Lecturer (Teaching) in Environmental Economics (Part Time)

About us

The UCL Bartlett Faculty of the Built Environment is the UK’s leading multidisciplinary faculty of the built environment, covering architecture, construction and project management, planning and environmental design as well as other specialist fields. Set within UCL’s Faculty of The Built Environment, The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources (BSEER) is a world-leading school on sustainability transformations in research and teaching.

About the role

The UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources (ISR) is recruiting a Lecturer (Teaching), who will contribute to our successful MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment. This MSc equips its students to understand the essential connections between energy, the environment, the economy and society. It enables them to become sustainability leaders and entrepreneurs in business, consultancy, policy-making and academia. The successful candidate will lead a module on advanced environmental economics. They will also supervise up to 6 dissertations, or alternatively may support the teaching in other economics-related modules. This is a part time appointment (0.2FTE) and is available from 01/10/2023. A job description and person specification can be accessed at the bottom of this page. If you have any queries regarding the vacancy or the application process, please contact bseer-recruitment@ucl.ac.uk. If you have specific questions about the role please contact Dr Lorenzo Lotti. This role does not meet the eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa certificate of sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL will not be able to sponsor individuals who require right to work in the UK to carry out this role.

About you

You will have extensive knowledge of environmental economics theories and methods, and a PhD or equivalent experience in a relevant field. You will also have experience of delivering postgraduate taught modules on this topic, and a track record of successful postgraduate research supervision (MSc and/or PhD).

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave, 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) • Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Immigration loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. Our department holds an Athena SWAN Silver award in recognition of our commitment and demonstrable impact in advancing gender equality.

Advert information