Lecturer in International Law and Politics (Education)

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The Department of War Studies seeks to appoint a Lecturer in International Law and Politics (Education). The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering high-quality, innovative and effective undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in international law and politics, ethics, war crimes, international justice, and peace and conflict studies.

About the role 

The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to teaching, supervision and student support across a range of BA and MA programmes and modules, for example, our MA Peace, Security and International Law programme and modules such as MA ‘International Law and War’, BA2 ‘International Law, Human Rights and Intervention’, BA3 War and Genocide’ and BA3 ‘Contending with Legacies of Violence and Atrocity’. They will also be expected to contribute to leadership in teaching and curriculum development through module leadership and design and convening. The successful candidate will work with students from a wide range of backgrounds and will be responsible for enabling student success.

The postholder will also engage in reflective practice and scholarship related to education in their disciplinary field, publish in peer-reviewed journals, engage with internal and external discussions and the dissemination of teaching innovations and initiatives, and seek internal and external funding. They will be expected to participate in relevant professional associations and networks and engage in public outreach, to play a role in the institutional and intellectual development of War Studies and to undertake Departmental, School, Faculty and University administrative duties as required.

This is a full-time post on an indefinite (open-ended) academic contract on the Academic Education Pathway (AEP). The AEP is designed to ensure the recognition, reward and opportunities for advancement for exceptional educators. Successful candidates will be expected to obtain membership of the Higher Education Academy. Around 80% of the successful candidate’s time will be dedicated to teaching, supervision, student support, educational leadership and innovation, and administration. The remaining 20% of the time will be dedicated to scholarship. The exact content of the workload will be decided in discussion with the Head of Department.

The Department of War Studies is one of the only academic departments in the world focused on understanding the complex realm of conflict, security and international politics through interdisciplinary teaching, research and engagement. We are a large and diverse community of scholars committed to providing outstanding teaching, world-leading research, and strong impact and engagement through knowledge exchange and public outreach on all aspects of war, security and international relations. The Department is located within the School of Security Studies and the Faculty of Social Science and Public Policy.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

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At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description.

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