The Department of English wishes to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Early Modern Literature (Academic Education Pathway) for a fixed-term period of 8 months to replace a colleague taking maternity leave. The appointment will run from 1 September 2022. The successful candidate will have a strong record in teaching and scholarship to complement our current strengths in the field. They will be able to teach on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate modules which are likely to include: Shakespeare and Time, Race and Gender in Premodernity and Comedy and Identity. The postholder will also contribute to the pastoral care of students as a personal tutor and will supervise undergraduate dissertations. They will be responsible to the Head of Department.

Our ambition is to work together to create a more inclusive environment at King’s and in the English Department. We encourage applications from members of groups with protected characteristics that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Equality Act.

This post will be offered on a full-time, fixed term contract for 8 months (Maternity cover)

Key responsibilities 

-Participate in the planning, organisation and delivery of teaching activities within the department

-Act as personal tutor to students as agreed with the Head of Department and assist with difficulties, e.g. learning support/problems.

-Supervise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations.

-Participate fully in assessment and examination processes as appropriate using a variety of methods and techniques and provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support their leaning. •

-Contribute to the administration of the Department

-Engage in professional development as appropriate.

-Undertake any other reasonable duties that may be requested by the Head of Department. 

Application Deadline: 31 March 2022

More details on the role and application process are available here