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LECTURER - SENIOR LECTURER in Department of Optometry and Vision =
Science,
Auckland, New Zealand
Reference number:	A479-04


LECTURESHIP IN OPTOMETRY
Department of Optometry and Vision Science
Faculty of Science
The University of Auckland
Auckland
New Zealand.


Applications are invited for a Lecturer / Senior Lecturer position in =
the
Department of Optometry and Vision Science, The University of Auckland. =
This
is a tenure-track position.

The Department is New Zealand's only Optometry School, with an intake of
between 35 and 45 students per year.  It is located in Grafton on the
Medical and Health Science campus which is adjacent to Auckland's CBD.  =
The
Department conducts a four-year undergraduate course leading to the =
degree
of Bachelor of Optometry and postgraduate studies for the degree of =
Master
of Science (Optometry) and Doctor of Philosophy.

The department has eight academic positions of lecturer or above.  In
addition there are seven positions at the tutor/senior tutor level, nine
general staff and several part time clinic associates who sustain the
teaching and clinical activities of the department.  The research =
interests
of staff in the department include; development of refractive error,
encoding and processing of visual information at the retinal level, =
cortical
and retinal development, keratoconus, refractive properties of the =
ocular
media, low vision and clinical vision sciences.

The department is dedicated to building its research strengths and =
expanding
its postgraduate programme and has an active group of graduate students.

You will be expected to undertake research, teaching (including clinical
teaching and examining), and service.=20

You must have a higher degree (PhD) in Optometry, or in a related
discipline, or be about to qualify for such a degree.  It is expected =
that
you will have established research credentials and that you will have
teaching experience.  You must have a commitment to both research and
teaching.  The department is seeking teaching expertise in one or more =
of
the following areas: o  Diseases of the eye o  Optics o  Low Vision o
Binocular Vision

You must have an optometry qualification that is recognized for =
registration
as Optometrist or as an Educator Optometrist in New Zealand.

Enquiries of an academic nature should be addressed to Associate =
Professor
Rob Jacobs, Head of the Department of Optometry & Vision Science, =
telephone
64-9-373 7599 ext 86019, email: r.jacobs@auckland.ac.nz.

The position can be viewed shortly at www.vacancies.auckland.ac.nz

On-line applications are encouraged.=20

Reference number:	A479-04
Closing Date:	30 November 2004