Ref Number B03-02419
Professional Expertise Academic
Department UCL SLASH (B03)
Location London
Working Pattern Part time
Salary See advert text
Contract Type Fixed-term
Working Type Hybrid
Available for Secondment No
Closing Date 05-May-2025
About us
The Department of Geography (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/geography/) is widely recognised as one of the leading geography departments in the world (4th worldwide in the QS Ranking 2025, 2th in the Shanghai world rankings 2024). It has been highly rated in all seven UK Research Assessment Exercises, and the 2021 REF confirmed that 96% of the Department’s research activity is considered World Leading (4*) or Internationally Excellent (3*).
UCL Geography spans a broad range of Human and Physical Geography and we are committed to cross-disciplinary teaching and research. Research within the Department is currently organised into seven clusters: Environment, Politics, and Society; Environmental Change and Biodiversity; Past Climates; Environmental Modelling and Observation; Culture and Migration; Global Urbanisms; Geospatial Analysis and Computing. We are adding a new research cluster in Geographies of Health in 2025-26.
Staff are actively engaged in cross-disciplinary initiatives in UCL, including the Institute of Advanced Studies, the UCL Anthropocene initiative, and the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the study of Racism and Racialisation. In addition, UCL geographers collaborate with Archaeology, Anthropology, Political Science, Earth Science, Computer Science, Genetics, Evolution and Environment (GEE), Civil, Environmental and Geomatics Engineering (CEGE), including via the new People and Nature Lab at UCL East.
Research in Physical Geography is also supported by three main laboratory facilities: the Geography Laboratories; the Bloomsbury Environmental Isotope Facility (BEIF), and the UCL Environmental Radiometric Facility (ERF). BEIF is a joint facility with the Department of Earth Sciences.
The Department is committed to the idea of Geography as a global discipline and welcomes applicants with regional expertise from across the world. We are dedicated to increasing understanding of the world as precursor to making the planet a better, fairer place, and we are searching for a colleague who shares that goal. Our staff and students often engage with local community groups, campaigning organizations, government, international organisations, businesses and schools in order to connect global knowledge to specific local issues. We are very proud that research and teaching undertaken by members of the Department of Geography at UCL has had an impact in changing the world for the good in both big and small ways. We are searching for a new colleague who shares our commitments to collegiality, inclusivity and openness.
About the role
The UCL Department of Geography is seeking to appoint a part time, one-year fixed term Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in Geospatial Data Analysis and Cartography at 0.5FTE from September 2025. This is a 0.5FTE, one-year fixed term role to cover a member of staff. The salary range for this position is Grade 7, SP 33-37: £46,796 - £51,860 pro rata, per annum (including London Allowance).
The position will support Cartography and Environmental GIS teaching across the Faculty. The Department encourages applications from those trained in quantitative geography (in particular spatial statistics) with confidence in the use of GIS and data visualisation, and in the application of geospatial analyses across a range of data sets covering both, social and environmental sciences, and who additionally can undertake tutorial support across our first year curriculum.
Please see the full job description and person specification linked at the bottom of this page for more information.
The advert will close on Monday 5th May 2025 at 23:59 GMT. Interviews will take place before mid June.
About you
Candidates must hold a PhD in a relevant discipline by the time they begin their appointment. Applicants must demonstrate expertise in the areas to be taught, with an aptitude for teaching and developing Geography modules at both undergraduate and graduate levels and be committed to fostering a positive learning environment for students. Excellent presentation and teaching communication skills, along with the ability to work collaboratively and to deadlines, and a demonstrated commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion is essential.
When applying, please include:
- a covering letter outlining how you meet the essential criteria and a curriculum vitae combined in one pdf
- the names and addresses of three referees
Informal questions about the post and the Department may be directed to the Head of Teaching, Prof. Jan Axmacher (j.axmacher@ucl.ac.uk)
If you need reasonable adjustments or a more accessible format to apply for this job online or have any queries about the application process, please contact Claire Betts, Department Manager (c.betts@ucl.ac.uk).
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave plus 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
- Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- Immigration loan Relocation scheme for certain posts;
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
- Discounted medical insurance
Visit: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.
The Department is committed to the values of equality, diversity and inclusion; we have an active Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Committee and networks for BAME, LGBTQ, and disabled/neurodiverse staff and students. The Department recognises the importance of family-friendly working and we try, as far as possible, to organise meetings and events with staff responsibilities as parents and carers in mind. The Department currently holds an Athena Swan Silver award and is working towards a Gold award. Above all, the Department aims to be a supportive environment for both its staff and students. We especially welcome applications from candidates from under-represented backgrounds, and from candidates using a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches.
Further details of the department are at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/geography/.
