Lecturer (Education) in Earliest English Writings

The School of Arts, English and Languages seeks to appoint a temporary Lecturer (Education) in the Earliest English Writings in English for a fixed term of 4 months (starting 1 September 2025). The successful candidate will teach a stage 2 module, Mapping the Anglo-Saxon World, an MA module, and contribute both to the teaching in English at undergraduate level and to School administration.

About the person:

It is expected the successful candidate will:

• Have, or be about to obtain a PhD in a relevant area.
• Have relevant teaching experience at undergraduate level.
• Possess the ability to design course materials and to plan and organise the delivery and assessment of taughtcourses in own specialism.
• Have the ability to contribute to broader management and administrative processes.

To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information on the website.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer:

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more on our website.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application.

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