Fellowships

The Department of Ophthalmology offers sub-speciality Senior Clinical Research Fellowship and Pre-Vocational Clinical Research Fellowship opportunities.

The Senior Clinical Research Fellowships are targeted to prepare a candidate for a clinical academic career with subspecialty training in the respective field. Objectives of the fellowship include gaining medical, surgical and research experience.  Teaching medical students and supervision of registrars is a key element of the fellowship.  These are fully-funded positions. Most fellowships are for a 12-month period, though occasionally we have fellowships for 15 to 18 months.

Normally the Department of Ophthalmology offers the following senior fellowship positions depending on the availability of research funds. Senior Clinical Research Fellowship sub-specialties include Cornea and External Eye Diseases, Glaucoma, Uveitis, Medical Retina, Vitreo Retina, Paediatric Ophthalmology and Oculoplastics. 

The Pre-Vocational Clinical Research Fellowships are targeted for junior doctors pursuing a career in Ophthalmology. These are fully-funded fellowships for a period of one year.  Depending on the availability of research funds fellowships are the Maurice and Phyllis Paykel Trust Fellowship in Cornea and Anterior Segment, Fellowship in Cornea and Crosslinking, Medical Retina and Neuro-ophthalmology.

Ophthalmology Sub-specialty Fellowships

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)

1. Medical Retina (August 2026 - July 2027)

2. Uveitis (July 2026 - June 2027)
Possibility of 1 or 2 positions subject to availability of research funds

3. Cornea and Anterior Segment (February 2027 - January 2028)

4. Paediatric Ophthalmology (August 2026 - July 2027)

5. Oculoplastics (September 2026 - August 2027)
Supervisor Dr Richard Hart

Applications to be emailed to Azree Uduman by Thursday, 31 July 2025. Incomplete applications or applications with several attachments will be automatically rejected..

The fellowships are fully funded. Interested candidates should email their complete application as one single PDF 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).

Fellowship Reports

Previous fellowship candidates have written reports of their time here in Auckland: