Lecturer in Past Climates and Earth System Change

Job title:

Lecturer in Past Climates and Earth System Change

Company

Cardiff University

Job description

School / DirectorateSchool of Earth and Environmental SciencesAdvertLecturer in Past Climates and Earth System ChangeTo provide cover for an internal secondment the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University, is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Past Climates and Earth System Change.The successful candidate should share our passion for high quality research and research-led education and will contribute to a range of undergraduate Earth and environmental science teaching, including geology practical classes and fieldwork. You will also co-supervise postgraduate research students. The successful candidate will show evidence of the ability to develop and sustain an internationally-recognised, externally-funded interdisciplinary research programme in Past Climates and Earth System Change and we are particularly interested in hiring a colleague who uses ocean sediments and/or geochemical proxies to investigate Earth system change.The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences is a lively and dynamic community that aims to promote sustainability through education, dissemination and direct participation, enabling students and staff to make positive changes to our environmental impact, in particular supporting Cardiff University’s declaration of a Climate Emergency and aim to become carbon neutral (Scopes 1 and 2) by 2030.The School is committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for promoting inclusive working practices in STEMM subjects in higher education. Staff and students from the School are active members of the global Unlearning Racism in Geoscience (URGE) community. We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority because they are under-represented within the School.The position is full-time (35 hours per week), available immediately and is a three-year fixed term appointment.The appointment will be made, dependent on relevant qualification and experience, within the following grade band:£39,347 to 44,263 per annum (Grade 6)For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Jenny Pike, Head of School, Email: or Professor Andrew Kerr, Director of Learning and Teaching, Email: [email protected]For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact Claudia Peña via email:More information on the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences:Important Notes:Applications can only be accepted via the online system.It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined in the Person Specification. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number.Date advert posted: Thursday, 18 July 2024
Closing date: Thursday, 15 August 2024This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only. We now invite external applications.Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at: .Post Reference Number18598BRJob DescriptionMain functionTo pursue excellence in research, teaching and enterprise and to inspire others to do the same. To deliver high-quality and research-led teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and to contribute to the research record of the School through a commitment to carrying out and publishing high-quality research.Main Duties and Responsibilities
Research

• To conduct research within Past Climates and Earth System Change and contribute to the overall research performance of the School and University by the production of measurable outputs including bidding for funding, publishing in national academic journals and conferences and/or other research outputs, and the recruitment and supervision of postgraduate research students.

• To develop research objectives and proposals for own or joint research including research funding proposals
• To give conference/seminar papers at a local and national level
• To participate in School research activities.

Teaching

• To design and deliver teaching including Earth and Environmental Science lectures, geology practical classes and fieldwork, and contribute to module development as part of a module team
• To carry out other forms of scholarship including work associated with examinations (setting and marking paper and providing constructive feedback to students), administration, participation in committee work, and the pastoral care of students of Cardiff University
• To inspire undergraduate and postgraduate students under the guidance of a mentor / module leader and develop skills in assessment methods and in providing constructive feedback to students.
• To supervise the work of students including the supervision of Undergraduate and Master’s students and the co-supervision of PGRs
• To act as a Personal Tutor and provide pastoral support to students

Other

• To engage effectively with industrial, commercial and public sector organisations, professional institutions, other academic institutions etc., regionally and nationally to raise awareness of the School’s profile, to cultivate strategically valuable alliances, and to pursue opportunities for collaboration across a range of activities. These activities are expected to contribute to the School and the enhancement of its regional and national profile.

• To undergo personal and professional development that is appropriate to and which will enhance performance in the role of Lecturer.
• To participate in School administration and activities to promote the School and its work to the wider University and the outside world
• Any other duties not included above, but consistent with the role.

Salary Range Max.44,263GradeGrade 6Salary Range Min.39,347Job CategoryAcademic – Teaching & ResearchCareer PathwayTeaching & ResearchPerson SpecificationPerson SpecificationEssential CriteriaQualifications and Education * Postgraduate degree at PhD level in a related subject area or relevant industrial experience
Knowledge, Skills and Experience * An established expertise and proven portfolio of research and/or relevant industrial experience within the following research fields:

• Past Climate Change
• Geochemistry or Palaeoceanography
• Teaching experience at undergraduate/postgraduate level
• Knowledge of current status of research in specialist field
• Proven ability to publish in national journals and/or other research outputs
• Proven ability to be successful in competitive research funding
• Ability to contribute to the delivery and continued development of modules across the School’s teaching programmes

Pastoral, Communication and Team Working * Proven ability in effective and persuasive communication

• The ability to provide appropriate pastoral support to students, appreciate the needs of individual students and their circumstances and to act as a personal tutor

Desirable Criteria * Relevant professional qualification(s).

• Evidence of collaborations with industry.
• Proven ability to work without close supervision
• Proven ability to adapt to the changing requirements of the Higher Education community.
• Evidence of ability to participate in and develop both internal and external networks and utilise them to enhance the teaching and research activities of the School.
• A willingness to take responsibility for academically related administration.

Expected salary

£39347 – 44263 per year

Location

Cardiff

Job date

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 03:40:35 GMT

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