Deadline: March 11, 2024
Full timeSalary: £51,474–£60,521
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Type: Hybrid (20% – 80% on site)About us
The postholder will conduct research into Ukrainian history and its underlying methodologies and teach it at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
The postholder will maintain a track record of high-quality research publications; plan, develop, submit and secure external research grant funding; contribute to the School’s interdisciplinary research culture and environment, including its research centres and seminar series; engage with non-academic actors, communities and stakeholders, including the media and the public, to disseminate and secure impact from research; supervise postgraduate research students to timely submission and completion; and provide academic and pastoral support and advice to undergraduate and postgraduate students, serving as a Personal Tutor.
About you
The postholder may specialise in any period from the seventeenth century to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. Preference may be given to a candidate interested in the early modern period.
In addition to teaching their own modules, it is also expected that the postholder will contribute to teaching relevant courses on the history of Poland-Lithuania, the Habsburgs, and the Russian Empire.
Applications should include
- A curriculum vitae, including a full list of publications and grant awards
- A short statement (2 pages maximum) of research and teaching interests and plans
- A short statement (2 pages maximum) of how the applicants meets the person specification
- A maximum of two pieces of research for the selection panel to examine
- An outline of a proposed 15-credit (10-week) undergraduate module in Ukrainian history that you would like to develop and teach
Interviews will be held on the 21st of March 2024.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:
- 41 Days holiday (including 27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) Hybrid
- Final Salary Pension Scheme
- Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
- On-Site nursery
- On-site gym
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
- Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service Discounted medical insurance