Location: | Exeter |
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Salary: | The starting salary will be from £36,382 per annum on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience. |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 12th May 2022 |
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Closes: | 9th June 2022 |
Job Ref: | P81506 |
This full time, permanent role is available 1st August 2022.
The role
World and Postcolonial Literary Studies at Exeter is built around a strong a collegiate team of academics based in the Department of English and its thriving research culture. With expertise in African, Caribbean, and South Asian literatures and cinemas, the environmental humanities, print cultures, archival studies, global circulations, our World and Postcolonial Cultures Research Group brings together interdisciplinary research that draws on a range of approaches to analyse the varied and historical manifestations of postcolonial and world cultures and societies. We regularly host conferences, symposia and events, supervise PhD students in this area, and offer a range of modules at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
You will have an independent, internationally-recognised research programme in an active field of research in World and Postcolonial Literatures that will strengthen and complement the existing team. We would be particularly interested to hear from candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas of 20th and 21st century literature/ culture:
The role is based in the Department of English, and while the successful applicant will be teaching predominantly postcolonial anglophone material, we'd be very keen to hear from candidates with the ability to work across languages (particularly non-European languages).
About you
You will have:
We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.
Please ensure you read the Job Description for full details of this role.
We can offer
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Further information
For an informal and confidential discussion about the post please contact Prof Vike Martina Plock 01392-624233 or v.plock@exeter.ac.uk.
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