University of Melbourne
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in English & Theatre Studies
School of Culture & Communication
Faculty of Arts

Work type: Fixed Term
Location: Parkville
Salary: $89,955 – $106,817 p.a. [Lecturer, Level B] or $110,190 – $127,054 p.a. [Senior Lecturer, Level C], plus 17% superannuation.

Applications are invited from outstanding candidates with a strong research and publishing profile in at least one of the following areas: modern literature and/or theatre, poetry, literary and cultural theory, literary and cultural history, genre. The English and Theatre Studies program at the University of Melbourne has been at the forefront of disciplinary innovation in English and Theatre teaching and research. English at Melbourne was recently ranked 1st in Australia and 25th in the world, and was ranked 5 (‘well above world standard’) in the 2012 ERA round. The English and Theatre Studies program is increasingly encouraging collaborative, cross-disciplinary work in line with University priorities, and shares appointments with the Australian Centre and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions (CHE).

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://jobs.unimelb.edu.au/caw/en/job/885490/lecturer-senior-lecturer-in-english-theatre-studies

Closing date for applications: 7 April, 2015.

Lecturer in Medieval History,
Department of History, Classics and Archaeology,
Birkbeck College, University of London

Salary: Grade 7 which is £35,343 rising to £40,460 per annum inclusive of £3,066 London Allowance.

This post is full-time and open-ended

Birkbeck’s Department of History, Classics and Archaeology (HCA) has a long and distinguished record as a centre of research and teaching excellence. In the Research Excellence Framework 2014, HCA was ranked seventh among all History departments in Britain (Times Higher Education research intensity table), with 85% of its research portfolio deemed ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’. As part of its plans for strategic development, and in accordance with its commitment to excellence in research and teaching across broad temporal and geographic ranges, the Department seeks exceptional candidates to appoint to two full-time, open-ended posts, in Medieval and Early Modern History, to begin in September 2015.

The Department of History, Classics, and Archaeology invites applications for a Lectureship in Medieval History. We seek to appoint an outstanding scholar working on any aspect of the history of the period between c.400 and c.1000. Applicants should have a doctorate in Medieval History and a research record appropriate to their career stage, that shows clear evidence of outstanding potential to contribute to the national and international profile of the Department. Experience of teaching at degree level is expected, but experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels is particularly desirable.

The person appointed will engage in scholarly research and publication; take responsibility for organisation, supervision, and teaching of the broad period of the Middle Ages, including Late Antiquity, at undergraduate and postgraduate level; supervise postgraduate students; and participate in Departmental, School, and College administration as required.

Applicants are requested to submit a curriculum vitae and a covering letter outlining their research plans, teaching experience, and wider engagement with academic or public bodies. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to submit several sample module proposals, including an MA option with a significant Late Antique component. Details of our current programmes can be found at www.bbk.ac.uk/history/prospective-students

For further information on this opportunity contact Dr Frederick Anscombe, Assistant Dean (Email: f.anscombe@bbk.ac.uk Tel: +44 (0)207 631 6272). A link to the PDF document containing the job description and person specification is available here.

The closing date for completed applications is midnight on 25 March 2015.

Interviews will be held on 22 April 2015.