School of Humanities & Social Sciences

Location: Greenwich Campus
Salary: £53,353 to £61,823 plus £3875 London weighting
Contract Type: Permanent
Release Date: Thursday 02 March 2023
Closing Date: Friday 24 March 2023
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 3754-E

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Greenwich is seeking to appoint an Associate Professor in International Relations. Based at the historic Old Royal Naval College in the Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site, the School has a strong interdisciplinary ethos. We pride ourselves on the support we give to students throughout their studies, enhancing their knowledge, skill set, confidence, and employability.

We are looking for an Associate Professor and Academic Portfolio Leader in Politics and International Relations to provide leadership of learning, teaching and research activity in International Relations. The successful candidate will be expected to teach on our Politics and International Relations and Languages and International Relations undergraduate programmes, to provide operational leadership and line management for the Politics and International Relations programme team, to lead the development of postgraduate provision in International Relations and contribute to the successful delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. 

The role of the Academic Portfolio Lead is for an initial three years; after this period, the successful candidate can return to the Associate Professor role with different responsibilities and workload. The role holder's period of office may be extended beyond this initial three-year period subject to outstanding performance and review. 

The successful candidate should be actively engaged in research and knowledge exchange activities that will contribute to Faculty and University strategies, helping to develop our national and international profile. They will have strong stakeholder relationships at regional, national and international levels in the discipline, and should have expertise which complements and extends our current provision. 

We are seeking a proactive, enthusiastic individual, committed to excellence in teaching, research and student support, to lead the dedicated Politics and International Relations programme team. Candidates must have excellent communication skills and a proven track record of successfully delivering high-quality teaching and research.

The successful candidate will hold a PhD in International Relations, Politics or a relevant Social Science discipline, Postgraduate teaching qualification or equivalent and Minimum of Fellow of HEA or significant teaching experience.

For an Informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Cecile Laval on c.laval@greenwich.ac.uk or hrsr-fach@greenwich.ac.uk 

We are looking for people who can help us deliver our mission of transforming lives through inspired teaching and research, through our values.  

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The university welcomes people from diverse and underrepresented communities who can help the university to achieve its mission. 

We do this through taking positive action such as encouraging applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, disabled and LGBT+ people. As part of our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Time to Change Employer Pledge/Mentally Healthy Universities, we are committed to promoting and supporting the physical and mental health of all our staff, and removing barriers to improve inclusion. 

We encourage applicants to disclose experience of mental health problems so we can support them fully during our recruitment process and make any necessary reasonable adjustments. Any information disclosed will be kept confidential and separate from the job application form. 

We are making significant strides to understand and continuously improve our employees’ experience and we are committed to implementing progressive diversity talent management.

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