Lecturer in Sustainable Geoscience

As part of an on-going programme of investment and development, the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Cardiff University is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Sustainable Geoscience.
You should share our passion for high quality research-led teaching and be able to contribute to a range of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of geosciences for a sustainable future. You will also supervise MSc and PhD thesis students.
The successful candidate must develop and sustain an internationally recognised, externally funded interdisciplinary research programme in Sustainable Geoscience. A strong commitment to applied research aimed at helping address major societal problems is essential. Areas of interest may include carbon sequestration, geothermal energy, sustainable resources, environmental geosciences and/or other emerging challenges arising in the transition to a green economy. An interest in emerging and developing countries would also be desirable.

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. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and women candidates as BAME and women are currently under-represented within the School. Appointment will always be made on merit.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week). The post is available immediately and is open-ended.
Salary: £33,797 - £40,322 per annum (Grade 6)
For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Ian Hall, Head of School, Email: [email protected] or Dr Jenny Pike, Director of Learning and Teaching, Email: [email protected]
For further details about working in Cardiff University please contact Briony FitzGerald, email: [email protected]
More information on the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences: School of Earth and Environmental Sciences - Cardiff University

Important Notes:

Applications can only be accepted via the online system.

When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure that you name it with the vacancy reference number

Closing date: Monday, 23 August 2021

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: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/research/our-research-environment/integrity-and-ethics/responsible-research-assessment”