Lecturer in Public Policy (Teaching & Scholarship)

About the Role
This post entails teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules in public policy to a diverse cohort of domestic and international students. It requires you to participate in the formation and delivery of the School’s educational policies.

About You
You will have a PhD in Politics/ International Relations or equivalent with expertise in Public Policy. Knowledge of quantitative methods is desirable. You will have teaching experience and commitment to high-quality teaching in Higher Education (HE).

About the Department
SPIR is one of the UK’s leading centres for the research and teaching of Politics and International Relations. It was ranked 7th overall among UK higher education institutions in the 2022 REF. The School is home to 70 academic staff and a highly diverse cohort of students and offers a broad-ranging and methodologically plural curriculum.

About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus It is a full-time, fixed-term appointment for one year, with an expected start date of 1st September 2026. The salary will be Grade 5, £51,755 per annum, inclusive of London allowance. (Please note negotiation outside of this salary is not possible).

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as [Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic groups /women/men] as [this group/these groups is/are] underrepresented at this level at Queen Mary.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Kimberly Hutchings at k.hutchings@qmul.ac.uk.

For further details and to apply for the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button.

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