London School of Economics

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The Department of Geography & Environment at LSE, one of the leading Geography departments in the world, is looking to recruit an Assistant Professorial Lecturer in Geographical Data Science. The person will join a very strong and growing group of experts in the Economic Geography cluster of the Department, that includes economists and economic geographers interested in quantitative methods applied to the study of spatial socio-economic phenomena.

Candidates for these posts should have a track record of excellent teaching and a strong commitment to education. The appointee's work will focus on the delivery of outstanding teaching to students at the LSE as detailed in the person specification. However, candidates should have a strong interest in and familiarity with cutting edge research in the field of geographical data science methods, spatial analysis techniques and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) – and specifically in relation to the study of policy-relevant issues in economic geography, environmental economics, real estate and urban economics, and related fields.

You will be expected to deliver excellence in course design and management, inspirational teaching, a demonstrable contribution to student learning and advice as well as a strong contribution to departmental educational, administrative and collegial activities.