Lecturer in Human Geography

Specified Purpose Whole Time

(anticipated duration 12 months)

UCC wishes to appoint an academic to the role of Lecturer in Human Geography, reporting to the Head of Department, to complement and expand the Department’s existing interdisciplinary research and teaching interests in this area. The successful candidate for this lectureship will teach in urban geography and complementary areas of human geography to undergraduates and postgraduates, as well as mentor and supervise undergraduate and postgraduate research students. The successful candidate will also perform core administrative duties within our BA programmes. In addition, candidates with experience in inclusive approaches to teaching, learning and assessment in Human Geography are encouraged.

The appointee will be expected to be research active, building on existing areas of research strength in the School, with the potential for securing ERC funding. They will align to the UCC Collective Social Futures area on appointment - https://www.ucc.ie/en/futures/#about-ucc-futures, and/or other relevant UCC Futures Clusters, and will be expected to collaborate with research groups within UCC such as ISS21, MaREI and the Environmental Research Institute, as well as develop international links.

Please note that Garda vetting and/or an international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.

For an information package including full details of the post, selection criteria and application process see https://ore.ucc.ie/.

The University, at its discretion, may undertake to make an additional appointment(s) from this competition following the conclusion of the process.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to:

Dr Denis Linehan, Tel:, +353 (0)21 4902517 Email: d.linehan@ucc.ie

Further information on the Department is available at: https://www.ucc.ie/en/geography

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer (Below the Bar) Salary Scale: €41,685 - €71,735 (Scale B) / €43,732 - €68,260 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy.

We encourage you to reach out to us directly should you require assistance or reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process.

Please note that interviews will take place online via MS Teams in the first instance. Candidates may be required to attend UCC for an in person interview. Candidates will be advised as appropriate.

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/).

Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to recruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Tuesday, 15^th April 2025

No late applications will be accepted.

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Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector

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