Lecturer in Environmental Geography

UCC wishes to appoint an experienced academic to the role of Lecturer in Environmental Geography to complement and expand the Department’s existing interdisciplinary research and teaching interests in sustainability and human-environment relationships. The department wishes to develop its current environmental geography focus in areas such as landscape ecology, environmental change, conservation, energy transitions, resource management, and biogeography. The appointee will be expected to develop international links and funding and collaborate with research groups within UCC such as IS21, MaREI and the Environmental Research Institute. They will align with the Sustainability area on appointment - https://www.ucc.ie/en/futures/#about-ucc-futures 

Reporting to the Head of Department, the successful candidate for this lectureship will provide environmental geography teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and be able to contribute to core modules in geography.  In addition, the appointee will be expected to support the development of the BA/BSc and MA/MSc programmes within the Geography Department. 

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process. 

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process click the 'Apply' button above. The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process. 

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to the Head of Department, Dr Denis Linehan, Tel:, +353 (0)21 4902517 Email: d.linehan@ucc.ie Further information on the Department is available at https://www.ucc.ie/en/geography 

University College Cork is committed to being a fully inclusive global university which actively recruits, supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are core values under our UCC 2022 Strategic Plan . UCC holds a Bronze Athena SWAN award  in recognition of our commitment to advancing equality in higher education. We value diversity as well as celebrate, support and thrive on the contributions of all our employees and the communities they represent.  We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from everybody, regardless of age, care-giving status, disability, ethnicity, gender and/or gender identity or expression status, nationality, marital status/civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/creed, and/or sexual orientation. We are committed to supporting all staff through flexible working schemes, family-friendly policies, training and development, and staff networks.

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Below the Bar) Salary Scale: €37,168 - €65,127 (Scale B) / €39,156 - €61,971 (Scale A) 

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy. 

University College Cork is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process. 

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal, which can be accessed by clicking the 'Apply' button above. Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title. 

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 28^th February 2023 

No late applications will be accepted. 

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Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector

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