Associate Professorship of Geography Education

The Department of Education, in association with Reuben College, are seeking to appoint a full-time Associate Professor of Geography Education. The appointment will be initially for five years at which point, upon completion of a successful review, the post-holder will be eligible for reappointment to the retiring age.

The Associate Professorship is available from October 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. The appointment will be made in association with a non-tutorial fellowship at Reuben College, further details of the fellowship can be found in the job description.

Your main responsibilities will be to contribute substantially to teaching and supervision in the Geography PGCE and the MSc Learning and Teaching programme offered by the Department of Education.  You will develop and carry out high quality research, relevant to learning or teacher learning in geography education, drawing on this activity to inform all work related to the above programmes.  You will be required to take on administrative and examining duties as requested by the department.

The successful candidate should have:

• a strong first degree, or equivalent;
• a doctorate, or equivalent, relevant to the field of geography education
• the ability to link research in the area of geography education to larger theoretical debates in education and the social sciences.
• The ability to obtain and manage research grants and manage contract research staff
• substantial experience of teaching, supervision and examining at higher degree level;
• a strong record of collaboration and team work;
• expertise in a wide range of research methods.

Further information (including details about how to apply) can be obtained from the further particulars.  Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a CV, including a full list of publications; details of teaching experience; a statement of research interests and future research plans, and a covering letter or statement.

Only applications received before noon (UK time) on 1 July 2024 will be considered.

It is expected that interviews for shortlisted candidates will be held on 18 September 2024 at the Department of Education and Reuben College.

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

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