Lecturer in African History

About us

The Historical past Division at UCL is an inclusive and collegial place to work, attracting students from various backgrounds and the world over, in any respect phases of their careers. We’re uncommon each for the innovation of our work and for our chronological breadth. Members of the division concentrate on intervals from 3000 BCE by to the current, with distinctive geographical strengths within the Americas, Africa, the Center East and South Asia, in addition to Europe and Britain. We have now formed all kinds of fields, from mental and cultural historical past, medieval historical past, early trendy British historical past, to histories of the British Empire, transnational and comparative historical past, and materials historical past. Our work has performed main roles in debates about slavery and the British empire and public historical past, not ably by the Centre for the Examine of the Legacies of British Slavery. We additionally lead work at UCL on the local weather disaster by UCL Anthropocene.  T he Division presently consists of 38 everlasting educational employees and16 analysis fellows. Members of the division usually maintain main fellowships and grants for all kinds of initiatives, similar to the 2 main ERC-funded initiatives: ‘Fragments of Roman Republican Antiquarians (FRRAnt)’ (Valentina Enviornment), ‘African Abolitionism: The Rise and Transformations of Anti-Slavery in Africa (AFRAB)’ (Benedetta Rossi) and the £10m philanthropically funded Iraq-based analysis community ‘Nahrein’ (Eleanor Robson). As well as, UCL Historical past has been a longstanding springboard for early profession students holding analysis fellowships from the British Academy, Leverhulme Belief, European Analysis Council and elsewhere.

Concerning the position

UCL Historical past is recruiting to fill a place in African historical past on the Lecturer stage. The postholder might be required to conduct high-quality, unique analysis and data change; make an lively contribution to the planning, growth, supply and coordination of studying and instructing on the undergraduate and postgraduate ranges; have interaction in supervision and evaluation at each the undergraduate and postgraduate ranges; play a task within the growth of the division’s doctoral programme; and undertake administrative and administration duties as required and supported by the Head of Division.

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Interview: It should happen in early June .

About you

We’re looking for candidates who maintain a PhD in an space associated to African historical past. We welcome purposes from historians engaged on any side of African historical past whose analysis focuses totally on African processes and establishments, and with a demonstrable potential to gather and analyse African sources for the research of African historical past along with colonial and European language sources. We welcome purposes from historians engaged on any area of African historical past in addition to from comparative, transnational or international views.

What we provide

In addition to the thrilling alternatives this position presents we additionally supply some nice advantages together with 41 Days vacation (together with 27 days annual go away 8 financial institution vacation and 6 closure days), please see our web site for extra data.