College Lectureship and Fellowship in Modern History and Politics

Applications are invited for appointment to a College Lectureship in Modern History and Politics, together with a Fellowship, tenable for five years in the first instance, with the possibility of reappointment to the retiring age. The successful applicant will be expected to provide a significant number of supervisions in International Relations and modern world History across three interlinked Triposes: History & Politics; Human, Social and Political Sciences (Politics papers); and History; as well as assisting with direction of studies and admissions.

The Lectureship will require 12 hours of teaching per week during the 20 weeks of the undergraduate year. The starting salary will normally be on Step 7 of the College scale for 12-hour lecturers (£57,556 per annum).

Applicants should submit:

• a covering letter;
• a curriculum vitae, including a statement of qualifications, a list of publications, and teaching experience;
• an article or chapter indicative of their scholarly qualities;
• the names of three referees (at least one of whom should be outside Cambridge) who should be asked to submit references by the closing date via the online application system.

Application should be made via the online application system (via the above ‘Apply’ button)

Further details are available at: https://www.trin.cam.ac.uk.

The closing date for receiving applications is noon on Thursday 18 December 2025.

Shortlisting decisions will be communicated to all candidates in the week commencing 26 January 2026. Shortlisted candidates will be required to attend interviews at Trinity College, in person, in February 2026; the exact date will be confirmed with the interview invitation.

Professor S Haigh, Senior Tutor, November 2025, Enquiries to: academic.services@trin.cam.ac.uk

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