Associate Lecturer - Geopolitics of Environment and Resources

Are you passionate about the relationship between population, environment and global politics? Do you study the trajectories of current demographic and environmental change?

The School of Social Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London, is seeking to recruit an Associate Lecturer to deliver the module: Geopolitics of Environment and Resources.

As an Associate Lecturer you will teach:

• The Geopolitics of Environment and Resources, postgraduate level 7
• 30 teaching hours
• Wednesdays, 6 – 9pm, 14 January –25 March 2025.

You will have knowledge of critical perspectives on global environmental politics and experience teaching global politics or human geography, broadly conceived.

You will also be qualified to the corresponding level of the award as required to teach (or demonstrate equivalent professional/industry level experience).

Please refer to the person specification for further selection criteria.

Salary and benefits

Payment is based on an hourly rate for contact hours worked. The specific rate depends on length of continuous service with the College and includes of pro-rata London Allowance and holiday pay. This hourly rate of £68.13 per hour is based on the starting point of Grade 7 and is inclusive of a ‘Duties Related to Teaching Multiplier’ which covers preparation, teaching, administration, assessment marking and other examining duties in connection with the course.

Contract

Part-time, 3 month fixed-term contract Jan-March 2025. Teaching Wednesday evening 6-9pm. Closing date: Sunday 10 November 2024. Interview date: Monday 18 November 2024. 

Enquiries

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Dr Ali Guven, at a.guven@bbk.ac.uk

If you have technical issues or difficulties 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. www.birkbeck.ac.uk/jobs

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.