Lecturer - AC2375RMR

Start: As soon as possible

We seek to appoint a Lecturer with expertise in population, space/place, and inequalities. The post is relevant to candidates from backgrounds including Population Geography, Population Studies, Demography, Urban/Rural Geography, Economic Geography, Health Geography, Migration Studies, Quantitative Geography/Spatial Analysis. Expertise in migration (internal/international) and/or local population change is an advantage. The candidate will be required to engage in research-led teaching across the School’s degree programmes in Geography and Sustainable Development. We welcome applicants with specialisms in the Global South as well as the Global North. Candidates should have skills in quantitative methodologies.

The School currently has 42 academic staff, 15 postdoctoral fellows, and 42 PhD students, and three overlapping research groups – Environmental Change (ECRG); Geographies of Society, Sustainability, Inequalities and Possibilities (GOSSIP); and Population and Health (PHRG) (and also host the Bell-Edwards Geographic Data Institute (BEGIN). The successful applicant will be affiliated with PHRG) (http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/gsd/research/phrg/) – and please see further particulars for more on the range of work and expertise in PHRG.  The successful candidate will engage with School Strategy (School of Geography and Sustainable Development Strategic Plan 2021-2026.pdf (st-andrews.ac.uk) and think about how their work aligns with the University’s Strategy (https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/governance/university-strategy/).

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Financial contribution to relocation
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes, and subsidized local bus travel
• Subsidized sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy

Informal enquiries can be directed to: Prof Dan Clayton, gsdhos@st-andrews.ac.uk (Head of School), Prof Hill Kulu, Hill.Kulu@standrews.ac.uk (Convenor of the PHRG), or Prof Nissa Finney, Nissa.Finney@st-andrews.ac.uk (Director of Research).

Applicants should include a cover letter that outlines how their research and teaching fits the advertised post and meets the essential criteria, and will bring something new to the School.  They are also asked to describe how they have sought to make a difference to the world through their work.

Applications are particularly welcome from people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in Geography and Sustainable Development posts at the University.  The School and University is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion charters (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter, Race Charters and Stonewall), and the School holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award (https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-sustainable-development/equality-diversity/).  The University has a Staff: BAME Network; Disabilities Network; LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network (https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/). 

Closing Date: 22 April 2024                             

Interview Date: 16 May 2024              

Please quote ref: AC2375RMR

Further Particulars: AC2375RMR FPs.docx

Apply online at www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/welcome.aspx, or call +44 (0)1334 462571 for an application pack.

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