Teaching Fellow in Security (Middle East)

Contract type: Fixed term (until 31^st July 2024 where cover is required for a member of staff on leave/absence,)

Are you an academic with proven abilities to carry out teaching in the field of Security with interests in the Middle East? Are you passionate about delivering an exceptional student experience to students in a research-intensive Russell Group University? 

The University of Leeds is one of the top 80 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

You will provide effective and innovative research-led teaching in the area of Security and associated research methods, and contribute to existing modules in your specialist field working both independently and in collaboration with established staff.

You will have the ability to deliver excellent research-led teaching in the area of Security with additional interests and teaching abilities in the area of the Middle East. Your focus will be on the contemporary theories, narratives, challenges, and conflicts which characterise both areas. You will also have teaching interests in the areas of insurgency, conflict, complex emergencies, and terrorism. We are looking in particular for the ability to contribute to our MA programmes. There may be further teaching commitments (for example seminar-teaching) in line with student needs, as well as supervision of dissertations at UG level.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr. Kerri Woods, Deputy Head of School, POLIS, email: k.woods@leeds.ac.uk

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