Environmental Education and Engagement Specialist; FTE

Environmental Education and Engagement Specialist (60% FTE) Job Number

BU04123

School of Environmental & Natural Sciences

7

Starting Salary: £38,784 p.a. pro rata (Grade
7)

19 months

Lecturer

11-10-2026

Applications are invited for a fixed-term, 0.6 FTE Environmental Education and Engagement Specialist role working in the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences at Bangor University. The post is funded by NERC. Duties will include planning, coordinating and delivering environmental science education, engagement and outreach activities, primarily in North Wales, working closely with schools, educators, communities and partner organisations. A key aspect of the role will be supporting the co-development and delivery of professional development opportunities, resources and support for teachers, helping to strengthen confidence and capacity for environmental science education.

Candidates are expected to hold an undergraduate degree in education, environmental science, geography, sustainability, science communication, social sciences or another relevant discipline, or to have equivalent professional qualification or equivalent relevant experience. Experience of working with schools, teachers, educational programmes or educational outreach initiatives and experience of designing, developing and delivering educational activities, resources, training or professional development opportunities for educators is essential.

The successful candidate will be expected to commence 1st January 2027, and the role is available for a period of 19 months.
This role will be located on campus in Bangor. Through our Dynamic Working framework, there will also be the option to spend time working remotely (although remaining in the UK) to support work life balance, which will be discussed further with candidates at interview.

Closing date for applications: 11th October 2026
Interviews will be held on 22nd October 2026

Informal enquiries can be made by contacting:
Dr Svenja Tidau

Committed to Equal Opportunities

From rugged mountains and green forests to windswept coasts, Wales is home to some of the UK's most distinctive natural environments. However, many Welsh communities remain underrepresented within environmental science and career pathways. Breaking Barriers in Wales Education for Diversity of Environmental Communities is a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded project that aims to strengthen pathways into environmental science by working with schools, educators, communities, environmental organisations and researchers across Wales.

Breaking Barriers for Wales is an all-Wales collaboration led by Cardiff University, bringing together Bangor University, Swansea University, Aberystwyth University and the University of the West of England, alongside four NERC research centres: the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), British Geological Survey (BGS) and National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). This project is part of NERC’s programme “Opening up the Environment 2026”.

The postholder will be based within the School of Environmental and Natural Sciences at Bangor University and will work closely with colleagues in The North Wales School of Education and across the wider project partnership to support project activities in North Wales.

The postholder will lead, coordinate and deliver the North Wales strand of the Breaking Barriers project, working with schools, communities, researchers and partner organisations to strengthen pathways into environmental science across Wales.

The role will involve planning, coordinating and delivering environmental science…