Departmental Lecturer in Global and Imperial History

**About the role**





This is an exciting opportunity to join the Faculty of History as the
Departmental Lecturer in Global and Imperial History for a fixed term of one
year. The appointee will primarily lecture and teach undergraduate and
graduate students, and will also engage in advanced study and conduct
independent research within the Faculty of History, University of Oxford,
George Street, Oxford.





**The Role**





The appointee will organise and contribute to courses in Global and Imperial
History at undergraduate and Masters level, including teaching on the MSt
Global and Imperial History, and for the DPhil training seminar in Global and
Imperial History, as well as preparing and delivering their own MSt option
paper. The appointee will be expected to help cover teaching and supervision
specifically with a focus on British Imperial History due to the retirement of
Professor Jamie Belich, Beit Professor of Global and Imperial History, at the
end of this academic year (2023-24).





The successful candidate will undertake advanced academic study to underpin
lectures and class teaching, take a lead role in organising the Hilary Term
MSt and DPhil student presentations and produce lecture notes, course
materials, reading lists, and reference guides. They will also be the first
contact for student matters relating to attendance, conduct, coursework,
performance, and welfare (referring matters to appropriate others), and will
organise specific areas of the syllabus relating to global and imperial
history at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including the Masters course
in Global History.





**About you**





You will possess a completed doctorate in a relevant field, or have evidence
that a doctorate is close to completion, as well as sufficient depth and
breadth of knowledge in the subject to develop course materials and research
proposals. You will have an aptitude for teaching, the ability to enthuse and
inspire students and some experience of contributing to courses on the
methodology and historiography of Global and Imperial History; knowledge or
interest in the history of the British empire, as well as knowledge of one or
more of the following fields: global history, the history of empire, and
related regional histories. Outstanding communication and interpersonal
skills, as well as professionalism as a colleague and a proven track record of
working with others is essential.





This post is full time, fixed-term for one year.





**Application Process**





Queries about the post should be addressed to Professor Andrew Thompson,
Professor of Global and Imperial History (andrew.thompson@history.ox.ac.uk).
All practical and procedural queries should be sent to our recruitments team:
recruitments@history.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict
confidence; they will not form part of the selection decision.





We expect to hold interviews in late May 2024.





You will be required to complete a supporting statement, setting out how you
meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact
details of two referees as part of your online application.





Only applications submitted online and received before **noon Wednesday 8th
May 2024** can be considered.





**Committed to equality and valuing diversity**