Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in History of Early Modern Europe

About us

The History Department at UCL is an inclusive and collegial place to work, attracting scholars from diverse backgrounds and across the world, at all stages of their careers. We are unusual both for the innovation of our work and for our chronological breadth. Members of the department specialize in periods from 3000 BCE through to the present, with distinctive geographical strengths in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, as well as Europe and Britain. We have shaped a wide variety of fields, from intellectual and cultural history, medieval history, early modern British history, to histories of the British Empire, transnational and comparative history, and material history. Our work has played major roles in debates about slavery and the British empire and public history, notably through the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. We also lead work at UCL on the climate crisis through UCL Anthropocene.  Th e Department currently includes 38 permanent academic staff and 16 research fellows. Members of the department regularly hold major fellowships and grants for a wide variety of projects, such as the two major ERC-funded projects: ‘Fragments of Roman Republican Antiquarians (FRRAnt)’ (Valentina Arena), ‘African Abolitionism: The Rise and Transformations of Anti-Slavery in Africa (AFRAB)’ (Benedetta Rossi) and the £10m philanthropically funded Iraq-based research network ‘Nahrein’ (Eleanor Robson). In addition, UCL History has been a longstanding springboard for early career scholars holding research fellowships from the British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, European Research Council and elsewhere. 

About the role

UCL History is recruiting an Associate Lecturer (Teaching) in History of Early Modern Europe for the period 1st September 2024 to 31st August 2025 (in the first instance). The postholder will be teaching at the undergraduate levels; act as personal tutor to a number of undergraduates; take on an institutional citizenship role within the department; and undertake administrative and management duties as required and supported by the Head of Department.

About you

Applicants must have a doctorate in Early Modern European History; previous experience of teaching undergraduate students in this period and specialism; previous experience of small group teaching; a commitment to high-quality teaching, and fostering an inclusive and positive learning environment.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits which can be view on the following webpage:

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/

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