Vacancy ID:
5011
Location:
Leicester
Department:
Arts
Vacancy terms:
Full time, permanent
Salary details:
Grade 7 - £37,386 to £43,155 per annum
Hours per week:
37.5
09 Apr 2023
About the role
We are looking for an outstanding Postdoctoral Fellow in English, with a specialism in contemporary World literatures in English, to join the School of Arts as part of our wider vision to remain the home for trail-blazing research, internationally recognised teaching, and inclusive public engagement and widen our offering of inclusive and diverse contemporary literary studies and creative writing. As a Postdoctoral Fellow, you will carry out research and teaching activities while contributing to the School’s impact, knowledge exchange, leadership and citizenship activities. You will undertake core department teaching as well as delivering specialist options on the undergraduate programme and the MA Modern and Contemporary Literature. You should also have the potential to develop outstanding research programmes, with an existing record of published work of international standing. The duration of the Postdoctoral Fellowship is three years, with a teaching load of 50% in the first year, 75% in the second year, and 100% (that is, equivalent to a full-time lecturer) in the third year. Subject to a successful performance review at the end of the Fellowship, the postholder would be offered a permanent full-time Lectureship in Contemporary World Literatures in English at Grade 8.
 
Our world-leading research in literatures and cultures in English is recognised nationally and internationally. We ensure that our research underpins our innovative teaching; however, we are also deeply embedded in the local life of our city, as the impact of our recent work on the Dickens Code, Joe Orton, and with the National Trust so richly attests. We now want to lead the way by appointing a postdoctoral fellow who will help us to widen our offering of diverse and inclusive contemporary literary studies. We will continue to centre Leicester in global conversations about gender, race, and inequality, and we use our expertise to model creative solutions to real problems. We ask difficult questions and, by building a learning community with our outstanding students, academics, local community partnerships, and the public, offer responses to these questions. As an international hub for literary culture and creative writing, English at Leicester is known for its bold work, training the next generation of citizens and scholars to change the world. This position has been made possible by a generous philanthropic donation to the University of Leicester by Mrs Jean Humphreys, a donation which has funded the appointment of the Jean Humphreys Professor and Writer in Residence, Kit de Waal, and a PhD scholarship.
About you
You should be an early careers academic of postdoctoral status, meaning that by the closing date of the advertisement, you should be within five years from the date of the successful viva voce examination of your doctorate.  You should not have previously held a permanent academic position.
Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr Catherine Morley on [email protected]

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people’s lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you’ll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We’re committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

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