Teaching Fellow in Geographical Information Systems (GIS)

Centre for Environmental Science

Location: Highfield Campus

Salary:  £29,301 per annum

Full Time Fixed Term (for up to one year to cover maternity leave)

Closing Date:  Thursday 02 February 2017

Interview Date:  To be confirmed

Reference: 823017AT

The Centre for Environmental Science in the Faculty of Engineering and the Environment (FEE) at the University of Southampton invites applications for a Teaching Fellow in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and related Environmental Science areas.

You will provide high quality teaching and student support in Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and related Environmental Science areas such as Natural Resource Governance and Forestry.  The appointment will lead teaching and student support during Semester 2 of Academic Year 2016/2017, and Semester 1 of Academic Year 2017/2018. 

You will be responsible for leading teaching and assessment on the following modules: ENVS2008 GIS for Environmental Scientists; ENVS6033 GIS for Engineers; ENVS3015 GIS Function and Environmental Applications; ENVS2012 Environmental Instrumentation; ENVS6032 Geographical Information Systems.  Further to these key modules there is the expectation of contributions to ENVS3016/6027 Natural Resource Governance and ENVS1006 Environmental Science: Research and Applications.  In addition you will be required to supervise a small number of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Research Projects.  An experienced member of the Environmental Science teaching staff will provide support and guidance for all teaching, assessment, and research project supervision work.

The ability to deliver a range of innovative teaching and assessment approaches is essential. The Centre for Environmental Sciences has an outstanding reputation for high quality student support and feedback.  You will contribute to the continuation of this reputation and to strengthen our degree programmes by contributing to strategic education developments.

It is essential you have experience of teaching at University level along with practical experience of using GIS software. Most importantly we are looking for a dynamic individual who passionate about GIS and Environmental Science, engineering and who will communicate the excitement of this important area to undergraduate and postgraduate students. It is expected that the successful candidate will have industrial links and experience that would facilitate collaboration and development of the taught programme as well as advancing scholarship, research and enterprise in the broader Environmental Science subject areas.

We would be interested to receive applications from individuals with industrial experience in GIS, and who may currently be employed in the industry.

For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Simon Kemp (s.kemp@soton.ac.uk) (Head of Centre for Environmental Science) or Professor P.Temarel (p.temarel@soton.ac.uk) (Head of Civil, Maritime and Environmental Engineering and Science).

You will join one of the UK’s most dynamic centres for engineering and environmental research and education rated number one for research power in REF2014.  We have an excellent record of collaborative research with industry and academic institutions in the UK and abroad.

The Faculty has nearly 200 academic staff working in a number of research themes (http://www.southampton.ac.uk/engineering/research/themes.page). We have exceptional research facilities particularly in our state-of-the-art facilities at our new Boldrewood Innovation Campus.

In recognition of our continued commitment to improving equality for women in science and engineering we were awarded an Athena SWAN bronze award in September 2013 and again in Autumn 2016.   The Faculty will give due consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly including part-time and due consideration will be given to applicants who have taken a career break. The University has generous annual leave, maternity policy*, onsite childcare facilities and employees are able to participate in the childcare vouchers scheme. 

The University of Southampton is the top one per cent of world universities and in the top 10 of the UK’s research-intensive universities

The University of Southampton is committed to sustainability and being a globally responsible university and has recently been awarded the Platinum EcoAward.  Our vision is to embed the principles of sustainability into all aspects of our individual and collective work, integrating sustainable development into our business planning, policy-making, and professional activities.  The University has been awarded ISO14001, the international standard in Environmental Management Systems.  This commits all of our staff and students to take responsibility for managing their activities to minimise harm to the environment.

*subject to qualifying criteria

 Application procedure:

You should submit your completed online application form at www.jobs.soton.ac.uk. The application deadline will be midnight on the closing date stated above. If you need any assistance, please call Georgie Warren (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 7749. Please quote reference 823017AT on all correspondence.