Overview

As a Lecturer (Teaching) in Environment, Geography and Sustainability you will undertake teaching and course co-ordination while supporting the development and delivery of undergraduate, postgraduate, and professional programs and other core activities ensuring students have an effective learning experience.

Based within the College of Engineering, Environment and Science you will work closely with other academic colleagues to enrich the student learning and teaching experience to ensure, as appropriate, relevant aspects of research, enterprise and professional context are embedded in modules and courses.

Duties include:

  • Teach on modules and courses at HE levels 4-7 in Environment, Geography and Sustainability academic subject areas including curation, adaptation and creation of module teaching materials, delivering a variety of types of students learning sessions and supporting students as appropriate through informal and formal communication throughout teaching semesters
  • Engage appropriately in professional development and active membership of professional bodies to keep abreast of developments in relevant subject areas and to undertake professional development in support of teaching and subject knowledge and other core activities to ensure ‘authority to teach’. This will include participation in subject development and self directed learning including attendance at conferences or workshops (c. 4-6 days pa) and mandatory pedagogic CPD (c.4-6 days pa)
  • The design, creation, moderation and quality assurance of appropriate module assessment
  • Assessment, marking and feedback; including coordination of marking teams for large modules, submission and upload of student marks within stipulated turn round periods and presentation at appropriate meetings and committees as required. To uphold high standards of academic integrity in all aspects of teaching, learning and assessment and to support students in this objective
  • To act as module leaders where required and appropriate including development of required supporting material. To take on specific course management roles as agreed with School management and course directors
  • Ensure that students have an effective learning experience by providing high quality academic guidance and advice and by enhancing their retention/progression and employability

Qualifications required:

  • Master’s degree in an appropriate subject or Honours Degree with appropriate professional qualification and/or membership
  • A teaching qualification or acceptance of the requirement to acquire one if not already held
  • PhD or active membership of an appropriate professional body would be advantageous

You will have demonstrable experience of successful teaching at higher education levels 4-7 in Environment, Geography and Sustainability with high standards of teaching, learning and student engagement consistent with our reputation and track record as a high-quality provider of teaching and learning.

To contribute to teaching and learning in the field of Geography and Environmental Management to include knowledge or experience in some of the following areas:

  • Full time or Apprenticeship teaching and assessment at higher education level
  • Experience of delivering Environmental Management and sustainability teaching in higher education, including topics such as environmental impact assessment, environmental law and policy, pollution analysis, climate change adaptation, and governance of environmental management systems
  • Experience or expertise in Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability and stakeholder engagement
  • Experience of teaching data-driven environmental decision-making, including carbon accounting, sustainability metrics and KPIs, ESG reporting frameworks (e.g. GRI, TCFD), lifecycle assessment, and analysis of environmental datasets to inform organisational strategy
  • Experience of using GIS to support a range of environmental applications
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