Anglia Ruskin University (ARU)
Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) is a global university with students from 185 countries studying on campuses in Cambridge, Chelmsford, Peterborough, Writtle, and London. ARU is recognised as one of the top 350 institutions in the world (The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021). We were awarded the University of the Year ( The Times Higher Education University Rankings 2023) and we are one of the top 40 universities in the UK.
ARU Peterborough (ARU-P)
ARU Peterborough is a new modern, sustainably built university offering a range of higher education and professional development courses. It is the home to the Environmental degrees and short courses. We enjoy proximity to nationally significant nature recovery programmes, and our team work closely with a wide range of local and global environmental, land and agriculture, nature conservation, engineering, and sustainability business partners who are highly supportive of our work. We are involved in joint projects and research with our partners and actively seek opportunities for collaboration and innovation.
Environment and Sustainability
Our environmental courses are growing, and we are proud to offer BSc (Hons) Environmental Management, BSc (Hons) Environmental Science (degree apprenticeship), and IEMA certified short courses. Our environmental programmes are focused on addressing the main issues that have caused degradation of the environment, and through education, training, projects, research, and collaboration, contribute to restoring nature; reducing the impacts to the climate (including adaptation and enabling net zero approaches); improving sustainability and environmental performance, and designing nature based solutions. We do this through:
- Increasing understanding of the environment, including ecosystem functions, biogeochemical processes, landscape dynamics, and how interactions with humans have influenced natural functions.
- Understanding and addressing the issues that are causing major negative impacts on the environment.
- Restoring, regenerating, and optimising natural functions and conditions, to avoid crossing thresholds.
- Ensuring environments are resilient to human influences, and can adapt or be mitigated against without causing unforeseen negative outcomes.
- Using data, modelling, apps, GIS, CAD, AI and machine learning as tools to identify baseline conditions, track trends, and help to test scenarios to protect and improve the environment.
- Designing and monitoring sustainable futures focusing on risk, resilience, restoration, and remediation outcomes.
Our courses support those involved in (or aiming to work in) environmental and ecological consultancy, land use and land use change, nature conservation, agriculture, civil engineering, built environment, and business.
Requirements: Associate Lecturers in Environmental Science
We are recruiting a range of Associate Lecturers, preferably those who have specialisms in the following areas:
Climate, earth processes Energy, carbon, and net zeroGeology and soils Air qualityGISCADRemote se</strong>nsingArtificial intelligence and machine learningWaste, circular economy, and pollutionHydrology and water qualitySustainable business practices, ESG, auditing, and complianceEnvironmental economics, green finance, grant fundingLandscape and environmental design Sustainable buildings and infrastructur
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If you are interested in becoming an Associate Lecturer but your skills are not listed, please do get in contact as there may be opportunities for other areas of work including projects, research, or additional teaching.
Role Description
The Climate, Energy and Net Zero Associate Lecturer role is based on our Peterborough campus; however a substantial element of teaching will be carried out remotely. In this role, you will either deliver full modules (or be part of a module team), develop new teaching materials, help to create ideas and materials for block weeks and field trips, facilitate learning and successful student outcomes, and assess student work. You will have a strong commitment to teaching and a passion for sharing your up to date experience, knowledge, and skills with students.
Qualification
s Higher degree, and/or appropriate professional qualificationsDesirable: PhD, and/or teaching qualificatio
n
Experien
ceExperience in applying skills, methods and techniques in a learning and teaching environment/ and or relevant commercial and/or professional experienceDesirable: experience of course material designDesirable: experience of working in HE or in teaching adu
lts
Knowledge/ ski
llsGood written and oral communications skillsIT literateAbility to meet deadlines, sometimes under pressureDesirable: able to think innovatively and creati
vely
Personal qualities/ disposi
tionAbility to work co-operatively as part of a teamCustomer focussedFlexible approachGood interpersonal skillsRel
iable
OtherUnderstanding of the environmental and sustainability sectorCommitment to own personal and professional developmentCommitment to equality and diversity, health and safety and ARU valuesCompliance with GDPR principles/requir
ements
For more information on these roles and others, go to:
https://jobs.aru.ac.uk/vacancy/associate-lecturer-aru-p-547266.html
