"Lecturer in Sustainable Futures (0.5 FTE)"

About Black Mountains College

Black Mountains College is an educational charity and radical institution focused on climate action and adaptation. We offer further education, undergraduate degrees, short courses, and public education across Bannau Brycheiniog National Park.

We support people of all ages and sectors to understand the climate emergency and respond justly to its impacts. Our work is rooted at Troed-yr-Harn farm, a 120-acre site in the Black Mountains near Talgarth, Powys, Wales, dedicated to land-based learning and agroecological practice.

We are recruiting a lecturer for our BA (Hons) in Sustainable Futures: Arts, Ecology and Systems Change, launched in 2023.

We are seeking a 0.5 FTE Lecturer in Sustainable Futures with expertise in agroecology, alternative economic futures, and/or socio-technical systems. The role is permanent, with potential to expand for candidates able to contribute to other areas of the programme.

All our teaching on the degree takes place in person at our campus in Talgarth where we have several dedicated teaching spaces.

Duties and Responsibilities

As a Lecturer, your responsibilities will include working with a wider team to: develop a programme of teaching, support Visiting Lecturers, curriculum development, and administration. Duties include:

Teaching

• Teach across the programme, including leading two modules.
• Use innovative, climate-focused approaches to learning and assessment, providing detailed feedback.
• Offer academic support, personal tutoring, and research project supervision.
• Contribute to leadership, administration, and programme development.
• Promote an inclusive environment that centres marginalised perspectives.
• Liaise with colleagues at Black Mountains College and Cardiff Metropolitan University.
• Support the BMC–Cardiff Met partnership and participate in recruitment and community engagement activities.

Thinking, Reading, Reflection, Practice

• Being aware and informed of developments in higher education relevant to development of new pedagogies, interdisciplinary education, and/or inclusive practices.
• Engaging in activities that put the Black Mountains College ethos into practice, helping to create systems change with others, in response to local and global challenges.
• Supporting the practice and reflection of colleagues, students, and the wider BMC community.
• Engaging in knowledge exchange and public engagement activities around areas of interest and practice.
• Working with others to develop practice and engagement activities, including by applying for suitable funding if opportunities arise.

Qualifications and Skills

Essential Qualifications Skills

• Curiosity about how diverse learners develop.
• Undergraduate degree in a relevant field; doctorate or strong publication record.
• Teaching qualification (or willingness to gain one) and/or HEA Fellowship within two years.
• Ideally at least two years’ relevant teaching experience, including designing and delivering innovative or experimental pedagogies.
• Experience embedding study skills and working in interdisciplinary settings.
• Strong commitment to inclusive practice and teaching diverse cohorts.
• Ability to build positive relationships, collaborate effectively, and inspire others.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail in administrative work.

Desirable Qualifications & Skills

• Welsh speaker able to support Welsh-medium provision in the undergraduate curriculum.
• Knowledge of diverse educational sectors and pathways.
• Connections to industry, charitable, or public sectors.

Interviews are scheduled to take place during week commencing 23rd March.