Lecturers in the School of Media, Arts and Humanities x3 Ref: 20343-5
School/department: Media, Arts and Humanities
Hours: Full-Time hours considered up to a maximum of 1.0 FTE. Requests for flexible working options will be considered (subject to business need).
Location: Brighton, United Kingdom
Contract: Permanent
Reference: 20343/20344/20345
Salary: Lecturer B starting at £45,585 to £54,395 per annum, pro rata if part-time.
Placed on: 25 July 2023
Closing date: 17 September 2023. Applications must be received by midnight of the closing date.
Expected interview date: Week Commencing 02 October 2023
Expected start date: 01 January 2024
Job description
The School of Media Arts and Humanities at the University of Sussex invites applications for lectureships in American History (Pre-1900), Visual and/or Material Culture, and Spanish and Linguistics. These are indefinite research and education positions at Lecturer level.
We are particularly interested in candidates who will support the School’s Black@Sussex project, our relationship with the Stuart Hall Foundation, and advance the work of the University’s Inclusive Sussex strategy.
In addition to the discipline-specific criteria for each post, we welcome applicants who will be interested in interdisciplinarity and teaching into existing and new University-wide themes including Decolonial Studies, Human Flourishing and Sustainability.
In addition to discipline-specific research excellence, we welcome applicants who will contribute to the cross-School research centres including Sussex AI Research Centres, the Centre for Consciousness Studies, Sussex Humanities Lab, and the Sussex Sustainability Research Programme.
We have under-representation from staff from Black and Black origin communities, people of colour and BME groups in the School and we would particularly welcome applications from these groups.
All appointments will be made on merit.
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, 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.
Lecturer in Visual and/or Material Culture Ref: 20343 - Job description and Person Specification
Lecturer in American History (Pre-1900) Ref: 20344 - Job description and Person Sepcification
Lecturer in Spanish and Linguistics Ref: 20345 - Job description and Person Specification
The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK.
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How to apply
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