Lecturer in Soil Science

**Post Details**
Full time.
Open ended.

This position is available at either grade 7 or 8, depending on skills and experience:
Grade 7 £37,099 - £44,263 p.a.
Grade 8 £45,585 - £54,393 p.a.

Interviews are expected to take place on Friday 20 October 2023.

There is an expectation that work will be undertaken in the UK.

For the purposes of sponsorship, this is a postdoctoral role under SOC code 2311.

**The Post**

This appointment is expected to complement our existing expertise in this area, exploit newly emerging research areas and novel technical approaches, as well as to facilitate linkages between environmental science, plant science and other research interests both in BES and elsewhere in the Faculty. Areas of teaching to be delivered include soil science, sustainable land use management, microbial and faunal community ecology, plant-soil interactions, and ecosystem functioning, alongside relevant field, laboratory and digital skills. An ability to place soils into a broader environmental and policy context (e.g. catchment / watershed ecosystems, Natural Capital, UN SDGs, Net Zero), both in research and teaching, would be desirable.

**Description of Duties**
Grade 7
- Engage in individual and collaborative research, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University, develop a programme of research and disseminate results through regular publication in high impact journals, books and conference proceedings
- Identify appropriate sources of funding, prepare research proposals for funding bodies and manage grants awarded
- Supervise research students as required, providing direction, support and guidance
- Design and deliver a range of teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate, postgraduate including online/digital programmes where required
- Participate in the Faculty’s international engagement activities as required e.g delivering teaching, contributing to joint programmes and recruitment of students
- Participate in, and develop, networks and collaborations both internally and externally to the Division/Faculty/University
- Participate in the administrative processes of the Division/Faculty/University including committee membership, quality assurance procedures and recruitment and admission of students
- Any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post

Grade 8
- Engage in individual and collaborative research, which aligns to the strategic direction of the University, establish a distinctive programme of research and disseminate results through regular publication in high impact journals, books and conference proceedings
- Identify appropriate sources of funding, prepare research proposals for funding bodies and manage grants awarded
- Supervise research students and staff as required, providing direction, support and guidance
- Design, teach and assess a range of teaching and learning, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes including online/digital programmes where required.
- Contribute to curriculum review and enhancement, in a manner that supports a research-led approach to student learning
- Participate in the Faculty’s international engagement activities as required e.g. delivering teaching, contributing to joint programmes and recruitment of students
- Participate in, and develop, networks and collaborations both internally and externally to the Division/Faculty/University
- Participate in the administrative processes of the Division/Faculty/University including committee membership, quality assurance procedures and recruitment and admission of students
- Any other duties, commensurate with the grade of the post

**Essential Criteria**
Grade 7
- Qualifications_
- PhD in relevant discipline or close to successful completion

K_nowledge, Skills & Experience_
- Evidence of a developing publication record
- Credible plans for the active pursuit of external research funding
- Evidence of the ability to deliver excellent teaching at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level

Grade 8
- Qualifications_
- PhD in relevant discipline
- Knowledge, Skills & Experience_
- Established track record of high quality published research
- Experience of supervising dissertation projects across the range of undergraduate/ postgraduate and of supervising doctoral students
- Experience of providing high quality teaching across a range of programmes at undergraduate and postgraduate level preferably including online/digital programmes
- Experience of designing and delivering course modules
- Evidence of successful co-ordination, support, supervision, management and/or mentoring of others

**Desirable Criteria**
Grade 7
- Qualifications_
- Higher Education teaching qualification or equivalent e.g. PGCert and/or holding or working towards Associate Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA)
- Knowledge, Skills & Experience_
- Evidence of success in attracting research grants/external funding and delivering on