NPM is currently looking for a Journal and Publications Coordinator for MAI Journal: A New Zealand Journal of Indigenous Scholarship. MAI Journal is an open access peer-reviewed academic journal in Indigenous Scholarship engaging in issues specific to Aotearoa, New Zealand.

This varied publishing role involves coordination of MAI Journal and other NPM publishing projects, including peer review, production standards, web and content hosting and online publishing management, working with a wide range of Indigenous and non-indigenous academic scholars across New Zealand.

In this role you will be an integral part of the NPM team. You should be tertiary qualified, ideally with at least two years’ experience in a publishing environment or with experience in a similar project or academic coordination role.  You will be organised and good at dealing with a wide range of different tasks, prioritising and coordinating multiple activities effectively.

You will be a confident communicator in written and verbal communication in both te reo Māori and English, with a proven record of building relationships and influencing others to achieve results. Knowledge of the Indigenous scholarship research environment would be advantageous.

For more information and to view the Position Description, please link here to the University of Auckland Careers website.

Applications close Sunday 16 September, 2018

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