Lecturer post in Geographical Information Science – University of Southampton

 
Lecturer in Geographical Information Science
 
Population, Health & Wellbeing
 
Location: Highfield Campus
Salary: £31,342 to £45,954
Full Time Permanent
Closing Date: Friday 05 June 2015
Interview Date: See advert
Reference: 562415WR
 
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Lecturer specialising in Geographical Information Science. We particularly invite applications from candidates whose research interests complement those of our Population, Health and Wellbeing (PHeW) research group. We would especially welcome those with GIS skills combined with substantive or methodological research interests in areas such as population, health, environment and Open Source GIS.
 
Be a part of the University of Southampton, an institution in the top 1% of world Universities and one of the UK’s top 15 research intensive universities. We have an international reputation for research, teaching and enterprise activities.
 
You will work in Geography and Environment, a leading international centre for geographical research. The PHeW research theme includes foci on the spatial analysis and modelling of population and population health. More broadly, the academic unit is a leading centre for application of Earth Observation and GIS to a range of environmental and human problems.
 
You will be able to deliver excellent undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and will contribute to and help develop our teaching programme and undertake research in line with the Unit’s research strategy.
 
You will have, or be about to be awarded, a PhD in Geography or a related field (or equivalent professional qualifications), an emerging profile of academic publications and the ability to win external research funding. Undergraduate teaching experience would be advantageous.
 
The post is tenable from 1 September 2015, or as soon as possible thereafter.
 
Informal enquiries may be made to Professor David Martin (Head of PHeW) (0044) (0) 2380 8059 2215 or Professor Stephen Darby (Head of Department) (0044) (0)2380 593779.
 
The closing date for this vacancy is 5 June 2015. Interviews will be held on 1 July.
 
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 Charlene Tyson (Recruitment Team) on +44 (0) 23 8059 6803. Please quote reference 562415WR on all correspondence.