Department of English

Location: Egham
Salary: £36,438 per annum pro rata - including London Allowance
Post Type: Part Time
Closing Date: 23.59 hours BST on Monday 06 June 2022
Reference: 0522-212

Fixed Term, Part time (10 Months, 0.5 FTE)

Applications are invited for the post of Teaching Fellow in Creative Writing: Playwriting, Screenwriting and Adaptation in the Department of English.

The successful candidate will join a team of prize-winning writers in the department, including seven Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature.

You will have a national profile as an author with a track record of writing for stage and/or screen, and experience of teaching creative writing at undergraduate level. You will have demonstrated the ability to work with others in teaching and/or administration. You will be committed to inclusive teaching and diversifying the curriculum and have a strong commitment to pastoral support and mentoring.

Candidates will be expected to provide teaching in creative writing at BA levels, with an emphasis on playwriting and screenwriting. The post holder will also be required to teach a course on the theory and critical history of screen adaptations for English and Creative Writing students and to contribute to co-curricular enrichment activities.

In return we offer a highly competitive rewards and benefits package including generous annual leave and training and development opportunities. 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 Prof. Ruth Livesey, Head of Department via ruth.livesey@rhul.ac.uk.

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

The College is unable to obtain permission to work in the UK for this post. Therefore all applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK if they wish to apply.

Please quote the reference: 0522-212

Closing Date: Midnight, 6 June 2022

Interview Date: TBC