Lecturer/Assistant Professor (Temporary)

University College Dublin; Dublin; On-site; EUR 66,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

University College Dublin invites applications for a 3-year Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Physical Geography. The appointee will develop and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, supervise research students, and contribute to field, laboratory and modelling-based research.

The successful candidate will utilise the School’s new state-of-the-art Physical Geography Laboratory, pursue externally funded research, and engage with an inclusive academic community within UCD.

Qualifications

• Strong research profile in physical geography.
• Experience with field-based, laboratory or modelling approaches.
• Ability to attract external research funding and collaborate across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging undergraduate and postgraduate teaching across Physical Geography modules.
• Supervise and mentor research students at MSc/PhD levels.
• Contribute to research grant applications and external funding activity.
• Support the development of field-based and practical methods training within the School.

Skills

Physical geography research

Field-based methods

Teaching capability

Job description

Applications are invited for a temporary post of a Lecturer/Assistant Professor in Physical Geography within the School of Geography

The UCD School of Geography invites applications for a 3-year Lecturer/Assistant Professor position in Physical Geography. We seek an outstanding scholar with a strong research profile, or clear potential to develop one, in any area of physical geography, including but not limited to geomorphology, hydrology, climatology, biogeography, Quaternary and environmental change, Earth and planetary surface processes, or related field-based, laboratory, geospatial or modelling approaches.

The successful candidate will contribute to internationally recognised research, seek and attract external research funding, and help strengthen and further develop Physical Geography within the School. The appointee will have the opportunity to make use of, and contribute to the further development of, the School’s new state-of-the-art Physical Geography Laboratory, which provides an important platform for field-, laboratory- and methods-based research and teaching.

The appointee will also be expected to deliver engaging and high-quality teaching, inspire students, develop modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, supervise research students, and contribute to field-based and practical methods training where appropriate. We particularly welcome applicants whose work engages with pressing geographical questions concerning environmental change, landscape dynamics, climate-related processes, human–environment interactions, or the physical processes shaping places and regions.

The appointee will also contribute to School, College and University service, and to an inclusive and collegial academic community.

Salary Scale: 95 Lecturer/Asst Professor Above The Bar (7943) - €66,055 - €104,600 per annum

Appointment will be made on scale and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines

Closing date: 12:00 noon (local Irish time) on 14th December 2026

Applications must be submitted by the closing date and time specified. Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time of 12:00 noon (Local Irish Time) on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system. UCD are unable to accept late applications.

UCD do not require assistance from Recruitment Agencies. Any CVs submitted by Recruitment Agencies will be returned.

Prior to application, further information (including application procedure) should be obtained from the Work at UCD website: www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs

€66,055 to €104,600 - please see advert