Lecturer in Cold War History

Department: School of History
Salary: £45,931 per annum pro-rata (Grade 5)
Reference: QMUL32810
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 22 May 2023
Closing date: 19 June 2023

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Overview

About the Role

Applications are invited for the position of 1-year fixed term Lecturer in Cold War History. The post holder will be expected to deliver high quality teaching and participate in activities to improve student education, welfare, engagement, and overall experience. The Lecturer in Cold War History will contribute to the teaching of existing modules in the Global Cold War, twentieth-century United States history, and skills training for undergraduate History students.

About You

You will have a PhD in History or in a relevant field and/or relevant professional qualification or equivalent professional experience. You will have experience of teaching at undergraduate or postgraduate level, and a track record of role-relevant work published in appropriate renowned outlets. Higher education teaching accreditation is desirable.

About the School

Queen Mary University of London enjoys an outstanding international reputation for the excellence of its research and teaching in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The School of History is an innovative leader in a wide range of historical fields and is renowned for its dynamic and supportive research environment.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work-life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a full-time fixed-term contract, with an expected start date of 1st September 2023. The salary will be Grade 5 £45,931 per annum pro-rata, inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

Informal enquiries about the role should be addressed to the Head of School, Professor Daniel Todman at [email protected] .

Application queries should be addressed to [email protected] .

To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button below.

The closing date for applications 19 June 2023.

Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

Queen Mary is committed to equality of opportunities and to advancing BAME and women’s careers. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit, we particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates and from women.

                               Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality

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