Lecturer in Film & Television Studies; Learning, Teaching and Scholarship

Please note that this vacancy is only open to current University of Glasgow employees.

The History subject in the College of Arts and Humanities is seeking to appoint a Research and Teaching Track lecturer in Medieval History. The postholder will undertake field leading research in European medieval history (c.800 CE to 1500CE), ideally through either a comparative transnational perspective (e.g. Europe’s links with medieval Islam, non-Islamic Africa, and wider Eurasia), or through a set of interdisciplinary lenses that opens medieval history to substantive research collaborations beyond the traditional humanities (e.g. medical humanities, environmental humanities).

The post-holder’s research and teaching interests will complement rather than duplicate those of current staff on opened-ended contracts (these can be viewed on the History staff page). Through both individual and team-taught modules, and in collaboration with colleagues in the History subject areas, they will provide high-quality teaching and administrative service in a range of roles.

In any given year the post-holder can expect to be asked to contribute a mix of the following teaching activities:

• Seminar teaching and lectures for History 1A (the core pre-Honours Medieval History course for the undergraduate degree in History).
• A 60-credit fourth-year special subject across the entire academic year.
• 1 to 2 20-credit Honours modules for a class of up to 36 students.
• Provide UG/PG dissertation supervision.
• PGT teaching (either as part of a team or as an individual), both in their own field of interest and in the skills and methodologies of medieval history scholarship.
• The post-holder will also be expected to contribute to the ongoing development of cross-discipline Medieval research and teaching collaboration.

A core expectation of the post-holder will be to provide engaging and high-recruiting teaching and UG, PGT and PGR supervision on Medieval History.

The postholder will be expected to pursue their own research as a third of their contracted time.

To contribute to the delivery of an excellent student experience by contributing to teaching, assessment and administration processes associated with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and to undertake scholarship to enhance learning and teaching in the School of Culture & Creative Arts.

1. Deliver a range of teaching, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the Subject/School.

2. Carry out course administration within required timescales ensuring effective communication of information, in particular assessment requirements and criteria and timely and constructive feedback on assessment.

3. Contribute to the on-going development and design of the curriculum in a manner that supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment in the discipline and/or profession.

4. Make effective use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, course organisation, feedback and assessment. This may involve blended and/or online provision.

5. Ensure an inclusive and evidence-based approach to facilitating learning in a range of face to face and potentially online delivery formats such as tutorials, lectures, problem based learning, that promotes student participation and learning outcome attainment.

6. Engage in scholarship by undertaking methodologically rigorous, educationally relevant, enquiries into student learning and disseminate evidence to enhance your own, and potentially others’, teaching practices. Attend and participate in appropriate seminars and conferences to support research-led teaching, scholarship and/or professional practice in your disciplinary area.

7. Develop effective working relationships with students and, in partnership with relevant student services teams, respond appropriately to the diverse range of learning approaches and learner needs.

8. Develop relationships with external stakeholders in support of knowledge exchange, public understanding and appropriate forms of outreach such as widening access.

9. Participate in local, and…