Lecturer in History, Post-1700

Salary: £39,347 to £44,263 per annum

Newcastle University offers an exceptional working environment with excellent benefits. Employees enjoy a generous holiday package, the opportunity to purchase additional leave, great pension schemes, and numerous health and wellbeing initiatives.

Closing Date: 27 June 2024

The Role

The School of History, Classics & Archaeology at Newcastle University is seeking an innovative researcher and educator for a position in post-1700 history. Preferred subfields include:

• The history of race in a British or European context
• European history, particularly revolution, ideology, empire, or war

We aim to enhance the interdisciplinarity of our unit’s research and education. The appointed candidate will have an ambitious research program, secure external research funding, publish high-quality outputs in internationally recognized venues, and utilize their research to make societal contributions. As an innovative educator, you will contribute to the development and delivery of programs in the History section, ensuring an outstanding teaching experience for our students. We emphasize engaging with the impact of the latest technological developments (AI, big data) on teaching and learning.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable working environment that embraces diversity. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups, including women and people of Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds.

For informal enquiries, please contact Joseph Lawson, Head of History, at . For more information about the School of History, Classics and Archaeology, visit our website:

Key Accountabilities

Teaching & Learning

• Provide high-quality teaching, learning, and student support
• Mentor and support students as a personal tutor
• Set and mark assessments in accordance with University standards, utilizing online and digitized curricula
• Contribute to curriculum development
• Ensure students benefit from a research-intensive, academically excellent environment
• Provide education that engages, challenges, and supports students to fulfill their potential both during and after their studies

Research

• Conduct internationally excellent research in post-1700 history
• Contribute to the research profile by publishing high-quality outputs
• Secure external funding
• Develop research-based solutions to real-world problems, engaging with external stakeholders
• Supervise postgraduate research (PGR) students

Other

• Contribute to the HCA Vision, Mission, and Strategy
• Foster a commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion, ethics, responsibility, and sustainability
• Support the school’s global activities and development
• Undertake administrative tasks to support teaching, research, or engagement
• Take responsibility for management or administrative roles such as Module Leader, Degree Programme Director, or Research Director
• Contribute to HCA’s international, program, and professional body accreditations
• Participate in project teams, working groups, and committees at the School, Faculty, and University level

The Person

The level of appointment will be determined based on the candidate's ability to meet the person specification requirements described below.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

• Evidence of or potential to provide an outstanding educational experience
• Ability to deliver research-led teaching with effective use of technology
• Evidence of or potential for internationalizing curricula
• Ability to develop and secure research funding
• Experience in publishing international and world-leading research
• Ability to engage with external stakeholders to generate research impact
• Evidence of developing an international research profile
• Ability to contribute to the research of the History Subject Group
• Ability to supervise