Lecturer in Environmental Management x 2

Glasgow Caledonian University

Glasgow, UK 🇬🇧

REF NO: GCU01418

PUBLISHED: 11/4/2023

CLOSES: 25/4/2023

LOCATION: London Campus, 40 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, E1 6PX

SALARY: £45,737 – £52,841 per year

CONTRACT TYPE: Permanent

POSITION TYPE: Full Time

HOURS: 35 hours per week

WORK FROM HOME: Hybrid

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These roles will be based at GCU London and include an additional London Weighting Payment of £4,464 per annum

Glasgow Caledonian University – the University for the Common Good – is a vibrant, values-led, multi-cultural, civic University with a global outlook and strong commitment to delivering social innovation and sustainable development in its education and research.  

Our organisational strategy is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals and our globally recognised researchers advise governments, industry and international bodies. We are ranked fourth in the world and first in the UK for promoting gender equality, in the top 70 universities globally for social impact, and first in Scotland for health and wellbeing, and reduced inequalities, for which we are also ranked 21st in the world (THE Impact Rankings, 2022). In 2020-21, we contributed £1.7 billion and more than 14,000 jobs across the globe (BIGGAR Economics, 2022). 

GCU is committed to widening participation, and delivering positive outcomes for our students. We are Scotland’s leading provider of Graduate Apprenticeships. With campuses in Glasgow, London and New York, we have transnational partnerships around the world, supporting more than 22,000 students from 130 countries. Guided by our values – integrity, responsibility, creativity and confidence – we transform the lives of the people and communities we serve.

GCU London is the postgraduate campus of Glasgow Caledonian University, hosting more than 1200 students, and is based in the heart of London’s vibrant Spitalfields area.  The post holder will a member of the School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment (SCEBE), but will be based at the GCU London Campus and contribute to teaching, dissertation supervision and research in Environmental Management.  SCEBE delivers a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and undertakes research that was rated in the UK top 30 for the Built Environment in the recent UK Research Excellence Framework exercise.

We are looking for enthusiastic and inspirational individuals that will support and sustain the growth of the MSc Environmental Management programme at our GCU London campus.  The new post holder will have a passion and enthusiasm to both deliver innovations in learning and teaching and have ability to develop research and knowledge exchange opportunities. We are interested in both practitioners and academics who have a strong working knowledge related to our accrediting Professional Bodies.

The successful candidates will have a PhD or a relevant Masters qualification level and be enrolled on a PhD programme which they are likely to complete within 6 months in a relevant discipline area such as Environmental Management, Environmental Science, Geography, Geology, Water Resources Management, Renewable Energy Technologies, Geographical Information Systems, and/or equivalent significant industrial experience along with membership of a relevant professional body.  Additionally the successful candidates are required to demonstrate in-depth knowledge and skills in one or more of the following: Environmental Policy and Regulation, Water Resource Management, Climate Justice, Renewable Energy, Pollution and Waste Management, Environmental Planning, and Environmental Data Monitoring & Analysis (Geographical Information Systems).

If you wish to know more about these roles or for an informal discussion, please contact Dr Charles Russell, Deputy Head of Department, Civil Engineering and Environmental Management at Charles.Russell@gcu.ac.uk.

All applicants must complete the online application form detailing how they meet the essential and desirable requirements for the role.  A short covering letter highlighting why you feel you are suitable for this position (1-page maximum) and a short, summary CV (4 pages maximum) may also be included.

As the University for the Common Good, we are committed to embedding equality, diversity and inclusion, as well as our values in everything that we do.  As such, we welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who demonstrate the GCU Values.

Glasgow Caledonian University is committed to a fair and transparent recruitment process that is free from bias so that we can attract and retain a high performing workforce which makes a critical contribution to our success​.

The University holds the prestigious Athena SWAN Silver institution award, which recognises our significant record of activity and achievement in promoting gender equality across different disciplines.

The School of Computing, Engineering and Built Environment is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and is one of only two such Schools in Scotland to hold the prestigious Athena SWAN Silver Award for promoting gender equality and women’s careers in STEMM subjects (science, technology, engineering, mathematics and medicine) and allied STEMM subjects (surveying, environment and management of all themes) in higher education.

As a Disability Confident ‘Committed’ employer, we are striving to ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to disabled people. Although the Disability Confident ‘Committed’ level does not guarantee an interview for disabled applicants, we will make reasonable adjustments for disabled applicants during the recruitment process.

The University also holds the Carer Positive ‘Engaged’ employer award, which recognises our commitment to supporting staff with caring responsibilities.

Glasgow Caledonian University are committed signatories to the Armed Forces Covenant

The University offers a range of benefits including opportunities for professional development, family friendly policies, cycle to work scheme and onsite childcare facilities.

Please note that the appointments will be made on the first point of the salary scale (unless by exception).

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