Lecturer in Climate Change Science

Job title:

Lecturer in Climate Change Science

Company

Cardiff University

Job description

£39,347 – £44,263 per annum (Grade 6)
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University
Vacancy Number: 18975BRThe School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University is seeking to appoint a fixed-term Lecturer in Climate Change Science.You should share our passion for high quality interdisciplinary research and research-led learning and teaching and be able to contribute to a range of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of Earth and Environmental Sciences, including the supervision of MSc and PhD thesis students.The successful candidate will demonstrate an ability to conduct and sustain an internationally-recognised, externally-funded, interdisciplinary research programme within the broad topic of climate change science commensurate with the level of appointment. We are particularly interested in applicants with a strong commitment to quantitative research aimed at helping address major societal problems, with emphasis on the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Areas of interest include quantitative aspects of climate change science, including, but not restricted to, climate change impacts, mitigation, adaptation, risk and resilience.The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences is lively and dynamic community that aims to promote sustainability through education, dissemination, and direct participation, enabling students and staff to make positive changes to our environmental impact, in particular supporting Cardiff University’s declaration of a Climate Emergency and aim to become carbon neutral (Scopes 1 and 2) by 2030.The School is also committed to promoting equality and diversity, including the Athena SWAN charter for promoting inclusive working practices in STEMM subjects in higher education. Staff and students from the School are active members of the global Unlearning Racism in Geoscience (URGE) community. We particularly welcome female applicants and those from an ethnic minority, as they are under-represented within the School at these levels.The position is full-time, (35 hours per week) available immediately and is fixed-term for 36 months.The appointments will be made, dependent on relevant qualification and experience within salary band £39,347 – £44,263 per annum (Grade 6).For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Jenny Pike, Head of School, Email: or Professor Andrew Kerr, Director of Learning and Teaching, Email:For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact Claudia Peña, HR Administrator, email:More information on the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences:Important Notes:Applications can only be accepted via the online system.It is the University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing. Candidates should evidence that they meet ALL of the essential criteria as well as, where relevant, the desirable. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined in the Person Specification. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide under each element.When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number.Closing date: Tuesday, 1 October 2024.Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.Cardiff University is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions we will evaluate applicants on the quality of their research, not publication metrics or the identity of the journal in which the research is published. More information is available at:Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.posted: 05 September 2024

Expected salary

£39347 – 44263 per year

Location

Cardiff

Job date

Sat, 07 Sep 2024 02:30:56 GMT

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