TE KAIRANGAHAU - Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga

Knowledge Exchange 2009 Funding CallsFund Name Opens ClosesConference Attendance Grant (CAG) – Round 2 1 July 09 31 July 09Knowledge Event Support Grant (KESG) 1 April 09 30 April 09Publishing Support Grant (PSG) 1 May 09 31 May 09For further information and application forms visit our website:www.maramatanga.co.nz or contact Zaine Mitchell at z.mitchell@auckland.ac.nzNew Director sought for Ngä Pae o te MäramatangaApplications are invited for a full-time,limited-term position at the Professor/Associate Professor level in Ngä Paeo te Märamatanga, New Zealand’s MäoriCentre of Research Excellence (CoRE), hostedby and based at The University of Auckland,commencing in late 2009 to early 2010. TheCentre is seeking to appoint a person ofoutstanding scholarly achievement with adistinguished record of research, teachingand graduate supervision and demonstratedacademic leadership. The position willsucceed the current Joint Directors, Dr TraceyMcIntosh and Professor Michael Walker.Senior researchers with expertise inresearch or other areas related to Mäoridevelopment and advancement are invitedto apply. The successful applicant should beable to demonstrate high levels of expertisein the following areas:• research, teaching, education,management and leadership in tertiaryeducation providers;• expanding and strengthening bothMäori and national capability fortransformational change throughresearch and its applications; and• development of funding streams tosupport the ongoing work of the Centre.Ngä Pae o te Märamatanga is funded by theTertiary Education Commission to deliverexcellent research, capability building andknowledge transfer, under a new contractbeginning in July 2008 and ending in June2014 with a mid-term review to be heldby June 2011. Ngä Pae o te Märamatangasupports investigator-led research throughcontestable funding across all disciplines,a developing curriculum of professionaland career development that embracespre-doctoral, doctoral and post-doctoralstudents and scholars, and a programmeof knowledge dissemination that focusseson informing Mäori, academic, nationaland international indigenous audiences.Continuation of appointment beyond thefunding term may be considered by theUniversity.Further information about Ngä Pae o teMäramatanga may be obtained from theCentre's website www.maramatanga.co.nz .For further information of an academicnature please contact the Joint Directors,Dr Tracey McIntosh ((09) 373 7599ext 86113; t.mcintosh@auckland.ac.nz) orProfessor Michael Walker ((09) 373 7599ext 85371; m.walker@auckland.ac.nz).Conference AttendanceGrants (CAGs)Funding Round 2 opens1 July 2009 – closes 31 July 2009The funding call for Round 1 of theConference Attendance Grant (CAG)closed on 31 March 2009. Successfulapplicants from the Round will be notified bymail by the beginning of May 2009.Round 2 of the CAG opens on 1 July 2009and closes on 31 July 2009. For the applicationform please visit: www.maramatanga.co.nzPublications Managing EditorNgä Pae o te Märamatanga is seeking aPublications Managing Editor to manage itspublications, particularly its two journalsAlterNative and MAI Review. The positionwill commence after mid-year 2009. Detailsof the job description will be posted to ourwebsite by May 2009.UP-COMING EVENTS30 April 2009: Participating Research EntitiesForum, Wellington8-11 October 2009: National Mäori DoctoralStudents Conference hosted by MAI kiOtäkou to be held at Puketeraki Marae,Karitäne, OtagoFor further information on any of theseevents please contact us at:info@maramatanga.co.nzThe Editor of Te Kairangahau is Dr J.S.Te Rito: j.terito@auckland.ac.nzItems and photos can be sent to: z.mitchell@auckland.ac.nzPostal address: Ngä Pae o te MäramatangaThe University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New ZealandContact details: www.maramatanga.co.nz ; info@maramatanga.co.nzT +64 9 373 7599 Ext. 84220 ; F +64 9 373 7928Ngä Pae o te Märamatanga thanks everyone who contributed to this newsletter. Ngä mihi häkoakoa ki a koutou katoa.8