Academic Staff Member, Bachelor of Physiotherapy

• Part Time
• Application Closes 19 Jun 2026
• Waikato - Hamilton City
• Physical Therapist

Are you seeking a role where you can combine your clinical experience as a physiotherapist with proven academic expertise to teach a range of ākonga on Wintec’s physiotherapy degree? Are you excited by building collaborative relationships within our teaching team, across our learning organisation and with the physiotherapy community? Do you have experience and skills to teach in a professional educational setting through a culturally responsive approach and an understanding of Mātauranga Māori? Do you want to grow your own research capability?

About the role

Come and join our Wintec Physiotherapy programme in a teaching role. You will work among a dedicated and enthusiastic team to prepare ākonga with real world skills, knowledge and mindsets to be successful physiotherapists.

Our ideal candidate has the following skills and attitude:

• Eligibility to practise as a physiotherapist in Aotearoa New Zealand or Australia.
• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in physiotherapy.
• A minimum of 5 years clinical experience in one or more of musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory, neurological physiotherapy.
• A Master’s, PhD, or DHSc in physiotherapy or closely related discipline (or nearing completion) is highly desirable but not essential.
• Experience in adult teaching and learning, curricula design and research.
• Existing relationships with industry stakeholders within Aotearoa New Zealand.

Our team and culture

We are a committed team who support each other across our different strengths and areas of learning. We like to laugh together as we get stuck into each new and different daily challenge. We listen to each other, encourage curiosity and respectfully challenge each other’s thinking in a way that maintains our strong relationships as a team.

With your professional and academic experience, great communication skills and commitment this could be a fulfilling and stimulating career move.

If the challenges and opportunities we have on offer sound appealing to you, please do get in touch to explore where to next.