Lecturer in Human Geography

Job id: 085868. Wage: Grade 7: £51,974 to £61,021 each year, together with London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 06 March 2024. Time limit: 03 April 2024.

Enterprise unit: Social Science & Public Coverage. Division: Division of Geography.

Contact particulars:Kate Schreckenberg. [email protected]

Location: Strand Campus. Class: Educational & Educating.

Job description

The Division of Geography, King’s Faculty London invitations functions for a Lecturer in Human Geography. That is an open name for an impressive candidate working within the broadly outlined area of Human Geography. The profitable applicant will contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate instructing together with in-person and on-line lecturing, fieldtrips, supervision, tutorials, marking and educational and pastoral assist of scholars. They may even be anticipated to undertake particular person and collaborative analysis, contributing to one of many analysis teams throughout the Division (e.g., Contested Improvement; City Futures; Political Ecology, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Companies).  

Candidates ought to maintain a PhD in geography or a cognate self-discipline (e.g., anthropology. environmental research, sociology, politics) and will have a creating analysis profile in human geography. We notably welcome candidates engaged on worldwide growth, conservation, political ecology, water, power, inequality and social justice. The profitable applicant might be anticipated to show throughout the undergraduate BA Geography diploma and contribute to a number of of our MSc programmes (e.g. Surroundings, Politics and Improvement; Sustainable Cities; Geopolitics). 

The Lectureship is a three-year fastened time period place with a probation interval. This publish will report back to the Head of Division of Geography. The Lecturer will obtain mentoring and assist to develop their abilities and expertise in training, educational administration, and analysis. 

At King’s, we’re deeply dedicated to embedding good equality and variety apply into all of our actions in order that the college is an inclusive, welcoming and galvanizing place to work and examine, no matter age, incapacity, gender reassignment, marital standing, being pregnant and maternity, race, faith, intercourse or sexual orientation. King’s provides inclusive advantages to workers together with versatile working, Enhanced Parental Go away, funds for Dad and mom and Carers and the potential to hitch group workers networks. The Division of Geography is dedicated to the availability of equality of alternative and the popularity and promotion of variety for all our college students, workers and guests. We maintain Bronze Athena SWAN certification and our insurance policies align with the Faculty’s equalities insurance policies, together with efforts to construct an anti-racist college as outlined within the King’s Race Equality Motion Plan 2020-2024. We’re dedicated to encouraging additional development from various teams. We presently have an underrepresentation from girls, BAME, disabilities and LGBTQ communities. As such, we notably welcome candidates from these teams. 

This publish might be supplied on a 3-year fastened time period contract. 

It is a full-time  publish.

Interviews are scheduled to happen in mid-April 2024.  

Key tasks

• Improvement of Human Geography instructing supplies appropriate for supply each on-line and in-person (blended instructing or absolutely on-line) 
• Educating and supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate college students: in school, on-line, and within the area (together with fieldtrips) as vital in matters throughout the broader area of human geography 
• Private and educational tutorial supply for all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate diploma programmes for in-person and on-line cohorts 
• Departmental administrative roles as acceptable for profession stage  
• Publish analysis and submit grant functions that contribute to a number of of the Division’s analysis teams 

The above checklist of tasks is probably not exhaustive, and the publish holder might be required to undertake such duties and tasks as might fairly be anticipated throughout the scope and grading of the publish.

Important standards  

1.       PhD awarded in geography or a cognate self-discipline (e.g., anthropology, environmental research, sociology, politics) (awarded earlier than beginning the publish); 

2.       The power to design and ship lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials within the area of Human Geography;  

3.       Expertise of instructing related topics at undergraduate and postgraduate stage, with proof of modern and efficient instructing and talent to interact and encourage college students of various and worldwide backgrounds;  

4.       Display means, by means of peer reviewed publications or different acceptable modes of dissemination, to make a contribution to information in your area of analysis inside Human Geography;  

5.       Capacity to contribute to the Division’s analysis profile;  

6.       Display potential to be a useful colleague at King’s with means to discharge administrative duties effectively and collaborate successfully throughout disciplinary and/or division strains with colleagues on instructing. 

Fascinating standards

1.       Completion of acceptable coaching in Increased Schooling instructing and studying/educational apply. These with out this might want to full this of their first yr in publish. 

2.       Completion of acceptable coaching in equal alternatives, variety, and inclusion. These with out this might want to full this of their first yr in publish. 

3.       Expertise of educational administrative roles.  

4.       Expertise of offering educational recommendation and pastoral assist to college students, and a dedication to supporting scholar welfare and enhancing the scholar expertise. 

5.       Familiarity with the UK training system. 

Quick-listed candidates might be invited to a workers presentation (digital) adopted by an internet interview, which can begin with a five-minute presentation (5 slides) on their approaches to instructing and analysis, particularly how their work provides worth to present experience within the division.