Lecturer in Archaeology (Teaching and Scholarship, part-time)

Job reference: HUM-031477
Salary: £42,254 - £46,049 per annum depending on experience
Faculty/Organisational Unit: Humanities
Location: Oxford Road
Employment type: Fixed Term
Division/Team: Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology & Egyptology
Hours Per Week: 28 hours per week (0.8 FTE)
Closing date (DD/MM/YYYY): 09/06/2026
Contract Duration: Fixed term for 24 months
School/Directorate: School of Arts, Languages and Cultures

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Lecturer in Archaeology (Teaching and Scholarship). This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to high-quality teaching, student support and course leadership within Archaeology in the Department of Classics, Ancient History, Archaeology and Egyptology. You will help deliver an excellent student experience in a dynamic and inclusive environment, with dedicated time to support scholarship relevant to your teaching.

You will be responsible for:

• Convening and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate teaching in Archaeology, including lectures, seminars and course management.
• Assessing students through marking and moderation, and supervising and marking undergraduate dissertations.
• Supporting students as an Academic Advisor and maintaining a high-quality virtual learning environment for your course units.
• Working with colleagues to support fieldwork, laboratory-based learning, recruitment activities and the wider administration of the department.

We welcome candidates who bring diverse perspectives, experiences, and approaches to their work.

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

Essential Criteria:

• A good first degree and a PhD in Archaeology.
• Expertise in an area of Archaeology relevant to the required teaching, informed by both archaeological practice and engagement with theory.
• Experience of teaching archaeological subjects at university level, including lectures, seminars and convening course units.
• Evidence of the ability to provide effective and innovative teaching in Archaeology at undergraduate and graduate level, and to inspire students individually and in groups.
• Experience of supporting students in a university context.

Desirable Criteria:

• Experience of running, or substantially contributing to, UK-based undergraduate fieldwork.

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Our benefits include:

• Generous employer contribution pension
• 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
• Ride to work and EV car scheme available

For more information, please see University of Manchester Benefits. You can also find information on our Flexible and Hybrid working here.

We are an open place of enquiry and challenge. We embrace and celebrate difference, diversity and debate, and we pride ourselves on being a place of education, learning and community where we are able, within the law, to question and test received wisdom, express new ideas and explore controversial or unpopular topics and opinions. Find out more from our Freedom of Speech Policy.

Enquiries about the role, shortlisting and interviews

Name: Peter Liddel

Email Address: peter.liddel@manchester.ac.uk

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Applications close at midnight on the closing date.

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