Lecturer in Anthropology, Politics and Religion

As Lecturer in Anthropology, Politics and Religion you will contribute to both our undergraduate programmes – the BA Sociology, Politics and Religion and the BA Religion, Philosophy and Ethics – as well as to our MA Global Religion and Society and to PhD supervision as appropriate.  You will contribute to undergraduate modules including the first-year ‘Myth, Ritual and Symbol’, the second-year ‘Peoples, Cultures and Religions’, and other existing BA and MA modules appropriate to your expertise.

You will be an active researcher working in anthropology, politics, and religion. You will be supported to develop your research within a collaborative environment, with sabbatical entitlement. You will benefit from regular staff and postgraduate seminars, and from working alongside other researchers on religion, politics, and society. The Religion, State and Society journal is edited from the Department, and the INFORM research unit is housed here. Your research will further the department’s reputation for empirical and theoretical contributions to the study of religion, power, politics, ethics, and diversity.

The role is full-time on an academic contract where the norm is 40% teaching, 40% research, and 20% administration. There is a three-year probationary period. Training and mentorship will be provided in the context of a supportive department and wider faculty.

The research areas of this Lecturer role are open, though we particularly welcome applicants who have interests in the Global South, Asian, or other non-western societies, transnational issues, and/or Black or minoritised experiences.

Applicants for this role would normally be within the early stages of an academic career, with a profile appropriate to appointment at Lecturer level. We encourage applicants from all parts of the world and from people who may have been marginalised on any grounds covered by the UK Equality Act (2010) who will be appropriately supported in the workplace.

This role is full time and you will receive an indefinite contract.  The interviews for this role will be held at King's College London on 4 June.

About the Faculty:   https://www.kcl.ac.uk/artshums

About the Department of Theology and Religious Studies:  https://www.kcl.ac.uk/trs

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. PhD in Anthropology or in related areas of the social sciences and/or humanities

• Experience in teaching in the anthropology of religion or related subjects that complements existing offerings, and the ability to supervise PhD study in relevant areas
• Research and publications in anthropology of religion or related areas, with a developing research profile appropriate to Lecturer level showing potential to shape the field
• Ability to communicate the practical and tangible significance of research in a relatable manner that is accessible for students and impactful for wider publics
• Commitment to collaborative working and willingness to contribute to the administration of the department and to its strategic development
• Awareness of and ability to inclusively accommodate a diversity of identities and protected characteristics in a higher education environment

 Desirable criteria

• Research and teaching interests which focus on the Global South, Asia, transnational issues, and/or Black or other minoritised experiences
• Expertise in any of the following areas to complement the department’s existing strengths: political ethics or values; the (everyday) state; knowledge and epistemology (including conspiracy); the digital and more-than-human (including AI); interdisciplinary research between anthropology and theology

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