Lecturer in Social Geography

3 weeks ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom Newcastle University Full time

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

What’s in it for you? Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Newcastle is an inclusive global University community where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary, we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all, offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.

**Salary**: £38,474 to £43,155 per annum

**Closing Date**: 19 April 2023

The Role

Your research and teaching will focus on social geography, broadly defined, and will complement and extend our existing research and teaching strengths in social geographies at Newcastle University. Your research will be recognised internationally within your field, and you will be an excellent teacher at undergraduate and taught postgraduate levels in Geography. We welcome applicants whose work advances one or more of the following areas: geographies of displacement, asylum and population mobilities; geographies of children, youth and families; geographies of gender; postcolonial and decolonial approaches to the study of social life and space; methodological innovations in the investigation of social life and space; critical approaches to the geographies of global inequalities and social justice.

This position is fixed term for three years (36 months) only and has been created following the award of a three year Leverhulme Trust Major Research Fellowship to Professor Peter Hopkins, Geography, School of GPS.
Geography at Newcastle

Key accountabilities

**The successful applicant will be expected to**:
Conduct and publish internationally recognised research in the sub-disciplinary area of social geographies.
Contribute to our future submissions to the UK’s Research Excellence Framework (REF).
Engage with potential non-academic users and beneficiaries of your research.
Participate in our research clusters, particularly Geographies of Social Change.
Contribute to, develop and extend teaching across our undergraduate and taught postgraduate Geography degree programmes.
Become involved with postgraduate research student supervision when opportunities arise.
Contribute to the administration of the Geography degree programmes and/or administration of other activities in Geography and the School of GPS.
Provide academic guidance and pastoral support to personal tutees.
Work in a collegial way, making a positive contribution to our collaborative and inclusive environment in which we value and support excellent research, teaching and impact.
Take responsibility for your professional and career development with the support and encouragement of your colleagues.

The Person

Knowledge, Skills and Experience
A track record, commensurate with career stage, of published research within social geography
Research skills based on strong knowledge and understanding of a range of research methods, data sources, analytic techniques and methodologies
Experience of engagement with non-academic research users and beneficiaries
Excellent teaching skills, including experience of teaching at Geography undergraduate level in social geographies
Excellent knowledge of core teaching requirements in human geography undergraduate programmes, including ability to teach research methodologies in Geography
Experience of lecturing, seminar teaching, assessment, field courses and dissertation supervision
Experience of providing academic guidance and pastoral care to undergraduate students
Desirable
Experience of teaching at taught postgraduate level
Experience of providing academic guidance and pastoral care to taught postgraduate students

Attributes and Behaviours
Commitment to maintaining and supporting a diverse and inclusive working environment, in which all colleagues and students are treated fairly and respectfully
Ability to work both within teams and on your own initiative when required
Willingness and ability to work collegially, making a positive contribution to a collaborative environment that values and supports excellent research, teaching and impact
Willingness and ability to assume administrative responsibilities, including module leadership
Willingness (where personal circumstances enable this) to take part in field courses, including residential and non-residential field courses

**Qualifications**:
A good first degree and PhD (completed or near completion) in Human Geography or closely related discipline

The University holds a silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. The Uni



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