Associate Lecturer in Climate Change

Birkbeck University London is seeking an Associate Lecturer for its postgraduate Energy & Climate Change module. The role involves 30 hours of teaching and 10 hours of preparation from April to July 2025, specifically on Wednesday evenings. Candidates should have knowledge of energy systems and renewable technologies. A minimum MSc qualification or equivalent experience is required. The position is fixed-term with hourly pay based on service length.
The School of Social Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London aims to recruit an Associate Lecturer to teach on our postgraduate Energy & Climate Change module.

Can you explain the principle aspects of energy systems and their physical underpinnings? Are you passionate about how they both link to the wider climate change debate?

The School of Social Sciences at Birkbeck, University of London aims to recruit an Associate Lecturer to teach on our postgraduate Energy & Climate Change module.

As Associate Lecturer you would teach the module:
• Energy and Climate Change, postgraduate (level 7) (within MSc Climate Change)
• 30 hours teaching plus an additional 10 hours for lecture material preparation which must begin from 7 April 2025
• Teaching on Wednesday evenings, 6-9pm, 30 April to 9 July 2025.

You will have knowledge of the key aspects of energy systems, their physical underpinnings and how they link to climate change with a focus on renewable energy technologies.

You will have a strong commitment to postgraduate teaching and be qualified to the corresponding level of the award (minimum MSc) as required to teach (or demonstrate equivalent professional/industry level experience).

Your role will be to deliver teaching to Birkbeck students, in order to enable them to complete their studies successfully, and to undertake all related course administrative duties as required.

Further to the person specification, additional essential requirements for this role are:

• Appropriate knowledge to allow teaching in the areas of:
• solar, wind, hydro, tidal and biomass renewable energy technologies,
• renewable heat and renewable transport,
• energy storage and the transition to a hydrogen economy,
• managing the energy transition: targets and trajectories.

If this sounds like a perfect fit for you, apply with us today.

Remuneration:

Payment is based on an hourly rate depending on length of continuous service with the College (starting rate £68.13 per hour inclusive of pro-rata London Allowance and holiday pay) for contact hours worked. This hourly rate is based on the starting point of Grade 7 and is inclusive of a ‘Duties Related to Teaching Multiplier’ at 2.5, which covers preparation, teaching, administration, assessment marking and other examining duties in connection with the course. 

There will be an additional payment at the plain hourly rate of £27.25 for 10 hours work to update the module content.

Contract:

Fixed term contract - 7 April to 9 July 2025. Teaching from 30 April on Wednesdays 6-9pm. Please submit a CV for consideration. Closing date: Wednesday 26 February 2025. Interview date: Friday 21 March 2025.

Enquiries:

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Dr Jenni Robertson, at j,robertson@bbk.ac.uk.

If you have technical issues or difficulties using the recruitment portal, please contact jobs@bbk.ac.uk, providing your name and the job reference number of the position. While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered. www.birkbeck.ac.uk/jobs

We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. The College is committed to improving the gender and cultural diversity of its workforce, holding an Athena SWAN award and operating Disability Confident & Mindful Employer schemes.