Your AUT candidate guide: Head of School/Dean of Business
AUT is a university with a clear sense of direction and the ambition to match. If this role has caught your attention, here's why AUT is one of the most exciting places to lead in the sector right now.
Welcome from our faculty dean
Hear from our faculty dean, Professor Kate Kearins, about what our business school stands for, what drives it and where it's heading.
The opportunity
This is an exceptional opportunity to lead one of New Zealand's largest and most internationally recognised business schools at a pivotal moment in its evolution. As Head of School/Dean, you build on solid foundations – dual AACSB and EQUIS accreditation, a vibrant research culture and deep industry connections – while helping shape the direction of a newly merged faculty. As a member of the Executive Dean's Leadership Team, you will advance excellence in teaching, research, student success and external engagement, while strengthening Māori and Pacific success and growing the school's impact for business, communities and society. This is a role for an experienced academic leader who wants to build on something already strong – and take it further.
The school
The AUT Business School is built around a clear purpose: learning that transforms individuals, families and communities. Research-informed teaching and deep industry connections combine to develop graduates with the academic knowledge, professional skills and responsible business mindset to lead in a complex world – with research organised around three signature themes: inclusive work and wellbeing, responsible business, and digital futures and innovation.
How to apply
To apply, please do so directly through the AUT careers site and follow the instructions listed on the job ad. For enquiries or to arrange a confidential chat, please contact Mike Wood: AUT Executive Recruitment Partner – mike.wood@aut.ac.nz
About AUT
Get to know AUT
Curious about AUT? Get to know our story, meet our leadership and find out what makes us different as a top modern university – and what that difference actually looks and feels like for the people who work and study here every day.
Teaching and learning
Good teaching changes what students are capable of long after they graduate. At AUT it's treated that way – supported, recognised and actively evolving as AI changes what learning looks like, what assessment means and what graduates need.
Research
The best research doesn't just ask questions; it solves problems people face. AUT research tackles real-world challenges – from AI and robotics to ecology and public health – creating knowledge that works well beyond the university.
Te Kete – AUT's strategy to 2030
Te Kete is AUT's strategic plan. It sets out where we're heading as Aotearoa New Zealand's university of technology and opportunity, and how we'll get there, through to 2030.
What it’s like to work at AUT
Working at AUT
AUT is where curious, driven people come to do work that matters. Find out what working here actually feels like: the values, the people and the culture that makes this university what it is.
Staff benefits
AUT is a busy, forward-looking place – and the people who make it run deserve real support. Our staff benefits reflect that: genuine investment in your growth and your wellbeing.
Honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Te Tiriti o Waitangi shapes how AUT works, day to day – in our decisions, our teaching, our research, our leadership and the kind of university we're committed to building together.
Pacific at AUT
Pacific identity, culture and ambition are woven into the fabric of AUT – shaping our campuses, our research and the way we show up for our communities. See what that looks like.
AUT People Plan
At AUT, our people are the plan. Thriving People, Thriving Future is our People Plan – setting out how we develop, support and invest in the people who make this university what it is, through to 2030.
Living and working in Auckland: what international staff need to know
Joining a new university is a big decision. Relocating to do it adds another layer. AUT attracts people from all over the world, and most of them will tell you the city exceeded their expectations. Here's what life in Auckland looks like – and why so many people who come to work at AUT find it's a place they want to stay.