Associate Lecturer in Geography

The School of Social Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London aims to recruit an Associate Lecturer to teach on our postgraduate 'Living with Climate Change' module. 

As Associate Lecturer you would teach on:

• Living with Climate Change, postgraduate (level 7) (within MSc Climate Change)
• 30 hours teaching
• Teaching on Tuesday, 6-9pm, January to March 2026

You will have knowledge of global and regional climate change impacts and vulnerabilities, climate adaptation, and the social, cultural, ethical, political and economic dimensions of climate action, and be qualified to the corresponding level of the award as required to teach (or demonstrate equivalent professional/industry level experience).

You will have a strong commitment to postgraduate teaching and be qualified to the corresponding level of the award (minimum MSc) as required to teach (or demonstrate equivalent professional/industry level experience). 

Your role will be to deliver teaching to Birkbeck students, in order to enable them to complete their studies successfully, and to undertake all related course administrative duties as required.

Further to the person specification, essential requirements for this role are teaching and research experience relating to climate change adaptation.

If this sounds like a perfect fit for you, apply with us today. 

Remuneration:

Payment is based on an hourly rate depending on length of continuous service with the College (starting rate £69.68 per hour inclusive of pro-rata London Allowance and holiday pay) for contact hours worked. This hourly rate is based on the starting point of Grade 7 and is inclusive of a ‘Duties Related to Teaching Multiplier’ at 2.5, which covers preparation, teaching, administration, assessment marking and other examining duties in connection with the course.

Contract: 

Fixed term contract - 13 January to 24 March 2026. Teaching Tuesday 6-9pm. Please submit a CV for consideration. Closing date: 12 October 2025. Interview date: 28 October 2025. 

Enquiries:

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Dr Shino Shiode, at s.shiode@bbk.ac.uk.

If you have difficulty using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.

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