Lecturer in Environmental History

Job title:

Lecturer in Environmental Historical past

Firm

College School London

Job description

About us The Historical past Division at UCL is an inclusive and collegial place to work, attracting students from numerous backgrounds and internationally, in any respect phases of their careers. We’re uncommon each for the innovation of our work and for our chronological breadth. Members of the division concentrate on durations from 3000 BCE by way of to the current, with distinctive geographical strengths within the Americas, Africa, the Center East and South Asia, in addition to Europe and Britain. We’ve got formed all kinds of fields, from mental and cultural historical past, medieval historical past, early fashionable British historical past, to histories of the British Empire, transnational and comparative historical past, and materials historical past. Our work has performed main roles in debates about slavery and the British empire and public historical past, not ably by way of the Centre for the Research of the Legacies of British Slavery. We additionally lead work at UCL on the local weather disaster by way of UCL Anthropocene.
The Division at the moment consists of 38 everlasting educational workers and16 analysis fellows. Members of the division recurrently maintain main fellowships and grants for all kinds of tasks, comparable to the 2 main ERC-funded tasks: ‘Fragments of Roman Republican Antiquarians (FRRAnt)’ (Valentina Enviornment), ‘African Abolitionism: The Rise and Transformations of Anti-Slavery in Africa (AFRAB)’ (Benedetta Rossi) and the £10m philanthropically funded Iraq-based analysis community ‘Nahrein’ (Eleanor Robson). As well as, UCL Historical past has been a longstanding springboard for early profession students holding analysis fellowships from the British Academy, Leverhulme Belief, European Analysis Council and elsewhere.In regards to the function UCL Historical past is recruiting to fill a place in Environmental Historical past on the Lecturer degree. The postholder can be required to conduct high-quality, authentic analysis and data alternate; make an lively contribution to the planning, improvement, supply and coordination of studying and educating on the undergraduate and postgraduate ranges; interact in supervision and evaluation at each the undergraduate and postgraduate ranges; play a task within the improvement of the division’s doctoral programme; and undertake administrative and administration duties as required and supported by the Head of Division.When making use of please add in a single consolidated PDF the next paperwork:
1. a curriculum vitae (most size 5 pages)
2. a letter of software explaining your curiosity within the publish (most size 2 pages)
3. a press release of the mental significance of your analysis to this point (most 2 pages)
4. a press release about your future analysis plans (most 2 pages)
5. a press release of educating expertise (most 2 pages)
6. the names and addresses of two referees (referees is not going to be contacted till after interview).Interview: It can happen in early June.About you We’re looking for candidates who maintain a PhD in an space associated to environmental historical past. We invite functions from historians engaged on environmental historical past between 1500CE and the current. We outline environmental historical past broadly to embody the assorted relationships between people and non-human phenomena. It may embody local weather historical past, histories of useful resource use and vitality, histories of animal-human relations, chemical histories, oceanic histories, rural and concrete histories, and histories of science and drugs. We welcome candidates engaged on environmental historical past in any geographical area or areas, and/or from comparative, transnational or international views.What we provide In addition to the thrilling alternatives this function presents, we additionally provide some nice advantages a few of that are beneath:

• 41 Days vacation (together with 27 days annual go away 8 financial institution vacation and 6 closure days)
• Further 5 days’ annual go away buy scheme
• Outlined profit profession common revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Hybrid Last Wage Pension Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket mortgage
• Immigration mortgage
• Relocation scheme for sure posts
• On-Web site nursery
• On-site health club
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Worker help programme: Workers Assist Service
• Discounted medical insurance coverage.

Go to https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to seek out out extra.Our dedication to Equality, Variety and Inclusion As London’s World College, we all know variety fosters creativity and innovation, and we would like our neighborhood to symbolize the range of the world’s expertise. We’re dedicated to equality of alternative, to being honest and inclusive, and to being a spot the place all of us belong.
We due to this fact notably encourage functions from candidates who’re prone to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These embody individuals from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled individuals; LGBTQI+ individuals; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, ladies.
You may learn extra about our dedication to Equality, Variety and Inclusion right here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/Obtainable paperwork

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Location

North West London

Job date

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 07:53:09 GMT

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