Lecturer in Climate Change, Politics & Society

The role

The School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies (SPAIS) is seeking to appoint an outstanding early career researcher and teacher to the post of Pathway 1 (Research and Teaching Focused) Lecturer in Climate Change, Politics & Society.

The successful candidate will have a track record of high-quality research and publications in social and political aspects of climate change, and demonstrable potential to successfully engage in research grant-capture to pursue an ambitious research agenda. We are keen to add to our expertise in bottom-up, participatory, socially just responses to climate change and to strengthen our interests in climate change with a focus on security, development or gender. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to and innovate SPAIS’s teaching provision in climate change within our Politics and International Relations and/or Sociology programmes and contribute to School governance.

They will join a highly collegial, interdisciplinary School that is committed to promoting diverse approaches to the study of Sociology, Politics and International Relations, including from decolonial, global South and feminist perspectives. The School has strong commitments to, and track record in, co-produced and participatory research, civic engagement and collaborative, interdisciplinary ways of working. We are keen to attract talented individuals from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are committed to creating and sustaining a positive and supportive working environment where staff are equally valued and respected and supported to thrive.

What will you be doing?

• Conduct original research that contributes to the discipline of Politics, International Relations or Sociology and SPAIS’s expertise and profile in climate change and either security, development or gender;
• Publish high quality research outputs and develop a publications plan;
• Actively pursue opportunities for externally-funded research grants to further their own and SPAIS’s research profile;
• Collaborate with colleagues in the SPAIS Research Group on Climate Change and the Global Insecurities Centre;
• Contribute to SPAIS’s teaching provision in Politics & IR or Sociology;
• Provide supervision and personal tutoring to undergraduate and postgraduate students;
• Undertake administrative roles within SPAIS;
• Play an active part in School governance.

You should apply if

We are looking for candidates with:

• a PhD in an area related to the social or political aspects of climate change; 
• a track record of high-quality research and publications in social and political aspects of climate change;
• demonstrable potential to successfully engage in research grant-capture to pursue an ambitious research agenda;
• ability to provide engaging, research-led teaching to small and large groups across  undergraduate and postgraduate units in Politics and International Relations and/or Sociology, with a particular focus on climate change.   

Additional information

For informal queries please contact 

Professor Therese O’Toole, Head of the School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies, Therese.OToole@bristol.ac.uk

This advert will close at 23:59 GMT on Monday 17th April 2023.

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