Teaching Officer in English and Bye-Fellow
King’s College, Cambridge

Location: Cambridge
Salary: £30,738 p.a.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary

King’s College, Cambridge seeks to appoint to a temporary fixed term (3 year) College Lectureship in English literature, with the possibility of renewal for a further two years only. Applicants should have a PhD in English literature and specialise in any period of literature from 1550 to the present day. We expect that the successful applicant will have an on-going programme of research and publication. The post holder will be required to supervise and teach 200 hours per year and to contribute to the College’s teaching for the English Tripos. Such supervisions or tutorials are held on a weekly basis, for which essays are required, and typically comprise two students with the supervisor. Class or seminar teaching may also be used where appropriate. In addition the post holder will be required to direct studies in English. The stipend for this position would be £30,738 p.a., increasing annually by any cost of living increases agreed by the College. Additionally, the Bye-Fellow may apply for grants to assist with research expenditure including travel to conferences, purchasing computers or books up to a maximum of £1000 per annum.

The post holder will be appointed to a Bye-Fellowship at King’s College, which confers a number of benefits, including dining rights and membership of the Universities Superannuation Scheme. The College expects to be able to help the successful candidate find suitable rental accommodation in Cambridge, should this be required. The Bye-Fellow will be expected to be present in College throughout Full Term.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANF129/teaching-officer-in-english-and-bye-fellow

Applications close: 12 April, 2016.

Departmental Lecturer in English Literature (1550-1830) and College Lecturer in English
University of Oxford – Faculty of English Language and Literature

Location: Oxford
Salary: £30,738 to £37,768 Grade 7 p.a.
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Job Ref: 122577

Applications are invited for the post of Departmental Lecturer in English Literature (1550-1830). The appointment will be for a fixed period of 3 years from 1 September 2016 to 31 August 2019 to provide replacement teaching for Professor Rhodri Lewis who will be taking up the Directorship of the Ertegun Graduate Scholarship Programme in the Humanities.

The postholder will be expected to provide 8 hours of undergraduate tutorial teaching per week for St Hugh’s College, and up to 16 hours of faculty lectures or classes per year. Within this, the main focus of the Departmental Lecturer’s teaching responsibilities will be undergraduate lecturing on early modern and/or 18th-century literature, and providing teaching for the MSt course (1500-1700 and/or 1700-1830 strand(s)). S/he will also undertake dissertation supervision, examining, and the normal duties of a college tutor, including admissions.

The successful candidate should have a research and publication record in early modern or 18th-century English Literature, and must possess a doctorate in an appropriate area. S/he must also have experience of undergraduate and graduate teaching.

Applications, which should include a CV and supporting statement, should be made online by 12.00 noon on Thursday 14 April 2016. References will be requested for shortlisted candidates.

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. The selection panel is happy to consider applications from candidates wishing to propose job-sharing or similar arrangements.

For full details and to apply, please visit: https://www.recruit.ox.ac.uk/pls/hrisliverecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.jobspec?p_id=122577

We are launching a search for a one year postdoctoral fellow to serve as editorial assistant at Speculum from July 1, 2016 – July 31, 2017. This position offers qualified individuals an opportunity to develop as scholars and editors. The postdoc will receive a $43,000 stipend, health benefits, and limited research and travel funds and will be expected to assume responsibilities for certain editorial tasks at Speculum 35 hours/week, including, but not limited to: coordinating reviews with book review editors; contacting reviewers; checking citations for accepted articles; proofreading reviews, Brief Notices, Books Received, and Tables of Contents; and proofing full issues of Speculum. In addition, the assistant will be encouraged to continue to develop a research program and participate in the cultural life of medieval studies in the Boston area. The term is subject to the postdoc’s continuing, acceptable performance of the duties required, as determined by the Editor of Speculum.

Eligible candidates must meet the following requirements and demonstrate the following qualifications:

• PhD in some field of medieval studies before July 1, 2016 but no earlier than January 1, 2011.
• Attention to detail and evidence of a high level of scholarly precision, particularly with regards to proofreading and bibliographic detail.
• Strong work ethic

All interested candidates should write to Sarah Spence, Editor of Speculum (sspence@themedievalacademy.org), and should include the following:

1. One-page cover letter
2. Curriculum vitae
3. Unofficial transcript
4. Two letters of recommendation, one of which should directly address the applicant’s editing ability

The deadline for applications is May 1, 2016. Assistants must be resident in Cambridge, MA during the year.

Lecturer in the History of the Atlantic World, c.1500 – c.1800
Royal Holloway, University of London – Department of History

Location: Egham
Salary: £41,030 to £48,548 per annum inclusive of London Allowance
Hours: Full Time

Candidates are invited for the post of Lecturer in the History of the Atlantic World, c.1500 to c.1800. Applicants with research specialisms in any one or more of the geographical regions constituting the Atlantic World – including North America, Latin America, the Caribbean, West Africa and maritime Europe – are welcome. Preference may be given to candidates whose work emphasises connections across and around the ocean, or who specialise in the history of slavery, rebellion, migration, colonialism, science, piracy or trade.

Candidates will normally have completed a PhD in a relevant topic or equivalent and be able to demonstrate a developing record of publications and research plans. They will have experience of and be expected to teach across broad C15th to C18th courses, as well as developing their own specialised courses at undergraduate and MA levels. The candidate should also be willing to engage with, and to communicate with, the public.

This is a full-time and permanent post available from 1 September 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. This post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

Applications Close: 1 April, 2016

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANC946/lecturer-in-the-history-of-the-atlantic-world-c1500-c1800.

Research Fellow ‘War and the Supernatural in Early Modern Europe’
Queen’s University Belfast – School of History and Anthropology

Location: Belfast
Salary: £31,656 to £34,576 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary: This post is available from September 2016 to August 2020.
Job Ref: 16/104463

The university is seeking to recruit a Research Fellow to contribute to the European Research Council project ‘War and the Supernatural in Early Modern Europe’, under the direction of Dr Ian Campbell as Principal Investigator (PI). The research project aims to bring an improved understanding of the debates inside the Catholic and Protestant universities on faith and warfare to bear on religious warfare in early modern European culture more widely. How might we distinguish religious warfare from other varieties of warfare in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries when no secular category existed, and contemporaries divided their cosmos between the natural and the supernatural?

The Research Fellow will be responsible for the completion of a parallel-text translation of extracts from early modern Calvinist scholastics (including Lambert Daneau and David Pareus) on faith and warfare, and also responsible for the completion of a personal research project which will result in a monograph on the relationship between faith and warfare in the early modern Protestant world..

The project research team will comprise two research fellows, one specialising in Catholic Europe, the other specialising in Protestant Europe, a PhD student who will examine the reception of Calvinist scholastic texts outside the universities, and the PI, who will write a history of early modern Scotist political thought.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ANE093/research-fellow-war-and-the-supernatural-in-early-modern-europe/

Applications close: 4 April, 2016.

Since 2006 publishing house Brill, the oldest publishing house in the Netherlands, has funded the accommodation of one or two so-called Brill fellows with the Scaliger Institute. The Brill fellow carries out research in the Special Collections of the University Library within one of the publishing areas of Brill in the Humanities. The Brill fellow is expected to contribute to the activities of the Scaliger Institute, and to give a public lecture. If the opportunity presents itself, Brill is prepared to publish the lecture in co-operation with the Scaliger Institute.

Conditions: Brill Fellowship

The applications for a Brill fellowship have to comply with a number of conditions:

1. A research proposal must be submitted in which the relationship between the proposed research and the primary sources, which are to be researched and consulted in the department Special Collections, is specified
2. A list of manuscripts, editions of other items to be consulted in the library, supplied with shelf marks
3. A start and end date of the proposed research
4. A curriculum vitae
5. A list of relevant publications
6. Two academic references

The deadline for the Brill Fellowship 2016 is 1 April, 2016.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.library.leiden.edu/special-collections/scaliger-institute/research/brill-fellowship.html

THE HANSEN SENIOR LECTURESHIP IN HISTORY in Parkville

The School of Historical and Philosophical Studies is seeking to appoint a Senior Lecturer in History to position the History Program at Melbourne at the forefront of innovation and excellence in History teaching, as part of the Hansen Trust.

More info: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/mob/caw/en/job/887566/the-hansen-senior-lectureship-in-history

Closes April 30, 2016

THE HANSEN LECTURESHIP IN HISTORY (3 POSITIONS) in Parkville

The School of Historical and Philosophical Studies is seeking to appoint three Level B Lecturers in History to position the History Program at Melbourne at the forefront of innovation and excellence in History teaching, as part of the Hansen Trust.

More info: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/mob/caw/en/job/887570/the-hansen-lectureship-in-history-3-positions

Closes April 30, 2016

THE HANSEN CHAIR IN HISTORY in Parkville

The School of Historical and Philosophical Studies is seeking to appoint a Chair in History to position the History Program at Melbourne at the forefront of innovation and excellence in History teaching, as part of the Hansen Trust.

More info: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/mob/caw/en/job/887567/the-hansen-chair-in-history

Closes April 3, 2016

Career Development Fellowship in Old and Early Medieval English (4-year fixed term)

Grade 7 of the Oxford salary scale, from point 1 to point 4 (currently £30,738 to £33,574)

Balliol College is recruiting a Career Development Fellow in Old and Early Medieval English. The Fellowship is intended to provide a structured development opportunity for exceptional candidates embarking on an academic career. The Fellow will receive mentoring from a senior academic staff member, and will be offered a carefully tailored package of professional development. This is a full-time, fixed-term post for the period 1 October 2016 to 30 September 2020.

The Fellow will teach undergraduate students and provide administration for the College, including assessing and interviewing for the annual admissions exercise. The Fellow will also engage in research, leading to peer-reviewed publications.

Candidates should normally have obtained a PhD or equivalent by 1 October 2016, and should not normally have completed a PhD or equivalent earlier than 1 October 2011 (with the exception of career breaks, e.g. for maternity/paternity leave). A high level of academic achievement, appropriate to the stage of the candidate’s career, is essential. Candidates will also have the ability to provide excellent tutorial and small group teaching. Previous experience of teaching would be a strong advantage.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/2016/february/career-development-fellowship-in-old-and-early-medieval-english-4-year-fixed

The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 11 March, 2016. Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

The University of New England in Armidale
Lecturer in Screen Studies
School of Arts

• Continuing, full-time
• $87,978 to $104,269 per annum (Level B)
• Plus 17% employer superannuation. Salary packaging options are available.
• Relocation assistance provided

About the role

The School is seeking to appoint a Lecturer to support its teaching and research in screen studies. Its current offerings in this area include popular units in film studies (e.g., criticism, histories, theories), national/transnational cinemas (e.g., Australian cinema, Hollywood), television studies, and documentary studies. The appointee will be able to contribute to continuing curriculum developments in screen studies at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, undertake supervision of higher degree research, and pursue research in the field.

Skills and Experience

As the successful applicant, you must have completed a PhD in an area of screen studies and be able to demonstrate relevant disciplinary expertise and knowledge. You will be expected to teach and develop curriculum in at least two of the following areas, at undergraduate and coursework postgraduate levels: film studies; television studies; national/transnational cinemas; documentary studies. You will also be expected to supervise honours and higher degree students. It is expected you will have a track record of research commensurate with the level of appointment; the capacity for continued relevant research; and willingness to apply for external competitive research funding. The School is renowned for its distance education expertise; you will therefore contribute to the continuous improvement in teaching, both on campus and online.

For additional information and to apply, please visit: https://hr.une.edu.au/v13/WK8127$APP.draw_attachments?P_VACANCY_REF_NO=215129&P_CALLER_URL=WK8127ZZDOLLARZZAPP.QueryListZZQMARKZZZ_ORDER_BY=1

Closing Date: 17 February, 2016.

BRIHC Research Fellow
University of Birmingham – School of History and Cultures within the College of Arts and Law

Location: Birmingham
Salary: £28,982 to £37,768 Grade 7
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Contract / Temporary
Closes: 18th March 2016
Job Ref: 51681

The newly-founded Birmingham Research Institute for History and Cultures (BRIHC) wishes to appoint two outstanding early career scholars to its two-year 2016 Fellowships. The period and topic of study is open, but candidates must clearly show how their proposed scheme of work relates to research currently undertaken within the School of History and Cultures (SHaC) – which includes African Studies, Archaeology, History, and Classics.

The appointees are expected to undertake a significant piece of independent research, and to produce research papers, manuscripts, or other outputs. During the Fellowship they are also expected to propose and write, with collaborators if necessary, grant application(s) for future and/or follow-on projects. Further, they will organise a series of research-related activities within the remit of the BRIHC, working with the Institute’s Director or other members of staff within SHaC.

Candidates should outline their proposed scheme of work, broadly indicating the general themes, individuals, or research clusters they intend to work with, and give specific indications of their future plans for research in terms of applications, outputs and BRIHC activities (max. 2 pages).

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/AMW480/brihc-research-fellow/