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.