The School of Natural and Built Environment (NBE) at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Planning. The successful applicant will deliver professionally-accredited Modules in Planning at both undergraduate and postgraduate level, linking planning practice with contemporary and future societal challenges, within a theoretically informed context. The role involves contributing to the teaching, assessment, organisation and administration in the School of Natural and Built Environment. This will consist of assisting with coordination and delivery of modules, participating in a range of teaching activities including lectures, group work, fieldtrips, project supervision and other student-based learning.
Job reference: 23/111313
Application closing date: 23/10/2023
Salary: £41,331 - £57,141 per annum.
For details and application form see here
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you:
- Have a relevant degree (1st class or 2.1) and a completed PhD in Planning or a cognate subject.
- Currently active in professional or academic practice with a track record of outputs that is commensurate with level of experience.
- Can demonstrate experience in delivery of education to undergraduate and postgraduate planning students to achieve professional planning accreditation.
- Can demonstrate professional knowledge and expertise of critical engagement with professional planning practice, regulatory processes of development management and spatial planning policy, underpinned by a knowledge of planning theory.
Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria, click on the 'Candidate Information' link below.
At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.
We offer an excellent employment package that includes:
- Great terms & conditions
- Pension schemes
- Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
- Family-friendly initiatives
- Career development opportunities
- Support for health & mental wellbeing
- Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)
Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/.
