University Lecturer in Modern/Late-Modern Scottish History (LTS track)

The University of Glasgow is seeking to appoint a fixed-term Lecturer in Modern/Late-Modern Scottish History (Learning, Teaching and Scholarship Track) within the School of Humanities.

The successful candidate will make a significant contribution to teaching and scholarship activities across our undergraduate and postgraduate courses. Duties will include:

• Delivery of lectures relating to modern-era Scotland on our flagship first year undergraduate course ‘History 1A: Scotland’s Millennium: Kingdom, Union and Nation c 1000-1999’ (HIST1008), alongside seminars and assessment marking.
• Contribution to our team-taught postgraduate course, ‘Issues, Ideologies and Institutions of Modern Scotland’ (HIST5012)
• Sole teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level of one or more of the following modern Scottish History courses, relative to the successful applicant’s expertise:

HIST4203 Migrant Nation: Scotland and the Modern World 1745-1979

HIST4185 Devolving the Nation: Scotland 1945-2004

HIST5123 Scottish Radicalism 1848-1950

The successful applicant will also undertake administration and service activities in line with the School/College’s strategic objectives; develop their own taught courses aligned with the teaching needs of the History subject, and undertake undergraduate dissertation supervision; and pursue their own research and development of a publications/output portfolio.

The successful candidate must have proven and relevant research and teaching expertise in the field of 19th and/or 20th century Scottish History.

This position is 0.7FTE (24.5 hours per week) and fixed term from 1 August 2024 until 31 July 2026.

Please contact Professor Steven Reid ([email protected]) Head of History Subject, with any informal enquiries relating to the post.

For further information on the College of Arts & Humanities, School of Humanities, please visit www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanities

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We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity .

In line with the commitments in the University of Glasgow’s Gaelic Language Plan, we also welcome and value skills in Gaelic language for anyone working within areas where key Gaelic services are delivered, in particular within the School of Humanities / Sgoil nan Daonnachdan and the College of Arts

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