Job Description

Lecturer in Geospatial Information Science

Job Purpose

To carry out research and scholarship in Geospatial Information Science (GIS), deliver an excellent student experience through teaching and assessment, and contribute to management and administration. At Grade 8, demonstrate leadership and contribute to academic and strategic management and to advance knowledge exchange, public understanding and outreach.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Perform the following range of activities:

1. Develop, lead and sustain personal and group research aligned appropriately to School/College research strategy.

2. Enhance your research profile, reputation and esteem through:

• Establishing and sustaining a track record of independent and joint publications of international quality in high quality refereed journals, generating research impact in terms of economic/societal benefit

• Presentation at international and national conferences and at internal/external seminars, colloquia and workshops;

• Identification of potential funding sources and the development of proposals to secure funding from internal/external bodies to support future research;

• Developing and maintaining collaborations with colleagues across the School/College/University and external academic and external partners;

• Contribution to team/group meetings/seminars/workshops and activities to enhance the wider knowledge, outputs and culture of the School/College.

3. Contribute to the planning, developing, organisation and delivery of high-quality teaching, supervision and assessment activities across under and post-graduate programmes within the School.

4. Contribute to the on-going development and design of under/post-graduate curricula, to ensure a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment in the discipline and/or profession.

5. Manage a variety of academic administrative activities, including timely delivery of effective and constructive feedback on assessment, and provision of pastoral support.

6. Contribute to the management and organisational duties of the School, as assigned by the Head of School.

7. Engage in personal, professional and career development.

8. Contribute to the enhancement of the University\'s international profile in line with the University\'s Strategic Plan, World Changers Together.

For appointment at Grade 8:

9. Demonstrate enhanced leadership, academic responsibility and strategic management, particularly through internationally leading research, outputs and funding.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential:

A1 Relevant PhD or equivalent experience in Geospatial Information Science (GIS), Geomatics, Geography, Geoscience, Mapping and Surveying, Geostatistics, Computer Science, or cognate discipline.

A2 Significant breadth/depth of knowledge in advanced quantitative methods and geospatial data management, analysis, and visualisation, as applied to one or more of social sciences, geography, transportation and mobility, environmental applications, urban analytics, location-based services, positioning and navigation which complements and/or enhances the existing research strengths of the School.

A3 A growing international reputation in geospatial data science in a field that matches or enhances existing activities within GES.

Skills

Essential:

C1 Ability, drive and influence to develop an international research profile.

C2 Research creativity and strong cross-discipline collaborative ability as appropriate.

C3 Excellent communication skills, with ability to communicate complex data/concepts clearly and concisely.

C4 Excellent interpersonal skills and a collegiate approach.

C5 Appropriate workload/time/project/budget/people management skills.

C6 Extensive web and mobile mapping/application development experiences and proficiency in JavaScript.

C7 A sufficient experience with geospatial analysis using Python, or R.

C8 Extensive experience with spatial databases, and GIS software, geospatial data management, analysis, cartography and visualisation.

C9 Good team building and leadership skills including demonstrable supervisory skills.

C10 A strong commitment to high quality, research led, student orientated teaching and proven ability to engage students to inspire learning, and to provide pastoral care to students.

For appointment at Grade 8:

C11 Excellent leadership skills, able to develop early career academic colleagues and manage a research team.

C12 Excellent influencing and collaboration skills to facilitate shaping the research agenda of the academic community and funders.

C13 Exceptional commitment to high quality teaching, enthusing students and inspiring learning.

Desirable:

D1 Extensive experience with geospatial analysis using Python, or R programming languages.

D2 Extensive experience with spatial statistics and geo-spatial data.

D3 Extensive experience with 3D visualisation, virtual reality, and/or augmented reality.

Experience

Essential:

E1 Sufficient depth of relevant research experience including postdoctoral experience, appropriate to an early career researcher.

E2 Evidence of a track record of presentations and publications.

E3 Experience in undertaking independent research and contributing to funding applications.

E4 Excellent track record of development and delivery of teaching GIS, cartography and visualisation, and spatial databases at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

For appointment at Grade 8:

E5 Strong track record of undertaking research, publishing in high impact journals at national and international level, and in attracting external research funding.

E6 Excellent track record of contribution to academic and administration activities in a research led institution.

E7 Experience in undertaking independent research and contributing to successful funding applications.

Job Features

The School of Geographical and Earth Sciences (GES) is one of seven schools in the College of Science and Engineering. GES has 35 FTE academic staff and 16 FTE professional staff. It delivers three undergraduate programmes with 600 student FTEs (Environmental Geoscience, Geology, Geography) and six taught postgraduate programmes with 100 FTEs. Research is organised into two groups, Earth Systems (ESRG) and Human Geography (HGRG), and a graduate school with 55 FTE MSc and PhD students.

Application Requirements:

(i) A point-by-point summary indicating how you meet the essential and desirable criteria listed in the job description. This must address and demonstrate how you meet EACH of the essential / desirable criteria, e.g., \xe2\x80\x9cA1: I graduated with a PhD in Geospatial Information Science, specialising in the area of X, from the University of Y in 2010.\xe2\x80\x9d If you do not address each criterion in this format, you will not be shortlisted for interview.

(ii) A one-page research statement outlining your vision for research, together with a link to your Google scholar page, and, if appropriate, a one-page outline of an impact case study that could be developed.

(iii) A one-page teaching statement outlining what you think matters for teaching.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade, 7/8, \xc2\xa339,347 - \xc2\xa344,263 / \xc2\xa348,350 - \xc2\xa356,021 per annum.

This post is full time and open ended.

As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook , benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University .

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community .

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Vacancy reference number: 127031

Closing date: 27th September 2023
Vacancy Ref : 127031 Close Date : 27-Sep-2023 23:45

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