Lecturer in Geographies of Health (x2 posts)

The UCL Department of Geography invites applications for the position of Lecturer in Geographies of Health. Up to two open-ended, full time appointments will be made, to start in September 2025.

The Department of Geography (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/geography/) is widely recognised as one of the leading geography departments in the world (4th worldwide in the QS Ranking 2025, 2th in the Shanghai world rankings 2024). It has been highly rated in all seven UK Research Assessment Exercises, and the 2021 REF confirmed that 96% of the Department’s research activity is considered World Leading (4*) or Internationally Excellent (3*).

UCL Geography spans a broad range of Human and Physical Geography and we are committed to cross-disciplinary teaching and research. Research within the Department is currently organised into seven cluste rs. We are adding a new research cluster in Geographies of Health in 2025-26, seeking to build on UCL’s international leadership in the field of health and its existing infrastructure connecting health and the social sciences.

Staff are actively engaged in cross-disciplinary initiatives in UCL, including the Institute of Advanced Studies, the UCL Anthropocene initiative, and the Sarah Parker Remond Centre for the study of Racism and Racialisation. Those appointed in this search will join the Health of the Public community at UCL, where public health was ranked 3rd in the world in Public Health (Shanghai Rankings, 2024). Other parts of UCL t hat appointees are expected to engage with include the Institute of Global Health and the Faculty of Population Health Sciences.

The Department is committed to the idea of Geography as a global discipline and welcomes applicants with regional expertise from across the world. We are dedicated to increasing understanding of the world as precursor to making the planet a better, fairer place, and we are searching for a colleague who shares that goal. We are very proud that research and teaching undertaken by members of the Department of Geography at UCL has had an impact in changing the world for the good in both big and small ways. We are searching for a new colleague who shares our commitments to collegiality, inclusivity and openness.

Candidates must hold a PhD (awarded by the start date) in Human Geography, or another relevant discipline with an en vironmental or spatial focus on health and be able to evidence their ability to undertake and publish internationally excellent research. They must also demonstrate an aptitude for teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels; we are especially interested in candidates who can contribute in the following areas:

• Health and spatial analysis
• Health and development
• Health and race
• Health and environment
• Health and cities

Once the new cluster is assembled, we anticipate both a new 3rd year module in Geographies of Health as well as a new MSc programme, to which the successful post-holder(s) will contribute.

The advert will close on Monday 5th May 2025 at 23:59 GMT. Interviews will take place before mid June.

We actively encourage applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

This role meets the eligibility requirements for a skilled worker certificate of sponsorship or a global talent visa under UK Visas and Immigration legislation. Therefore, UCL welcomes applications from international applicants who require a visa.

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