Associate Lecturer in Geographic Data Science

Birkbeck, University of London, has an opportunity for an Associate Lecturer to join the teaching team and support the School of Social Sciences this coming Spring 2027.

We are seeking an Associate Lecturer to teach on the following module:

Understanding Environment Using GIS and Remote Sensing (30 hours)

Thursdays, 14 January to 25 March 2027.

You will have knowledge of Remote Sensing and experience of using Remote Sensing and GIS software and be qualified to the corresponding level of the award as required to teach (or demonstrate equivalent professional/industry level experience).

Further to the person specification, teaching and research experience in the following areas is strongly desirable:

• Managing and processing remote sensing data
• Utilising remote sensing data to inform modelling environmental dynamics
• Environmental Image processing and analysis
• Modelling land cover change using machine learning

Please refer to the person specification for further selection criteria.

Remuneration

Payment is based on an hourly rate depending on length of continuous service with the College, starting rate £71.07 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.

Contract

Fixed-term, part-time contract teaching. Closing date: Sunday 1 November, interview date: Wednesday 18 November 2026.

Enquiries

If you would like to know more about the role, please contact Shino Shiode at

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While we are happy to respond to all informal enquiries, only formal applications through the online system will be considered.

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.