Associate Lecturer in Geography

Birkbeck, University of London, has an excellent opportunity for an Associate Lecturer to teach in Geography next year for 2025. 

We are looking for an Associate Lecturer to teach on the following modules:

Module 1. 

• Principles of Geographic Information Systems Level 6 undergraduate, 30 hours. Mondays, 6 – 9pm, 10 weeks January to March 2025.

You will have knowledge of GIS and Spatial Analysis and experience of using GIS for analysing real-world problems and be qualified to the corresponding level of the award as required to teach (or demonstrate equivalent professional/industry level experience).

Further to the person specification, essential requirements for this role are teaching and research experience in:

• applying and sharing the concepts and principles of GIS
• utilising geoprocessing and spatial analytical methods
• using ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Pro software
• handling geospatial data

 Module 2. 

• Earth Observation and Environmental Dynamics Level 7 postgraduate, 30 hours. Tuesdays, 6 – 9pm, 10 weeks January to March 2025.

You will have knowledge of Remote Sensing and experience of using Remote Sensing and GIS software and be qualified to the corresponding level of the award as required to teach (or demonstrate equivalent professional/industry level experience).

Further to the person specification, essential requirements for this role are teaching and research experience in:

• Managing and processing remote sensing data
• Utilising remote sensing data to inform modelling environmental dynamics
• Cloud-based image analysis
• Modelling land cover change
• Applying GIS methods to analyse environmental phenomena

Please refer to the person specification for further selection criteria.

Interviews will be held on 4 October 2024.

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 £66.70 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. Teaching Monday and Tuesday evening 6-9pm. Closing date: 24 September 2024. Interview date: 4 October 2024. 

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 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.

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, membership of WISE, operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes. www.birkbeck.ac.uk/jobs