About us
The Historical past Division at UCL is an inclusive and collegial place to work, attracting students from various backgrounds and internationally, in any respect levels of their careers. We’re uncommon each for the innovation of our work and for our chronological breadth. Members of the division focus on durations from 3000 BCE by means of to the current, with distinctive geographical strengths within the Americas, Africa, the Center East and South Asia, in addition to Europe and Britain. We’ve got 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 means of the Centre for the Research of the Legacies of British Slavery. We additionally lead work at UCL on the local weather disaster by means of UCL Anthropocene. T he Division presently contains 38 everlasting tutorial workers and16 analysis fellows. Members of the division repeatedly maintain main fellowships and grants for all kinds of initiatives, comparable 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.
In regards to the position
UCL Historical past is recruiting to fill a place in Trendy European Historical past on the Lecturer stage. The postholder can be required to conduct high-quality, authentic analysis and data change; make an energetic 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.
When making use of please add in a single consolidated PDF the next paperwork:
1. a curriculum vitae (most size 5 pages)
2. a letter of software explaining your curiosity within the put up (most size 2 pages)
3. an announcement of the mental significance of your analysis so far (most 2 pages)
4. an announcement about your future analysis plans (most 2 pages)
5. an announcement of instructing expertise (most 2 pages)
6. the names and addresses of two referees (referees won’t be contacted till after interview).
Interview : It would happen in early June .
About you
We’re searching for candidates who maintain a PhD in Trendy European Historical past. We welcome purposes from historians engaged on points of recent European historical past (c.1750-1914) that may enhance the division’s power on this subject. We’re additionally inquisitive about candidates engaged on Europe’s relationship with any area of the world (c.1750-1914), and/or trendy European historical past (c.1750-1914) from comparative, transnational or international views.
What we provide
In addition to the thrilling alternatives this position presents we additionally provide 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.
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