The Post
We are seeking a lecturer in Human Geography with expertise in either
Environment and/or Development to strengthen further our research and
teaching in these areas. We encourage applications from scholars who have
just completed (including those at the point of completing) their PhD or
are few years into their career. In addition to an existing record of
scholarship, we would expect candidates to have well defined plans for
future research and publication
The advertised post will contribute to the Environment, Politics and
Development Research Group. It is our expectation that the appointee
•will build an international research profile
•will seek research funding particularly from research councils
•will contribute to teaching and learning at both undergraduate and
postgraduate levels
•Will recruit and seek funding for research students in her/his area of
expertise
•will contribute to cross research group developments
JOB DESCRIPTION
Post Title: Lecturer in Human Geography
Department/Division:Geography
Grade:Lecturer A/B
Responsible to:Head of Department
Reports to:Head of Department
Main appointment site:
The post will be based initially at the Strand campus; however, it is a
requirement of employment that the post holder be prepared to work at any
additional or different location owned or served by the College either on
an on-going or temporary basis after due consultation.
Overall purpose of the job/Key results areas
•To teach undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses
•To carry out high quality research in own area
•To assist with the development and administration of degree course
programmes
•To act as tutor to undergraduate and postgraduate students
•To assist with administrative tasks allocated by the Head of Department
•To contribute to academic administration in respect of Department, School
and College.
Main duties and responsibilities
a.Teaching
•To teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses
•To assist with setting and marking examinations, as required, for any
papers and courses taught, including attendance at Examiners’ meetings.
b.Research
•To undertake research and submit research for publication, so as to
contribute to the Department’s research record and the further advancement
of the discipline/profession
•To seek appropriate funding for research through grant applications,
especially to research councils, with a view to enhancing the departmental
research profile and potentially building research teams
•To supervise research students
The Environment, Politics and Development Group
The group includes three main clusters:
Governance, resources and territoriality Research is undertaken into
aspects of conflict, territoriality and the state, in a number of regional
contexts. This cluster is also interested in governance, poverty and
development, one example being in the institutional legitimacy of the
state and the management of resources, especially common property
resources, in and between states.
Sustainable livelihoods, development and human security. This includes
poverty issues in Africa and Asia, including work on the impact of
economic decline on both rural and urban people. Research in South Asia
builds on existing interests in social differentiation, governance and the
development of middle-class consumption. New research areas, that include
the participation of new staff include livelihood risk management and
human security and responses to natural disasters and resource crises in
the South. The cluster also includes the work of the Water Research Group,
which focuses on the social and political contexts that influence and
usually determine water use and water policy.
Globalisation, environmental policy and North/South relations. This
includes the investigation of environmental attitudes and values, and the
study of activist and citizenship movements, in both the North and the
South. Other research focuses on different spheres of consumption, and the
trans-national histories of environmental resources linked to consumption.
Members are undertaking research into Green products and markets, food
quality and ‘alternative’ food networks, as well as tourism,
including ‘fair trade’ and ethical consumption. There is a shared interest
in both the political economy and political ecology of land based
resources and in the way in which knowledge is socially constructed in
different societies.
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