Career Opportunities at Queen's

The School of Biological Sciences at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint an exceptional candidate to the post of Lecturer (Education) to deliver on the MSc in Leadership for Sustainable Development in GIFT City (India). The successful appointee will undertake significant teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels; contribute to the design, organisation and delivery of teaching activities; engage in scholarly activity and help in the development of the School’s educational portfolio.

The postholder will be based in GIFT City (India) however will be required to travel to Belfast on an ad hoc basis.

Information about the School of Biological Sciences and Gift City can be found at the following links: 

• https://www.qub.ac.uk/schools/SchoolofBiologicalSciences/
• https://www.qub.ac.uk/india/

About the person: 

Candidates should evidence the following essential qualifications and experience criteria in their applications:

• Honours degree in Biological Sciences, Economics, Geography, Engineering, Leadership, Environmental Studies, Public Policy or related subject
• PhD in Biological Science, Economics, Geography, Engineering, Leadership, Environmental Studies, Public Policy or a related subject
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of ability to publish
• Recent relevant experience of lecturing/teaching commensurate with stage of career and assessing at
• University level in Sustainability and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Leadership Environmental Impact Assessment; Life Cycle Assessment, Environmental Management Systems or a closely related subject
• Experience of designing course materials and planning and organising the delivery and assessment of teaching
• Experience of developing and delivering innovative methods of teaching and assessment
• Evidence of using innovative teaching methods and digital platforms
• Evidence of provision of pastoral care for students
• Experience of contribution to broader management and administrative processes.
• Evidence of administrative experience appropriate to the position of lecturer (education) commensurate with stage of career.

Full details of the requirements for the post are in the Candidate Information document.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter

Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.

Candidate Information