Lecturer in Human Geography

Applications are invited for a fixed term (12 months) teaching focused post in Human Geography at Lecturer level in the Department of Geography, Royal Holloway University of London. 

The successful applicant will join a department with an outstanding reputation for its teaching and student support, with some of the very strongest ratings for student satisfaction (NSS) in the UK. They will be dynamic and enthusiastic with the ability to inform and inspire students, and a strong commitment to excellence in teaching. The Department has a strong community ethos and mentoring, and further training will be available to the successful candidate.  

The successful candidate will engage with and extend the work of the Department’s Social, Cultural and Historical Geography Group (SCHG) and/or the Geopolitics, Development, Security and Justice Group (GDSJ). The SCHG Group has played a leading role in the development of the subject in the UK, working across themes of place, landscape and mobility, creative and collaborative geographies, transnational material cultures, visual cultures of exploration, print culture and travel, sacred spaces, multi-culturalism and urban modernities.

Applicants should demonstrate appropriate expertise in Human Geography related to the potential teaching areas of the post. Specifically, potential teaching areas include second year teaching in GG2052 Political Geography and 2053, Cities and postgraduate teaching on the MRes programmes, as required. In addition, the postholder will contribute to the 1st  year tutorial program and undergraduate and potentially MRes dissertation supervision, as required.

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the University is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact the Head of Department, Professor Simon Blockley at simon.blockley@rhul.ac.uk

For queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Please quote the reference: 0425-082

Closing Date:  23:59, 2 May 2025

Interview Date: 20 May 2025

Royal Holloway is committed to equality and diversity and encourages applications from all sections of the community. Read here about structures and initiatives around equality and diversity, including information on staff diversity networks.