Location: | St Andrews |
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Salary: | £45,585 to £56,021 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 5th April 2024 |
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Closes: | 22nd April 2024 |
Job Ref: | 424594 |
Start: As soon as possible
We seek to appoint a Lecturer with expertise in population, space/place, and inequalities. The post is relevant to candidates from backgrounds including Population Geography, Population Studies, Demography, Urban/Rural Geography, Economic Geography, Health Geography, Migration Studies, Quantitative Geography/Spatial Analysis. Expertise in migration (internal/international) and/or local population change is an advantage. The candidate will be required to engage in research-led teaching across the School’s degree programmes in Geography and Sustainable Development. We welcome applicants with specialisms in the Global South as well as the Global North. Candidates should have skills in quantitative methodologies.
The School currently has 42 academic staff, 15 postdoctoral fellows, and 42 PhD students, and three overlapping research groups – Environmental Change (ECRG); Geographies of Society, Sustainability, Inequalities and Possibilities (GOSSIP); and Population and Health (PHRG) (and also host the Bell-Edwards Geographic Data Institute (BEGIN). The successful applicant will be affiliated with PHRG) (http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/gsd/research/phrg/) – and please see further particulars for more on the range of work and expertise in PHRG. The successful candidate will engage with School Strategy (School of Geography and Sustainable Development Strategic Plan 2021-2026.pdf (st-andrews.ac.uk) and think about how their work aligns with the University’s Strategy (https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/about/governance/university-strategy/).
Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:
Informal enquiries can be directed to: Prof Dan Clayton, gsdhos@st-andrews.ac.uk (Head of School), Prof Hill Kulu, Hill.Kulu@standrews.ac.uk (Convenor of the PHRG), or Prof Nissa Finney, Nissa.Finney@st-andrews.ac.uk (Director of Research).
Applicants should include a cover letter that outlines how their research and teaching fits the advertised post and meets the essential criteria, and will bring something new to the School. They are also asked to describe how they have sought to make a difference to the world through their work.
Applications are particularly welcome from people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in Geography and Sustainable Development posts at the University. The School and University is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion charters (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter, Race Charters and Stonewall), and the School holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award (https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/geography-sustainable-development/equality-diversity/). The University has a Staff: BAME Network; Disabilities Network; LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network (https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/).
Closing Date: 22 April 2024
Interview Date: 16 May 2024
Please quote ref: AC2375RMR
Further Particulars: AC2375RMR FPs.docx
Apply online at www.vacancies.st-andrews.ac.uk/welcome.aspx, or call +44 (0)1334 462571 for an application pack.
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