The Department of Ophthalmology at the University of Auckland and Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand have openings for the following Senior Clinical Research Fellowships: (1.0 FTE / 40 hours per week).
Glaucoma: August 2025 – July 2026
Paediatric Ophthalmology: August 2025 – July 2026
Cornea and Anterior Segment: February 2026 – January 2027
Medical Retina: August 2025 – July 2026
Uveitis: July 2025 – June 2026 (possibility of 1 or 2 positions depending upon funding)
***Oculoplastics (supervisor Dr Brian Sloan): January 2026 to December 2026 (interviews for this post will be held in early 2025)
Oculoplastics (Supervisor Dr Richard Hart): November 2025 start, with an option to take: 1. 9 month fellowship from November 2025 to July 2026 OR 2. 20 month fellowship from November 2025 to June 2027
General Ophthalmology with a special interest in Paediatric Ophthalmology (Counties Manukau District Health Board): February 2025 – January 2026 (0.8 FTE, 32 hours/week)
For application guidelines below and the position descriptions please visit https://bit.ly/3JXClMY.
Applications to be emailed to Hayley Scelo at hee.scelo@auckland.ac.nz by Friday, 12th July 2024.
*** For Oculoplastic Fellowship with Dr Sloan, closing date for applications is 31st October 2024.
The fellowships are fully funded. Interested candidates should email their complete application which must include:
- Cover letter specifying reasons for applying and plans post-fellowship
- Up-to-date CV in chronological order
- 1-2 page summary of surgical log
- Copy of IELTS or OET results, if applicable (check minimum score criteria on Medical Council website www.mcnz.org.nz).
All the above documents should be sent as one single PDF file. Incomplete applications or applications with several attachments will be automatically rejected.
