Lecturer in English Literature (Education and Scholarship) Ref 21040
School/department: School of Media, Arts, and Humanities (MAH)
Hours: Part-time hours considered up to a maximum of 0.8 FTE. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Contract: fixed term until 31 August 2024
Reference: 21040
Salary: starting at £39,592 to £43,155 per annum, pro rata if part-time.
Placed on: 26 June 2023
Closing date: 11 July 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected Interview date: Week commencing 24th of July.
Expected start date: 01 September 2023
Job description
The English Department at the University of Sussex are seeking to appoint a lecturer in literature for a fixed-term maternity leave cover position of 12 months from 1 September 2023.
You will have teaching and/or research experience in contemporary literature, psychoanalysis and literature, and/or critical theory.
In the autumn, you will be expected to convene and teach third-year module Psychoanalysis and Literature and teach onto the first year introduction to critical theory module, Critical Approaches.
In the spring, you will be expected to convene and teach second year module Contemporary Literature and Culture, and the MA module, Modernist and Contemporary Literature. You will be expected to supervise undergraduate dissertations and MA dissertations.
You will join a thriving, collegial Department with a strong commitment to interdisciplinary study, and an intellectually ambitious undergraduate and postgraduate student community. Teaching experience, good communication skills, and an ability to work productively as part of a friendly, team-oriented department are essential skills for this position.
Please contact Pam Thurschwell (p.thurschwell@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.
The University of Sussex celebrates and promotes diversity, equality and inclusion amongst our staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Applications are particularly welcomed from disabled and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in our department. You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy, Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.
The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy, Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.
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