Mō te Kaihoe Benefits of being appointed through Eke Tangaroa

• Each kaihoe is appointed as a permanent lecturer in the relevant AUT school or department, with the same conditions and expectations that apply to all permanent full-time academic staff members at an equivalent level
• There are no extra time commitments or career restrictions for those appointed through Eke Tangaroa
• Appointees join the Eke Tangaroa network made up of all those previously appointed

Support available to kaihoe

Different kaihoe need various types of support across the three major dimension of academic work:

• Teaching
• Research
• Academic citizenship

Eke Tangaroa appointees are supported with a programme of workshops and cohort meetings, and according to individual need.

Schools or departments undertake to provide support for teaching (a buddy) and research (a mentor) to ensure appointees are well looked after and able to thrive, with a workload balanced between teaching, research and academic citizenship.

Research funding

All kaihoe are granted a one-off $5,000 Pūtea Rangahau - VC Research Startup Grant - that can be accessed up to 24 months after appointment. In the second and third years, the appointing school also undertakes to provide further research funding to match.