Applications close this month for two of the three proposed Dunedin-based neurosurgeon positions in the South Island Neurosurgery Service.
The University of Otago, in conjunction with the Southern District Health Board, is advertising for a senior lecturer in neurosurgery.
This person would be employed both for academic and clinical duties.
The annual salary range of $112,736 to $143,000 is being offered for the university section of the work - that of senior lecturer/senior research fellow, in the medical and dental field.
It is not known what the district health board section of the salary will be, as it will depend on where the successful candidate appears on the 15-step salary scale for medical specialists.
Dean of the University of Otago's Dunedin School of Medicine, Dr John Adams said the final salary would depend on the responsibilities and nominal hours for each component of the job.
This appointee will be a university employee and the district health board will be billed for its section of the salary.
Applications for this position close on April 21, while those for a consultant specialist neurosurgeon based at Dunedin Hospital and employed by the board close on Anzac Day.
The advertisements say neurosurgery services have "a proud history in the provision of care in Dunedin".
The university appointment is described as an exciting opportunity to be an academic leader who can rebuild a strong academic neurosurgery presence in a supportive hospital and community.
The hospital advertisement refers to an exciting opportunity to be a member of a newly formed regional service in supportive hospital and community environments.
Board acting human resources general manager Alan Clarke said the salary for the consultant position would need to be negotiated.
In the university advertisement, Dunedin is promoted as a university city "positioned in a region of outstanding natural beauty". The Dunedin Hospital advertisement calls Dunedin a "wonderful little city with a big town feel and well-known for its southern hospitality".
The governance board of the service earlier advised the quest for the professor, the third appointment in the Dunedin node of the service, would be handled differently.
