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Lecturer in International Development (Climate and South East/East Asia)

King's College London - Department of International Development

Location: London
Salary: £44,105 to £51,485 Per annum including London Weighting Allowance
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 25th October 2024
Closes: 5th November 2024
Job Ref: 096429
 

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The Department of International Development, King’s College London, is a young, innovative and contemporary department, with a focus on uneven development and global capitalism within the regional contexts of Latin America, East Asia, SE Asia, South Asia, the Middle east and Africa. We explore structural transformation in countries and how that leads to uneven development, with attention to processes and policies. Our distinctive global structural understanding of local level processes lends itself to a multi-scalar approach that challenges and expands disciplinary boundaries. The mission of the department is to explore the sources of success as well as understand the major development challenges these countries continue to face. We also have a strong focus on social and economic justice and understanding how change for the better happens, both now and for the future. The successful candidate will join an interdisciplinary team currently working in a wide range of areas including political economy, inequality and poverty, gender rights, climate change and natural resources, international trade, migration, and social. gender and racial justice.

About the role

We are seeking a candidate who has an outstanding early career profile of publications and grant capture, with an excellent record of teaching and administration. They will have experience in online teaching, coupled with a background in macroeconomics/political economy and at least one of the following areas: climate or environment related topics (e.g. environment/environmental justice, energy, resource extraction, green technologies, ecological economics), combined with a regional research focus on South-East Asia, East Asia, or specifically on China. Our successful candidate will be methodologically proficient within their discipline and demonstrate evidence of high-quality relevant research and teaching in international development.

Key responsibilities include:

  • To take a role in the planning, organisation and delivery of teaching activities (both on-campus and online) within the Department in accordance with established practice.
  • To undertake and publish high-quality research consistent with the Department’s research strategy, and to contribute to impact, knowledge exchange and postdoctoral research training.
  • To take an active role in seeking funding for research activities and projects, for example from the AHRC, ESRC or ERC.
  • To undertake the supervision of postgraduate research, at Master’s and PhD levels.
  • To participate fully in the design, assessment and examination processes in respect to International Development teaching in the Department of International Development.
  • To engage in professional development as appropriate to update skills, and to support teaching excellence.
  • To accept academic responsibility within the Department, involving departmental administrative responsibilities where appropriate

This post will be responsible to the Head of the Department of International Development. This is a full time role, and you will be offered an indefinite  contract.

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

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