Lecturer in English and Postcolonial Literature

City St George’s, University of London is the University of business, practice and the professions and brings together the expertise and excellence of City, University of London and St George’s, University of London into one institution. The combined university is now one of the largest higher education destinations for London students, combining a breadth of disciplines across health, business, policy, law, creativity, communications, science and technology. Our students are at the heart of everything that we do, and we are committed to supporting them to pursue their career and personal ambitions.

Our research is engaged, at the frontier of practice and has a positive impact on the world around us.

The new Department of Media, Culture and Creative Industries draws together academic staff specialising in Advertising, Creative Writing, Cultural and Creative Industries, English, Marketing Communication, Media and Communications, Media Management, Media Production, Publishing, Public Relations and Strategic Communications.

The department is committed to maintaining the high quality of our teaching. For more information on the courses and modules we currently provide please see our website: www.city.ac.uk/about/schools/communication-creativity/media-cultural-creative-industries.

The role is focussed on teaching students on the BA English (although some students will come from other related programmes, such as our BA Media and Communications) and will include supervising and marking BA dissertations. Candidates should be able to teach and design modules in a way that is industry-focused, socially relevant and sensitive to the needs of diverse student audiences.

Specifically, the successful candidate must be able to teach and examine at least five of the following six modules:

• Empire and the City (UG, Y2) 

• Writing the Global City (UG, Y3)

• Creativity and Social Justice (UG, Y1)

• Empire and Its Discontents: Race, Nation, Decolonisation (UG, Y1)

• Close Reading (UG, Y1)

• Major Project (UG, Y3)

You will have a good first degree, expertise and an educational profile in English and Postcolonial Literature (or a closely related field); a PhD in English or a related field is highly desirable.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, committed and sensitive teacher who is able to engage, mentor and support a diverse student body that includes international students as well as students from widening participation backgrounds. You will be both a team player and a self-starter and willing to collaborate to strengthen and scale the provision of teaching across a new and expanding department.

Closing date for applications: Sunday 21^st June 2026 at 23:55pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place in July 2026

The selection process will involve an interview and a presentation Further details will be confirmed at the interview stage. 

City St George’s offers a sector-leading salary, pension scheme and benefits including a comprehensive package of staff training and development.

City St George’s, University of London is committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in all its activities, processes, and culture for our whole community, including staff, students and visitors.

We welcome applications regardless of age, caring responsibilities, disability, gender identity, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, pregnancy, race and ethnic origin, religion and belief, sex, sexual orientation and socio-economic background. City St George’s operates a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants.

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