Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Geography

Faculty/Directorate: Faculty of Science and Engineering

Salary: £37,386 to £52,841 per annum depending on level applied for/appointed.

Location: This position will be based at the Singleton Campus

Swansea University seeks to make two appointments at Lecturer or Senior Lecturer level in Geography, whose research interests would complement and strengthen the excellent work of one or more of our research groups and enrich our teaching delivery and portfolio of degree programmes. Applicants will be undertaking highly impactful research beyond academia and conducting research that advances the frontiers of at least one of the following three areas:

• Earth Observation and Modelling of the biosphere and atmosphere
• Modelling the cryosphere
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS), ideally with application to Human Geography and Social Sciences.

The successful candidate will be expected to deliver teaching at undergraduate and contribute to the delivery of our postgraduate schemes, with our portfolio currently including the MSc Geographic Information and Climate Change and MSc Environmental Drone Remote Sensing.

The successful candidate will be employed on an enhanced research career pathway and will be able to demonstrate an excellent research trajectory, having evidence of working collaboratively in a vibrant and interdisciplinary research environment. They will actively engage with and enhance our research groups: Geography Research and Impact - Swansea University. Alongside research excellence, the post requires high-quality student-centred teaching and a commitment to enhancing the overall student experience at undergraduate and postgraduate levels (taught and research), to equality and diversity, and a contribution to academic administration and management within the Department, School or Faculty.

Further information

• Informal enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Dr Kevin Rees – k.g.rees@swansea.ac.uk (Head of Department of Geography) and/or Professor Siwan Davies (Head of the School of Biosciences, Geography & Physics) siwan.davies@swansea.ac.uk

Candidates are asked to clearly identify which level they are applying for and evidence how they meet each of the subject specific criteria as detailed in the person specification, including:

• An emerging (Lecturer) or established (Senior Lecturer) track record of independent research in Geography that will strengthen the Department’s internationally excellent research output and research-led teaching.
• An ability to deliver highly impactful research beyond academia.
• Conducting research that is advancing the frontiers of: Earth Observation and Modelling of the biosphere and atmosphere; or Modelling the cryosphere; or Geographic Information Systems (GIS), ideally with application to Human Geography and Social Sciences.
• Prior experience of high-quality teaching in Geography at University level.

Please also provide a CV and publication list

• Interviews will be held week commencing 15/05/23

Swansea University’s vision is to transform lives and futures by providing an outstanding academic environment with a balance of excellence between world-class teaching and research, driving impact that is enabled by effective regional and global collaborations. With our world-class research centres and more than £500m investment into a new Bay Campus infrastructure, the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Swansea University stands out as one of the best centres of excellence in the country. Our outstanding research and teaching environment supports nationally and internationally important areas of research and teaching across a broad range of Physical Sciences and Engineering.

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