Career Opportunities at Queen's

Queen’s University Belfast is currently seeking to recruit a talented Lecturer in Climate Policy, Politics and Sustainability, to undertake high-quality research in line with our research strategy, to teach and supervise at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and to contribute to administration/outreach activity. This post is held jointly between the School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy & Politics (0.7FTE) and the School of Biological Sciences (0.3FTE), enabling interdisciplinary social science research and teaching, as well as to contribute to the development of the new Climate Plus Co-Centre and to the Centre for Sustainability, Equality and Climate Action.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• Ph.D. in a cognate social science discipline (e.g.. Politics/Political Science, Sociology, Law)
• Record of publication of research outputs appropriate to stage of career.
• A research focus in the social science of climate policy and sustainability.
• Evidence of contribution in research projects and outputs, including collaboration and outreach.
• Evidence of effective outreach and engagement /dissemination of research to non-academic audiences 6. Evidence of effective and innovative teaching at University level appropriate to stage of career, including successful design and delivery of modules.
• vidence of ability to contribute to the teaching of modules in climate policy and sustainability.

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.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

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.

Candidate Information

Further information for international applicants