Lecturer in Human Geography, Policy and Development

About the role

This role is advertised at Lecturer level and is a 12-month, fixed term post from 1^st October 2025 - 30^th September 2026.

Applications are invited for a 12-month fixed-term, full-time lectureship in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences at Northumbria University. The successful candidate will contribute to a range of teaching and module leadership across the BA(Hons) Geography programme (including the foundation year), as well as the two MSc programmes in Global Development and Disaster Management and Sustainable Development. 

We would particularly encourage applications from candidates with demonstrable experience of teaching sustainable development/geographies of development at undergraduate and postgraduate level, in addition to economic geographies, tutorials and residential field courses at undergraduate level.

About the team

This post is in the Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences,  which was ranked 2^nd for research power in the UK’s 2021 Research Evaluation Framework (REF). The successful candidate will be embedded in a vibrant research environment, which includes the Centre for Global Development and the Social and Cultural Geographies Research Group.

About you

Applicants should hold a PhD degree in Human Geography, or a related discipline, and have experience of teaching in Human Geography at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. 

Experience of designing, delivering, and assessing high quality teaching and learning practice is essential.

Further information about the requirements of the Lecturer role is available in the person specification.

If you would like an informal discussion about the role, please contact Deputy Head of Department Professor Katy Jenkins (katy.jenkins@northumbria.ac.uk) or Head of Subject for Human Geography, Policy and Development Professor Kathryn Cassidy (kathryn.cassidy@northumbria.ac.uk).

This opportunity is open to applications from internal candidates who do not hold a current substantive academic role at Northumbria. Current academic colleagues with a substantive role are encouraged to consider options to progress via the Academic Development Review process.

To apply for this vacancy please click 'Apply Now'.  Your application should include a covering letter and a CV.

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