Lecturer in Conservation Science
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Mehefin 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £38,205 i £44,128 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 08 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Canterbury, Kent |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 2 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | University of Kent |
| Math o swydd: | Cytundeb |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | SNS-023-25-R |
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The Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE) in the School of Natural Sciences is looking to recruit a Lecturer in Conservation Science on a 2-year fixed term contract. DICE is a world-leading institute, ranked 1st in the UK for the quality of our outputs in the REF21 Geography and Environmental Studies unit of assessment and awarded a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2019 in recognition of our ‘pioneering education, capacity building and research in global nature conservation’.
As a lecturer, you will deliver excellent teaching and engage in related aspects of scholarship on our undergraduate and postgraduate courses. You will have prior experience of teaching topics related to biodiversity and conservation, and the ability to teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules in conservation and ecology, including Principles of Ecology and Biogeography, Applied Ecology and Conservation, Practical Data Analysis and Interpretation, and Evolutionary Genetics and Conservation
As a Lecturer in Conservation Science you can expect to be involved in:
Teaching, convening and examining undergraduate and postgraduate modules.
Engaging in scholarly endeavours as required to inform and enhance teaching activities.
Delivering high quality teaching in a variety of settings from small group sessions to large lectures.
Playing an active role in all aspects of programme development and management, including (but not limited to) module design and development, curriculum amendments, recruitment and admissions, marketing, student support, planning and quality assurance.
Adopting a student-centred approach to teaching and learning, developing your own teaching materials and approaches to meet the learning objectives of the programme.
What will you bring to the role?
First degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area or equivalent experience
PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in conservation and ecology
Sufficient breadth and depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline to teach within established undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
Experience of effective teaching and assessment in the subject area in a higher education setting
Demonstrable technical competence in conservation science topics related to the natural sciences and analysing quantitative data
What we can offer in return:
As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:
Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health
For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent
We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/
Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SNS-023-25.
As a lecturer, you will deliver excellent teaching and engage in related aspects of scholarship on our undergraduate and postgraduate courses. You will have prior experience of teaching topics related to biodiversity and conservation, and the ability to teach undergraduate and postgraduate modules in conservation and ecology, including Principles of Ecology and Biogeography, Applied Ecology and Conservation, Practical Data Analysis and Interpretation, and Evolutionary Genetics and Conservation
As a Lecturer in Conservation Science you can expect to be involved in:
Teaching, convening and examining undergraduate and postgraduate modules.
Engaging in scholarly endeavours as required to inform and enhance teaching activities.
Delivering high quality teaching in a variety of settings from small group sessions to large lectures.
Playing an active role in all aspects of programme development and management, including (but not limited to) module design and development, curriculum amendments, recruitment and admissions, marketing, student support, planning and quality assurance.
Adopting a student-centred approach to teaching and learning, developing your own teaching materials and approaches to meet the learning objectives of the programme.
What will you bring to the role?
First degree or equivalent in a relevant subject area or equivalent experience
PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in conservation and ecology
Sufficient breadth and depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline to teach within established undergraduate and postgraduate programmes
Experience of effective teaching and assessment in the subject area in a higher education setting
Demonstrable technical competence in conservation science topics related to the natural sciences and analysing quantitative data
What we can offer in return:
As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:
Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health
For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent
We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/
Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SNS-023-25.
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