recruiting a Pūkenga - Lecturer in Film to join Te Kura Kōmanawa - School of Arts and Media on a permanent, full-time basis from mid-2026. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of an award-winning Film programme with a focus on critical studies and production.

Key responsibilities

• Teach critical/creative courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
• Design and deliver academic courses with creative practice assignments.
• Teaching large undergraduate courses.
• Supervise postgraduate students.
• Contribute to programme and school committees.
• Contribute to the University’s and programme’s culture of public and community engagement.
• Ō pūmanawa - About you
• You will have the expertise and passion to supervise post-graduate research students and join the community of scholars and practitioners in our highly collegial, growing, and vibrant film programme.

Key requirements

• A PhD in film or related subject.
• A record of academic publication.
• Proven ability to design and deliver academic courses with creative practice assignments.
• Ideally, experience teaching large introductory classes.
• Ability to contribute productively to fulfilling the University’s Treaty of Waitangi obligations.
• High quality and critically reflective teaching practice in film.
• We are particularly interested in scholars who have experience teaching production courses and/or research specialisation in Māori and/or Pasifika film.
• Role Description: Click here to see further information, including salary details.
• If this link is not available, click 'apply' to view this on the University career's page.
• Close date for vacancy: 16 January 2026. Applications from recruitment agencies are not accepted.
• Contact details for vacancy: If you have any questions regarding this role, please get in touch with Paul Wolffram (paul.wolffram@vuw.ac.nz).
• How to apply: Please ensure you are applying for this role directly on our careers page and not via email. Candidates must submit supporting documents along with their resume, such as a cover letter.
• Applicants who do not have residency or citizenship and require a visa to work at the University must clearly indicate their visa status in their application and understand that if they do not have a current, relevant visa, they will need to secure this independently.