Lecturer (Education) in Ancient History

We seek to recruit a Lecturer (Education) in Ancient History, from 5th January 2026 to 4th January 2027. This 12-month post will involve teaching and supervising at undergraduate and postgraduate level in ancient history, as well as contributing to the School’s administration activity. In particular, cover is required for teaching undergraduate modules on the topics of 'Alexander the Great' and 'The Ancient City'.

The School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics is one of the largest and most diverse Schools at the University, exploring culture and society from the origins of humanity and ancient history to contemporary debates around politics and government. We are also home to a number of research centres, such as the Centre for Public History, which bring together clusters of research conducted by academics in the school and beyond.

About the person:

As the successful candidate, you will have the following:

• Have, or be near to completion, a PhD in Ancient History or cognate subject.
• An ability to contribute to teaching the department's required modules in Ancient History.
• Research output development in ancient history, appropriate to stage of career.
• An ability to carry out administrative duties appropriate to post.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, including an ability to work as an effective team member.

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.

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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