Teaching Fellowship in Early Modern History at the University of Birmingham (pasted)

 

Teaching Fellow in Early Modern History

University of Birmingham - School of History and Cultures

Location:Birmingham
Salary:As this vacancy has limited funding the maximum salary that can be offered is £30,942 Grade 7
Hours:Full Time
Contract Type:Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On:8th April 2021
Closes:5th May 2021
Job Ref:97049

College of Arts and Law

Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK

Fixed Term Contract to 31 August 2022

This appointment offers an exciting opportunity to join the Department of History in the School of History and Cultures at Birmingham. The Department is one of the largest and most diverse in Britain and has an international reputation for excellence in research and teaching. In REF 2014 History was ranked first nationally, with exceptionally high-calibre research publications as well as strong impact beyond the academy.

We seek a specialist to consolidate and expand our teaching strengths in the field of Early Modern History. At undergraduate level the appointee will be expected to contribute teaching to optional second and third year undergraduate modules relevant to their area of expertise. These modules could include Tudor Terrors, State and Empire in the Early Modern World, and Women Behaving Badly in Tudor and Stuart England.  The appointee will also be expected to contribute to the team-taught first year core module Making of the Modern World, 1500-1800, undergraduate modules on historical theory and methods, and the supervision of undergraduate dissertations.

The successful candidate will be expected to participate fully in the administration of teaching (e.g. by promoting and supporting the leadership of our undergraduate and graduate programmes) and to assume a key departmental role (e.g. staff-student liaison, examinations, admissions) and/or other roles, as appropriate, in the larger School of History and Cultures. 

Skills/Experience

Higher degree relevant to research or teaching area or equivalent qualifications (or close to completion)
High level analytical capability
Ability to design and deliver module materials successfully
Ability to assess and organise resources effectively
Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes
Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day to day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.      

To download the details of this position and submit an electronic application online please click on the Apply Online button below, please quote the appropriate Job Ref 97049 in all enquiries, alternatively information can be obtained from http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/jobs/index.aspx

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