Last Updated on October 19, 2026 by admin
University of Canterbury in New Zealand invites application for vacant Academic Positions, a public research university based in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Postdoctoral and Academic Positions
Workday Change Analyst – Stakeholders
Support UC’s Workday transformation by driving stakeholder engagement, change readiness, communication and training to enable successful adoption across the University.
ChristchurchPost date: 19 Oct 2026Close date: 02 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: Information TechnologyWork Type: Fixed term full-time
Confucius Institute Coordinator
Connect communities, bridge cultures and create opportunities for people across the South Island to engage with Chinese language and culture.
ChristchurchPost date: 19 Oct 2026Close date: 02 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: AdministrationWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Join UC Business School as a Senior Tutor in Accounting, supporting student learning through teaching, assessment, and course coordination.
ChristchurchPost date: 19 Oct 2026Close date: 02 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: Tertiary TeachingWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Bring order to busy days, people together and plans to life in a varied Department Administrator role at UC.
ChristchurchPost date: 19 Oct 2026Close date: 02 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: AdministrationWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Kaiwawao | Legal Counsel (Employment Relations and Dispute Resolution)
Join the University of Canterbury as Legal Counsel, advising on employment relations, student matters and dispute resolution in a collaborative Christchurch-based team.
ChristchurchPost date: 19 Oct 2026Close date: 01 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: LegalWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Institutional Research Analyst
Join UC as an Institutional Research Analyst, using data and insights from the UC community to help advance UC’s strategic vision.
ChristchurchPost date: 19 Oct 2026Close date: 23 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Education & TrainingWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) part-time
Associate Professor/Professor of Community Nursing
Shape the future of nursing research, education and practice, making a meaningful impact locally and globally.
ChristchurchPost date: 16 Oct 2026Close date: 22 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: Associate Professor, Health, ProfessorWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Structural Engineering Technician
Bring engineering research to life at UC. Apply your technical expertise to innovative structural engineering projects.
ChristchurchPost date: 16 Oct 2026Close date: 01 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: EngineeringWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Senior Lecturer and Programme Coordinator (TNE Programmes)
Lead the academic delivery and strategic coordination of UC’s expanding TNE programmes while strengthening international partnerships and shaping high-quality transnational education.
ChristchurchPost date: 16 Oct 2026Close date: 28 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Education & Training, Senior Lecturer, Tertiary TeachingWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Be the calm, reassuring presence that keeps people safe. Bring your vigilance, empathy and sound judgement to UC’s Campus Patrol team.
ChristchurchPost date: 15 Oct 2026Close date: 30 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Works, Trades & ServicesWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) part-time
Workday Change Analyst – Impacts
Support UC’s Workday transformation by driving change management, stakeholder engagement, communications and training to enable successful adoption of new systems and processes.
ChristchurchPost date: 15 Oct 2026Close date: 01 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: Information TechnologyWork Type: Fixed term full-time
Lecturer – Fine Arts (Painting)
UC’s Ilam School of Fine Arts is looking for an experienced academic/artist to be a Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Painting.
ChristchurchPost date: 14 Oct 2026Close date: 08 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: LecturerWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Future Student Advisor – Auckland
Be the face of UC in Auckland, inspiring future students, building meaningful connections and turning their university ambitions into reality.
AucklandPost date: 14 Oct 2026Close date: 28 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Advertising, Arts & Media, Communications, Education & TrainingWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Join Te Kaupeka Ture | Faculty of Law as a Student Advisor and make a meaningful difference by supporting ākonga throughout their academic journey at UC.
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 26 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Education & Training, Student ServicesWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) part-time
Research Associate/Postdoctoral Fellow in Gravitational Microlensing
Opportunity to undertake research on the analysis of gravitational microlensing data from the NASA’s Roman Galactic Bulge Time Domain Survey (GBTDS).
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 15 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: Administration, Research & Development, Science & TechnologyWork Type: Fixed term full-time
Make a complex new facility feel simple, safe and welcoming for everyone who walks through its doors.
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 28 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Administration, SportsWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Be the leader who turns a major new facility into a place where students participate, connect and belong.
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 28 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Administration, SportsWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Strengthen sport as a source of identity, belonging and pride across the UC community.
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 28 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: SportsWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Create a fitness experience where every student can feel welcome, participate and belong.
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 28 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: SportsWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Associate Director Application Engineering
Lead the evolution of software engineering at the University of Canterbury.
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 25 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Information TechnologyWork Type: Fixed term full-time
We are seeking two academic appointments to support programme coordination and academic leadership within the School’s Initial Teacher Education programmes.
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 23 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: LecturerWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Great sales-focused international student recruitment role!
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 23 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Sales / Relationship ManagementWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Bring order, accuracy and momentum to the future-student journey.
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 23 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: AdministrationWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Engagement Advisor (Commercialisation)
Bring people, ideas and opportunities together to help UC research achieve real-world impact.
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 20 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Administration, Communications, Marketing, Project ManagementWork Type: Fixed term part-time
Help turn promising research into opportunities that benefit Aotearoa New Zealand.
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 20 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Research & DevelopmentWork Type: Fixed term full-time
Senior / Commercialisation Advisor
Turn research breakthroughs into products, services, licences and ventures that create meaningful economic and social benefit.
ChristchurchPost date: 12 Oct 2026Close date: 20 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Project Management, Research & Development, Science & TechnologyWork Type: Fixed term full-time
Lecturer (Teaching and Administration)
Applications are invited for a full-time, continuing (permanent) position at the level of Lecturer – Teaching and Administration in the School of Earth and Environment (SEE) with expertise in environmental science.
ChristchurchPost date: 09 Oct 2026Close date: 28 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Education & Training, LecturerWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Māori or Indigenous Business
Join UC’s Business School and help shape the future of Māori and Indigenous business education, research and community engagement.
ChristchurchPost date: 08 Oct 2026Close date: 01 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: Senior LecturerWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Be at the heart of UC’s MBA, bringing people, programmes and opportunities together to create an exceptional experience for students and graduates. From recruitment and programme delivery to industry engagement and events, play a pivotal role in shaping a vibrant, connected MBA community.
ChristchurchPost date: 07 Oct 2026Close date: 21 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: AdministrationWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Lecturer (Teaching and Administration)
The University of Canterbury | Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha invites applications for a full-time, continuing (permanent) academic position at the level of Lecturer (Teaching and Admin only) in the School of Earth and Environment (SEE) with expertise in the area of Geology.
ChristchurchPost date: 07 Oct 2026Close date: 22 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Education & TrainingWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Lecturer (Teaching & Administration) in Software Engineering
Join UC as a Lecturer (Teaching & Administration) in Software Engineering, helping shape our new master’s programme while teaching in Ōtautahi | Christchurch as well as contribute to UC’s joint education programme in China.
ChristchurchPost date: 30 Sep 2026Close date: 28 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: LecturerWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
What is a phoneme, and how many does New Zealand English have? An exciting opportunity for a Postdoctoral Fellow to join the New Zealand Institute of Language, Brain and Behaviour and contribute to a Royal Society Marsden Fund research project exploring the phonemes of New Zealand English.
ChristchurchPost date: 29 Sep 2026Close date: 31 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Education & TrainingWork Type: Fixed term full-time
Tumu Tuarua Akoranga | Deputy Vice-Chancellor Academic
Te Whare Wā nanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury is seeking a dynamic and innovative academic leader to become its next DeputyVice-Chancellor Academic (DVCA).
ChristchurchPost date: 29 Sep 2026Close date: 01 Nov 2026 23:55Expertise: General Mgmt/ExecutiveWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Computer Science & Software Engineering
Shape the future of Computer Science at UC through impactful research, innovative teaching and international collaboration in these exciting academic roles.
ChristchurchPost date: 29 Sep 2026Close date: 25 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Lecturer, Senior LecturerWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time
Lecturer/Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Digital Health
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury invites applications for a continuing academic position at the level of Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, or Associate Professor in Digital Health within Te Kaupeka Oranga | Faculty of Health. This is an exciting opportunity to join a collegial, future-focused Faculty and contribute to high-quality research and education in a rapidly evolving area of health.
ChristchurchPost date: 25 Sep 2026Close date: 26 Oct 2026 23:55Expertise: Health, LecturerWork Type: Continuing (Permanent) full-time