Lecturer in Environmental Policy

About us

The Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources (BSEER) is a world-leading school on sustainability transformations in research and teaching. The UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources (ISR) delivers world-leading research, teaching and engagement on the sustainable use of global resources. ISR’s mission is to provide evidence, expertise and training to respond to climate change and support sustainable transitions for people and planet.

About the role

The UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources (ISR) is recruiting a Lecturer in Environmental Policy. The successful candidate will significantly strengthen our research capacity in sustainability and public policy. They will join the leadership team of one our successful MSc programmes, Sustainable Resources: Economics, Policy and Transitions (SREPT). They will also work with the ISR Director to co-lead and implement the institute’s policy engagement strategy.

This post is available from 1 August 2025.

If you have any queries regarding the vacancy, or the application process, please contact bseer-recruitment(at)ucl.ac.uk.

If you have specific questions about the role please contact Dr Ricci Yue (r.yue(at)ucl.ac.uk) or Professor Jim Watson (j.watson(at)ucl.ac.uk).

UCL welcomes applications from international applicants and has licence to sponsor individuals who require a visa. This is dependent on the post and candidate meeting eligibility requirements for visa sponsorship under UK Visas and Immigration legislation.

About you

You will have extensive knowledge of environmental policy. You will have a PhD or equivalent experience in a relevant field, and a track record of research excellence and publications in high quality journals. You will be experienced in managing and delivering postgraduate taught programmes on environmental policy. You will also be able to successfully collaborate with non-academic stakeholders, particularly those working in governments and other public policy organisations.

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.

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