Assistant Professor in Sociology (Environmental Health)

Contracted hours per week: 35

Closing date: 28^th April 2025, 11:59pm

Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement: Not Applicable.

The successful candidate will join the SMART (Soil Microbiome Augmentation and Restoration Technologies) Soils project at Durham, which is a cross-faculty initiative that aims to reverse decades of soil degradation. Durham University is investing in the SMART Soils project in recognition of the need for a revolution in the way we work with soils in order to address the global challenges facing the environment. Our ambition is to be a world-leading Institute of Living Soils by 2030. We now know that our soils can help us deliver a just transition to a more sustainable future.

The post will concentrate on research for the first year. Thereafter, the role will include teaching at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, retaining a research focus on the SMART Soils project. There may be opportunities to develop a curriculum in environmental social science. Candidates with expertise in theories of care, intersectionality and/or a focus on or expertise in international perspectives would be particularly welcomed.

This post offers an exciting opportunity to make a major contribution to the development of internationally excellent research and teaching while allowing unrivalled opportunities to progress and embed your career in an exciting and progressive institution. For more information, please visit our Department pages at Department of Sociology - Durham University and the SMART Soils webpages here: www.durham.ac.uk/smart-soils.

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