This part time (0.6FTE) role is available from 1^st September 2025 until 31 August 2026.

The role

You will be to support the design and development of teaching and learning material and their delivery across a range of modules, including a second-year Optional module on ‘Europe in the Tenth Century’. You will work with the Head of Subject and Director of Education and Student Experience in History to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of teaching programmes, in accordance with the Faculty’s education strategy and the External Affairs strategy. You will also contribute directly to foundation teaching in History and to the development and implementation of innovative teaching practices across the Faculty of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences.

About you

You will:

• -Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist and core knowledge in the discipline, demonstrated by a PhD or equivalent in Medieval History, to develop teaching programmes, and teach and support learning

• -Use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students

• -Participate in and develop external networks, for example, to contribute to student recruitment, secure student placements, facilitate outreach work, generate income, obtain consultancy projects, or build relationships for future activities

• -Will have evidence of excellent teaching identified by peer review and have made an impact at discipline programme level beyond their own teaching

• -Be expected to work towards Fellow of the HEA status and to attend formal CPD relating to this.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you:

• -Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines

• -Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly

• -An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development

• -Our Exeter Academic initiative supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career

• -A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26wks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6wks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy

• -A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Prof. Levi Roach, [email protected]

Application deadline: 15 April 2025

More details on the role are available here