LSE Fellow in Sustainability

LSE Fellow in Sustainability

London School of Economics and Political Science - Department of Geography and Environment

This is a career development position and is fixed term for two years. Start date of September 2026.

An LSE Fellowship is intended to be an entry route to an academic career and is deemed by the School to be a career development position. As such, applicants who have already been employed as a LSE Fellow for three years in total are not eligible to apply. If you have any queries about this please contact the HR Division.

The Department of Geography and Environment is seeking a full-time LSE Fellow in Sustainability. The successful candidate will join one of the world’s leading geography and environment departments, which enjoys very strong international student demand across a wide range of graduate and undergraduate programmes.

The successful candidate will contribute to the administrative and teaching duties of the Department at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and to the research profile of the Department by maintaining their own research programme and participating in research seminars and meetings.

The successful candidate will have:

• Completed or close to completing a PhD in a relevant subject, by the post start date
• A very good knowledge of corporate sustainability, sustainable/green/climate finance and sustainable development.
• A developing research record in corporate sustainability, sustainable/green/climate finance or environmental governance by market actors.
• The ability to work in close partnership with fellow teachers, including on a one-on-one basis and in small groups, and to provide effective support, as necessary
• Relevant teaching is desirable.

How to apply document, Job description and the Person specification.

Should you have any queries about the role, please email s.colegate@lse.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 26 April 2026 23.59 UK time. Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.