Job description

The Department of Geography, King¿s College London, seeks to appoint a Lecturer (Education), in Physical and Environmental Geography. The appointed candidate will teach physical and environmental geography across undergraduate and postgraduate degree programmes. We particularly welcome applications in the specialist fields of: environmental remote sensing & GIS; field & laboratory methods in environmental science; and environmental data analysis. The Lecturer will contribute to teaching, supervision, marking as well as academic and pastoral support of undergraduate students for example on the BSc programme in Geography & Environmental Science, and also to students on selected Master¿s programmes, including our MSc Environmental Science for Sustainability. They will be responsible for the delivery of in-person and online student cohorts. They will also pursue opportunities for conducting education-focused scholarship in their field and occasionally mentoring (though not supervising) PhD students. The Lecturer will themselves receive mentoring and support to develop their skills and experience in education, academic administration, and scholarship. The appointment is to the Academic Education Pathway (AEP), which is focused on the delivery of education, education-related scholarship, and leadership in education. Indicatively 80% of a staff member¿s activities will be accounted for by a combination of teaching, supervision, student support, educational leadership and innovation, and administration; the remaining 20% will be dedicated to scholarship. Members of staff on the AEP are not contractually obliged to carry out research and will not have significant responsibility for research. Should the balance of the member of staff¿s role change (for instance, if they are successful in obtaining grant funding), the workload balance and contract type would be reviewed. The Lectureship is a fixed term contract for three years intended to allow those with significant experience as a teaching fellow or similar to further their career in an academic education pathway, with opportunities to develop as an educator and member of an academic department. The Department of Geography is committed to the provision of equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity for all our students, staff and visitors. We hold Bronze AthenaSWAN certification and King¿s was awarded a Race Equality Charter Bronze Mark in 2020. Our policies align with the College¿s equalities policies, including efforts to build an anti-racist university as outlined in the King¿s Race Equality Action Plan 2020-2024. We work to ensure that applicants from under-represented backgrounds and those with protected characteristics feel confident applying to work in our Department. 

 This post will be offered on an a fixed-term contract for 3 years This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent

Key responsibilities

• Development of teaching materials suitable for delivery online and in-person (blended teaching)
• Teaching and supervision of undergraduate and masters students: in class, online, in laboratories and in the field as necessary 
• Personal and academic tutorial delivery for all stages of undergraduate and masters degree programmes for in-person and online cohorts 
• Departmental Administrative roles as appropriate for career stage 
• Scholarship in Physical and Environmental Geography 
• Contribute to the intellectual life of the department 
• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.

Skills, knowledge, and experience

Essential criteria 

• PhD awarded in Physical Geography or a relevant interdisciplinary field (awarded before starting the post)
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of a relevant field of expertise
• Excellent presentation, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills
• An ability to design and deliver lectures, practicals, seminars and tutorials in Physical & Environmental Geography
• Experience of teaching relevant subjects at undergraduate and masters level, with evidence of innovative and effective teaching and ability to engage and inspire students of diverse and international backgrounds
• In education and scholarship, an interdisciplinary mindset and aptitude for working within an interdisciplinary framework, including teaching across disciplines and beyond the immediate field of expertise
• A demonstrable commitment to an inclusive, diverse and collegial approach to education and scholarship.
• Proficiency in at least some of the following software: R, QGIS, Envi and Google Earth Engine

Desirable criteria 

• Completion of appropriate training in Higher Education teaching and learning/academic practice.  Those without will need to complete this in their first year in post.
• Completion of appropriate training in equal opportunities, diversity, and inclusion
• Experience of assessment procedures in Higher Education and providing excellent feedback
• Experience of academic administration
• Experience of providing academic advice and pastoral support to students

Further information

Candidates will be invited to online interview during which a two minute presentation (2 slides) on approaches to scholarship and teaching will be required