Academic positions

A Lecturer in Transnational Literature and Migration, Birkbeck University of London

Application deadline
06.09.2018
The Department offers world-class research and teaching across a range of critical and creative fields from the early medieval period to the twenty-first century. The successful candidate will cover the teaching and administrative duties of Dr Agnes Woolley whilst she is on maternity leave. Candidates will be expected to contribute to our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in English & Humanities. They will be involved in the delivery of the BA Arts and Humanities and the MA Cultural and Critical Studies including BA modules such as Production of the Human, Introduction to Methods and Romance, and MA options such Key Concepts in Cultural and Critical Studies and Culture and Human Rights. They will supervise Final Year Projects and Dissertation students and convene the well established MA Cultural and Critical.

Applicants should have a PhD in a relevant subject area with research-led teaching experience at HE level. Teaching experience at undergraduate degree level is essential. Teaching & convening experience at postgraduate degree level is desirable. You will be able to demonstrate a commitment to the development of innovative approaches to teaching, as well as undertaking appropriate administrative duties.

Salary details

Salary: Grade 7 of the College's London Pay Scale which is £37,169 rising to £42,483 per annum or pro-rata for 0.6 £22,301 rising to £25,490

This post is fixed-term 0.6. The salary quoted above is on the College's London Pay Scale and includes a consolidated Weighting/Allowance which applies only to staff whose normal contractual place of work is in the Greater London area.
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Fields of research

Literature and cultural studies, Literature of the Early modern period (14th and 15th century), Literature of the 16th century, Literature of the 17th century, Literature of the 18th century, Literature of the 19th century, Literature of the 20th century, Literature of the 21st century
Transnationalität, Migration

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Birkbeck College
Date of publication: 12.12.2018
Last edited: 12.12.2018