Job Purpose

The School of Geographical and Earth Sciences seeks a dynamic researcher and instructor who conducts research and scholarship in Global Terrestrial Water. This position is one of three positions associated with a cluster hire in Building a Habitable Planet.

We seek candidates with expertise focusing on catchment to regional and global scale surface water hydrology; the influence of weather and climate change on surface waters, Earth’s surface, or communities; or real-time (big-data) analysis of meteorologic and hydrologic data streams. Approaches integrating field and GIS, remote-sensing or geodetic data with process-based models are encouraged to apply. Additionally, we seek candidates who complement existing school strengths in fluvial geomorphology, water chemistry, and freshwater ecology.  The candidate is expected to develop (Grade 7), or bring with them (Grade 8/9), a vigorous and externally funded research program and to play a leading role in GIS, remote sensing, or geodesy-based research at the university.

The candidate will support undergraduate teaching in the geographical and environmental sciences and postgraduate (MSc) programs in Geomatics, Climate and Environmental Science, Sustainable Water Environments, and Earth Futures.  Teaching contributions will be in undergraduate and postgraduate courses in GIS, remote sensing and/or geodesy, field excursions, and surface and groundwater hydrology. We are particularly interested in candidates with a collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to scholarship. The post holder will benefit from existing high-performance computing resources in the school, as well as existing expertise in field observations, scientific computing and data science/AI methods.  We seek individuals who will deliver an excellent student experience through teaching and assessment and contribute to school management and administration.

At Grades 8 or 9, demonstrated leadership, prior external funding, and contributions to academic and strategic management are required.

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:

(i)     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;

(ii)    Presentation at international and national conferences and at internal/external seminars, colloquia and workshops;

(iii)   Identification of potential funding sources and the development of a vigorously funded research program that secures funding from external bodies to support future research;

(iv)   Developing and maintaining collaborations with colleagues across the School/College/University and external Academic and Industrial Partners;

(v)    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, organisation and delivery of high-quality teaching in GIS and other subjects, supervision and assessment activities across under/postgraduate programmes within the Subject/School.

4.     Contribute to the ongoing development and design of under/postgraduate curricula, to ensure a research led 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 (Prof. Todd Ehlers).

7.     Engage in personal, professional and career development.

8.     Contribute to enhancing the University’s international profile per the University’s Strategic Plan: World Changers Together.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential:

A1   A PhD or equivalent prior to appointment and in a related (e.g., geo- or hydrologic-sciences, engineering) discipline with a growing reputation for scholarship.

A2  A developing national / international reputation appropriate to the candidate’s career stage, evidenced by esteem indicators in process- and critically based catchment to regional and global scale surface water hydrology; the influence of weather and climate change on surface waters; or real-time analysis of meteorologic and hydrologic data streams. The candidate’s research should complement existing activities within the School / division.

For appointment at Grade 9/Reader:

A3  An extensive and established reputation in research and/or teaching within the subject area to develop new knowledge and understanding within the fields listed in point A2.

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 IT and data analysis/interpretation skills.

C7   Good team leadership skills including demonstrable supervisory skills.

C8   A strong commitment to high quality, research-led, student-orientated teaching using GIS and a proven ability to engage students to inspire learning and to provide pastoral care to students.

For appointment at Grade 8/9/Reader:

C10   Excellent leadership skills, able to develop early career academic colleagues and manage a research team.

C11 Excellent influencing and collaboration skills to facilitate shaping the research agenda of the academic community and funders.

C12 Exceptional commitment to high-quality teaching, enthusing students and inspiring learning.

Desirable:

D1 Programming experience in the Python (or equivalent) language applied to GIS, remote sensing, or geodetic studies.

Experience

Essential:

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

E2  Evidence of an emerging track record of presentations and publications.

E3  Experience commensurate with career stage in undertaking independent research and contributing or leading successful funding applications.

E4  Excellent track record of development and delivery of teaching, tutoring or demonstrating at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

For appointment to higher grades, the following criteria should also be met.

For appointment at Grade 8:

E5  Demonstrate enhanced leadership, academic responsibility and strategic management, particularly through internationally leading research, outputs and funding.

E6  Strong track record of undertaking research, publishing in high-impact journals at the national and international levels, and attracting external research funding.

E7  Excellent track record of contribution to academic and administration activities in a research led institution.

For appointment at Grade 9:

E8  In addition, demonstrate a distinctive contribution to the academic community through a leading role nationally and internationally, e.g. shaping research agendas, advising review panels and funders.

For appointment at Grade 9/Reader:

E9  Evidence the above criteria to a higher degree, particularly in generating research, outputs, funding, supervision, and knowledge exchange/impact.

For appointment at Reader:

E10 Excel significantly in the generation of research, outputs, funding, supervision, and knowledge exchange/impact.

Application requirements

Required application materials include completion of the web-based application form, a CV (including a list of publications and prior/current funding, names, and contact information for three references), 1-page future research/scholarship plans and 1-page teaching statement, as well as a cover letter commenting on their fit with the breadth of disciplines in the school and university research centres. The application deadline is 5 March 2025. The cover letter should also include point-by-point and clearly labelled descriptions/responses of the applicants that fit with each of the Knowledge/Qualifications, Skills, and Experience criteria listed above. The shortlisting of applicants is expected to occur in March 2025, with interviews occurring in April 2025.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade  7/8/9, £40,247- £45,163 / £49,250 - £56,921 /£58,596 - £65,814 per annum.

This post is full time (35 hours per week) is and open ended.

The University of Glasgow has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.  If you require a Skilled Worker visa to work in the UK, you will be required to meet the eligibility requirements of the visa route to be assigned a Certificate of Sponsorship.

Vacancy reference number: 164432

Closing date: 5 March 2025 at 23:45 GMT