Lecturer in Classics and Ancient History (Education and Scholarship)

This full-time, one year, fixed-term lectureship post is available from 1 September 2025, based in Department of Classics, Ancient History, Religion and Theology, with specialism in Roman archaeology and Roman material culture. The post is to cover the teaching of Professor Martin Pitts who has been awarded a 1-year Leverhulme Fellowship and is likely to include teaching at all levels in Roman archaeology and Roman material culture.

The role

You will join a large and dynamic department that offers a range of single and joint-honours programmes in Classics, Classical Studies and Ancient History tailored to students from all backgrounds. Our research is widely recognised for its commitment to interdisciplinarity and engagement with the wider world and we are home to a thriving community of postgraduate students. We seek a colleague who shares our commitment to inspirational teaching, to fostering and amplifying diverse and marginalised voices within Classics and Ancient History, to shaping a more inclusive discipline, and to the benefits that our discipline can bring to the wider world.

You will support the delivery of teaching across a range of programmes within the Department of Classics, Ancient History, Religion and Theology. This will include the design, development and production of teaching and learning material, and the delivery of teaching across a range of ancient history modules up to MA level, especially in Roman archaeology and material culture. This is likely to include the first and second year module ‘Globalisation and the Roman Empire’ (an introduction to the archaeology of the Roman empire); the third year seminar-led module ‘Domination and Resistance in Roman Britain’; and MA level teaching on similar subject matter.

About you

You will:

• Possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist and core knowledge in the discipline, demonstrated by a PhD (or equivalent) in Classics and Ancient History to develop teaching programmes, and teach and support learning on Roman archaeology and material culture modules
• Use a range of delivery techniques to enthuse and engage students
• Participate in and develop external networks, for example, to contribute to student recruitment and outreach work
• Deliver excellent teaching (identified by e.g. peer review) and make an impact at discipline programme level beyond your own teaching
• Be expected to work towards Fellow of the HEA status and to attend formal CPD relating to this

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines
• Support teams that understand the University wide teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• Our Exeter Academic initiative which supports high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26wks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6wks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact David Leith, d.b.leith@exeter.ac.uk or (01392) 726386.

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