Senior Lecturer in Controlled Environment Agriculture

2 weeks ago


Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottingham Trent University Full time

Full Time / 2-Year FTC

About the Role

We are seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in Controlled Environment Agriculture with specific knowledge and expertise in smart agriculture and vertical farming. You'll have experience of working in controlled environment cropping, either in a research setting or in the vertical farming and related industries. Alongside a detailed knowledge of crop science related to controlled environment agriculture, knowledge of smart technologies used in vertical agriculture would be beneficial.

You will be passionate about teaching, possessing excellent communication skills, with the ability to deliver high quality teaching and learning to both undergraduate and postgraduate students. You will be devising innovative teaching and assessments, seminars and tutorials and you will supervise UG and PG students in their research projects.

It would be desirable for you to have experience in the HE sector and essential skills include excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate ideas of a complex or technical nature to students effectively using a variety of teaching methods.

For more details, please take a look at the role profile. We'll still consider applications even if you don't meet every single one of the requirements, so don't be put off if you don't match them perfectly. To ensure the diverse needs of our team are met we actively encourage secondments and offer flexible part-time working patterns - we're focused on finding the right person for the role.

Key Interview Dates - Week Commencing June 10th

About Us

We are the School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Science (ARES) at Nottingham Trent University. Our business is nature: specifically, the environment, animal health and welfare, ecology and conservation, and agriculture and food production.

Our approach is innovative and inclusive. We feel it makes us that little bit different. It's our goal to have a positive impact on the planet by improving the well being of environments, animals, plants, and people. If you see that passion in yourself, we can be a new, powerful partner in your career.

For any informal queries about the role or the ARES team, please contact Julia Davies (Head of Department, Animal and Environmental Sciences) Us

Find out more about our academic community at NTU, including the support we offer to academics at all stages of their careers at Support for academics | Nottingham Trent University

We also offer:

  • Between 25 and 35 days annual leave per year (dependent on grade) plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata
  • Salary Sacrifice Retirement Savings Plan with life assurance and income protection. Available to colleagues who choose to opt out of the contractual pension scheme. Minimum colleague contributions of 0% matched with minimum NTU contributions of 8%.
  • Opportunity to receive a bonus for exceptional performance and contribution
  • Range of health and wellbeing services, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues.
  • And a whole lot more...

Come and be part of our success. Apply today

£43,392 to £54,919 per annum



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