Lecturer in Environmental Earth Sciences (Maternity Cover)

The role

The School of Earth Sciences wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Environmental Earth Sciences to assist in the delivery of its undergraduate taught programmes for 1 year, covering a maternity leave. The successful candidate will work with the Director of Education and with the Programme Director of Environmental Geoscience to assist in the delivery of Earth Science education, predominantly environmental geochemistry and running tutorials. The role will start as soon as feasible, through to 30/10/2026. 

The School is committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). Information on our policies and strategy is available on our website, and we encourage applications from all backgrounds especially those historically underrepresented in academia. We are committed to providing mentorship and a collegial and inclusive working environment for staff and have a proactive EDI committee with broad representation across the School. 

Please include a full CV and two-page cover letter that summarises your vision for education and EDI, including how you will contribute to our collegial and inclusive community.

For more information: 

School of Earth Sciences: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/earthsciences/

EDI:  http://www.bristol.ac.uk/earthsciences/equality-diversity/ 

What will you be doing?

The role hold will be expected to deliver in-person lectures and laboratory sessions during term time, to train practical demonstrators in conjunction with the technical team, to accompany field classes with some of the latter overlapping into vacations, and to act as a personal tutor. They will co-teach a third-year unit that includes environmental impact assessments. The other units the post holder will teach will depend on how early they can start the role and will, as much as is feasible, be matched to their expertise and experience.

You should apply if

You should apply if you have a PhD (or equivalent) in Earth Sciences or a relevant related subject and have expertise in environmental geochemistry. You must also have up-to-date knowledge of current topics, applications and methods in Earth Sciences. Although not essential, ideally you would have experience of environmental impact assessment and in teaching of project-based courses and environmental geochemistry. You must be able to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines and be willing to undertake education-related administrative tasks.

Additional information

Contract type: Fixed Term, until 30/10/2026 or the earlier return of the post holder

Grade: J

Shift pattern: 35 hours per week

This advert will close at 23:59 UK time on Sunday 31st August.

For any informal queries please contact Peter Rowley: +44 117 455 6056/ pete.rowley@bristol.ac.uk 

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