Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in History of Early Modern Europe

Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in History of Early Modern Europe
Ref Number
B03-02028
Professional Expertise
Teaching, Teaching Support and Examination Support
Department
UCL SLASH (B03)
Location
London
Working Pattern
Full time
Salary
See advert text
Contract Type
Fixed-term
Working Type
Hybrid
Available for Secondment
No
Closing Date
30-May-#####
About usThe History Department at UCL is an inclusive and collegial place to work, attracting scholars from diverse backgrounds and across the world, at all stages of their careers. We are unusual both for the innovation of our work and for our chronological breadth.Members of the departmentspecialize in periods from#####0 BCE through to the present, with distinctive geographical strengths in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, as well as Europe and Britain. We have shaped a wide variety of fields, from intellectual and cultural history, medieval history, early modern British history, to histories of the British Empire, transnational and comparative history, and material history. Our work has played major roles in debates about slavery and the British empire andpublic history, notably through theCentre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. We also lead work at UCL on the climate crisis throughUCL Anthropocene.The Department currently includes 38permanent academic staff and 16 research fellows. Members of the department regularly holdmajor fellowships and grantsfor a wide variety of projects, such as the two major ERC-funded projects: ‘Fragments of Roman Republican Antiquarians (FRRAnt)’ (Valentina Arena), ‘African Abolitionism: The Rise and Transformations of Anti-Slavery in Africa (AFRAB)’ (Benedetta Rossi) and the £10m philanthropically funded Iraq-based research network ‘Nahrein’ (Eleanor Robson). In addition, UCL History has been a longstanding springboard forearly career scholarsholding research fellowshipsfrom the British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, European Research Council and elsewhere.About the roleUCL History is recruiting an Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in History of Early Modern Europe for the period Septembe#####24 to 31 Augu#####025 (in the first instance). The postholder will be teaching at the undergraduate levels; act as personal tutor to a number of undergraduates; take on an institutional citizenship role within the department; and undertake administrative and management duties as required and supported by the Head of Department.About youApplicants must have a doctorate in Early Modern European History; previous experience of teaching undergraduate students in this period and specialism; previous experience of small group teaching; a commitment to high-quality teaching, and fostering an inclusive and positive learning environment.What we offerAs 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)• Additional 5 days' annual leave purchase scheme• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)• Hybrid Final Salary Pension Scheme • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan• Immigration loan• Relocation scheme for certain posts• On-Site nursery• On-site gym• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service• Discounted medical insuranceVisit to find out more.Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and InclusionAs London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: Attached documents are available under links. Clicking a document link will initialize its download.
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