Career Opportunities at Queen's

The School of Arts, English and Languages seeks to appoint a temporary Lecturer in the Modernist Literatures in English. The successful applicant will have a strong track record of publication in modernist literatures and undertake research in line with the School’s research strategy. You will teach two stage-two and stage-three modules in Anglo-American modernism, contribute to the teaching in English at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and contribute to School administration and outreach activities. The appointment will be for a period of 12-months and the successful applicant will take up the role on 1 January 2025.

About the person:

The successful candidate must have/be able to demonstrate:

• Have, or be about to obtain a PhD in modernist literature.
• A record of recent publication of internationally excellent research in modernist literature appropriate to career stage.
• Relevant teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.
• Ability to contribute to broader management and administrative processes.
• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Effective interpersonal skills to liaise with students and colleagues.
• Ability to encourage commitment to learn in others.
• Ability to assess and organise resources.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/. 

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity. 

Candidate Information

Further information for international applicants