Lecturer in Agriculture at TipTopJob, Cirencester, England, United Kingdom. Location: Cirencester GL7 6JS and international locations including China. Salary: Grade 8: A GBP 38,784 : A GBP 46,049, dependent upon experience. Working hours: Full-time; 35 hrs/week.
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) is seeking an academic to join our team delivering teaching and research support focused on China delivery.
The RAU offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in collaboration with our partners in Qingdao Agricultural University, Shandong Agricultural University, and Shenyang University.
While the position is UK based, you should expect to be working in China for some of your time. China teaching will take place in both semester one and two and would not normally exceed a 6:week period in each. You will be provided with free staff accommodation in China, two round trip flights per annum, suitable health insurance, support with a visa application, and other related expenses, including a payment of A GBP 40 per day for subsistence when you are in China.
Key Responsibilities
* Teaching and Assessment
* Developing teaching programmes aligned with disciplinary expertise in sustainable agriculture, equine, food business, environment and rural land management.
* Deliver teaching to undergraduate and postgraduate students through lectures, tutorials, seminars, field excursions, practical exercises
* Design, deliver and mark a range of assessments
* Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate student dissertations.
* Provide academic and pastoral support for students (all staff have personal tutor responsibilities).
* Knowledge Exchange and Scholarship
* Act as primary or secondary supervisor of postgraduate research students.
* Engage in knowledge exchange activities by collaborating with industry partners on key projects or consultancy work
* Administration
* Manage modules, programmes, and other functions.
* Attend programme meetings, subject area meetings, examiners meetings,
* Assist the careers service to support students and engage with employers.
Person Specification
* Relevant Degree or equivalent professional experience
* Higher Degree in a relevant discipline.
* Experience of undergraduate and / or postgraduate teaching.
* Ability to develop a programme of scholarship related to RAU strategic priorities
* Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
* Able to travel and work away when required (nationally and internationally)
The RAU is an equal opportunities employer, and we particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are under:represented within the RAU at this level.
Closing Date : 14 December 2025
Interviews: 06 January 2026
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