Lecturer in Historic Environment

The University of London

The University of London is the UK’s largest provider of international distance and online learning and the convenor of a federation of 17 London-based universities, many of which are among the highest-ranking universities in the world.

Collectively the federation represents a cohort of some 250,000 learners and 50,000 academic and professional services staff. Within this cohort are around 40,000 University of London students who study programmes which are developed and delivered in partnership with our 17 federation members.

The University of London is also home to the School of Advanced Study, the national centre for the humanities and a champion for the arts and humanities.

Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global.

Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future

The Role

Lecturer in Historic Environment

The purpose of this role is to contribute to engaged research and training on histories of place in the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community (CHPPC), covering a period of staff leave. The lecturer will have research expertise in histories of place, with particular reference to the historic built environment. They will take on the duties of Architectural Editor of the Victoria County History of England (VCH), supporting the VCH community with training, editorial guidance and subject-specific work in this area. They will manage ongoing projects, including VCH research and publications in progress, and the externally-funded VCH digitisation project, working with the team in the CHPPC. More broadly, they will contribute to IHR initiatives to support community-based and grassroots history across the UK, liaising with local groups and partners. They will contribute to IHR teaching and training in their specialist area, as appropriate.

For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.

Further information

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on Friday 29 August 2025.

The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting

The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working from remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.

Preferential consideration will be given to the University redeployment pool.

The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as these groups are currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.

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