Professional Practice Fellow Psychological Medicine
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Job Location:
Dunedin - New Zealand
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
DUNEDIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TE KURA WHAIORA A ŌTEPOTI
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL MEDICINE TE TARI WHAKAORA HINENGARO TANGATA
About our team Mō te tīma
The University of Otago is New Zealands first university and one of its finest. It is a leader across all fields of academic endeavour health sciences the humanities sciences and business regularly topping the New Zealand Tertiary Education Commissions education performance indicators.
With its commitment to excellence in teaching research and clinical leadership the Department of Psychological Medicine aims to advance psychological medicine by bringing together our academic and clinical expertise in psychiatry and psychology (clinical and health).
The role Te mahi
The Department has an exciting opportunity for a part-time fixed-term position as a Professional Practice this role you will contribute to and support the teaching of medical students undertaken by the psychologists in the Department (the Behavioural Science Team) and the Psychiatrists in the Department (i.e. Advance Leaming Medicine training).
The successful candidate for this role will:
Be responsible for teaching across a range of lectures and group tutorials in the undergraduate medical curriculum with a focus on the teaching of mental disorders behavioural medicine and developmental psychology.
Facilitate learning by conducting demonstrations tutorials or workshops in relation to clinical skills.
Assist with teaching administration preparing course materials and maintain your own professional practice.
Be committed to upholding the Universitys core values related to support and success of Māori and Pacific students aligned with the Universitys Māori Strategic Framework and Pacific Strategic Framework.
Your skills and experience Kā pūkeka me kā wheako
The successful applicant will:
Be qualified as a Clinical Psychologist.
Have had substantial experience of health professional work.
Preferably have experience in teaching at the tertiary level.
Further details Pūroko
This is a part-time (0.3 FTE) fixed-term position from January 2026 to October 2026 based in Ōtepoti Dunedin.
The successful candidate will be appointed to an appropriate step on the University of Otago Teaching and Professional Practice Fellow scale based on qualifications skills and experience. As a part-time position the salary range for this role will be the pro-rata equivalent of the annual full-time salary range.
Specific enquiries may be directed to Dr Tess Patterson Department of Psychological Medicine Dunedin School of Medicine via the contact details below.
Application Tono
Candidates are requested to submit the following:
A CV.
A cover letter.
Names and contact details of at least three referees.
To submit your application please click the apply button below. Applications quoting reference numberwill close on Monday 29 September 2025.
Additional Information Note: As a part-time position the salary range for this role will be the pro-rata equivalent of the annual full-time salary range listed.
Contact: Dr. Tess Patterson
Position details: Information Statement
Guidelines for Academic Positions: Guidelines
Further Information: Department Website
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Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
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- Teacher Coaching
- Public Health
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- Classroom Experience
- Systems Engineering
- Research Experience
- Teaching
- Grant Writing
- Leadership Experience
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- Writing Skills
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