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Lecturer in Early Modern and/or Medieval Italian Studies

Employer
ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
Location
Egham, United Kingdom
Salary
£43,660 per annum pro rata - including London Allowance
Closing date
3 Aug 2021

Job Details

Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures

Location:  Egham
Salary:  £43,660 per annum pro rata - including London Allowance  
Full Time, Permanent Variable
Closing Date:  Tuesday 03 August 2021
Interview Date:  To be confirmed
Reference:  0621-221

Full time, Permanent Variable

Starting Salary is £41,526 per annum pro rata. London Allowance of £2,134 will be payable in addition to salary.

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at Royal Holloway, University of London seeks to appoint a Full-time Lecturer to complement our strengths in Italian Studies, Comparative Literatures and Cultures, World Literatures and Liberal Arts from 1st September 2021. 

The successful applicant will have a PhD in any aspect of Italian Early Modern or Medieval Studies and a strong grounding in the latest theoretical developments appropriate to their research interests. They will have evidence of outstanding research capabilities, including the potential to produce high-quality publications and to attract research grants. 

We welcome applicants whose research expertise complements and broadens existing specialisms in the Department, and who also have a commitment to course design and development. An interest in knowledge exchange or publicly engaged scholarly work would also be welcome, as would research interests with applicability in heritage projects or digital humanities. The successful applicant will demonstrate the potential to develop interdisciplinary approaches and/or methods in both research and teaching. 

A strong and demonstrable commitment to teaching is essential with the ability to teach both at Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, as is a native or near-native command of spoken and written Italian. The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to and enhance our existing programmes, including Translation Studies and / or Italian language teaching.

The successful candidate will be joining a dynamic team covering aspects of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures, Translation Studies, Comparative Literatures and Cultures and Liberal Arts as well as History of Art and Visual Cultures and International Film. They will join an innovative research culture with a proven track record in developing unique programmes and a department which combines an international reputation with an extremely collaborative, interdisciplinary culture. 

The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures has a record of excellence (ranked 9th among departments of Modern Languages by 3*/4* average in REF 2014. The successful applicant will be encouraged to become part of an active research environment in the Department and within the School of Humanities or beyond, for example in Royal Holloway’s Humanities and Arts Research Institute. 

In addition to teaching and examining duties the Lecturer will be expected to take on administrative duties in proportion with the role, with appropriate support from the Programme Director and experienced colleagues. 

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including:

  • Generous annual leave entitlement 
  • Training and Development opportunities
  • Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution 
  • Various schemes including Cycle to Work, Season Ticket Loans and help with the cost of Eyesight testing. 
  • Free parking 

The post is based in Egham, Surrey where the College is situated in a beautiful, leafy campus near to Windsor Great Park and within commuting distance from London.

For an informal discussion about the post, please contact Professor Sarah Wright on sarah.wright@rhul.ac.uk

To view further details of this post and to apply please visit https://jobs.royalholloway.ac.ukFor queries on the application process the Human Resources Department can be contacted by email at: Recruitment@rhul.ac.uk

Royal Holloway recognises the importance of helping its employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements.  We are happy to consider a request for flexible working for this post including part time, job share or compressed working hours.

Please quote the reference: 0621-221
Closing Date: Midnight, Tuesday 3 August 2021. 
Interview Date: TBC

Company

Royal Holloway latest

 

 

One of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities.

Royal Holloway is one of the UK’s top 20 universities, ranked 129 globally (Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2015-16). We sit within the top 25% of UK universities for research that is rated world leading or internationally recognised and at 89%, our 2015 National Student Survey satisfaction rating is the highest of the University of London institutions.

The university has 21 academic departments and schools spanning the arts and humanities, sciences, social sciences, management, economics and law. We combine our world-class research and excellence in teaching with a global perspective, creating a close-knit community that inspires success. With some 9,000 students learning from internationally renowned academics and researchers, ours is a unique culture, where our students and colleagues feel recognised as individuals. We have a unique best-of-both-worlds location; a safe, leafy campus in Egham, Surrey, less than 40 minutes by train from central London and just seven miles from Heathrow airport, creating the environment where our community thrives.

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ROYAL HOLLOWAY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
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+(44)01784 434455
Location
EGHAM HILL
EGHAM
SURREY
TW20 0EX
United Kingdom

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