Career Opportunities at Queen's

Applications are invited for a fixed term (11 months) teaching-focused post in Human Geography at Teaching Fellow level in the School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen's University Belfast.

The successful candidate will make a significant contribution to the delivery of the geography education in the School, particularly in supporting the BA Geography and BSc Geography, as well as the MA Geopolitics and MSc Climate Change programmes, through the delivery of human geography classes and the supervision of undergraduate and/or postgraduate student projects. They will contribute to the development and delivery of an innovative teaching and learning strategy, as well as to administration and outreach activities.

As this post commences on 1 August 2025 the successful candidate must be available to start on or close to this date.

About the person:

The successful candidate will:

• Hold a primary degree (undergraduate or postgraduate) in Geography or a closely related discipline (minimum award 2:1 or equivalent).
• Either hold or be about to complete a PhD in an area of human geography.
• Have demonstrable experience in area(s) of human geography commensurate with existing taught programmes and in research methodologies relevant to human geography.
• Be committed to providing a high-quality student learning experience, be motivated to provide high quality teaching and pastoral support for students, and willing to supervise undergraduate and/or postgraduate student projects.
• Be able to demonstrate their ability to work effectively as part of a team and to communicate complex information effectively in English, both orally and in writing, with effective presentation skills.
• Ideally, the successful candidate will hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and/or membership of an appropriate professional and/or teaching body, and will have successfully supervised undergraduate and/or postgraduate students. Additionally, they would bring expertise in population and social geography, evidence of strong teaching evaluations, and experience in course development or curriculum design.

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.

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