Lecturer in Modern British History; post-1800

The University of Manchester History Department invites applications for a Lectureship in Modern British History, post-1800. This appointment will be within a highly successful Department ranked 5th in  (GPA 3.5) which has a profile of nearly fifty internationally acclaimed researchers and teachers and a thriving community of postdoctoral, postgraduate and undergraduate students. Manchester historians have a strong record of attracting external research funding, and currently direct or participate in several major ERC, ESRC and AHRC projects, as well as awards from funding bodies such as the Wellcome and Leverhulme Trusts.

The new colleague will take responsibility for research and teaching among a group of c. ten modern British historians whose extensive publications and major funded projects range from urban piety, gender and the industrial revolution, intellectual history, histories of conservatism, crime and emigration, urban history and consumption, histories of sexuality, humanitarianism and disability through to histories of Black Britons, and histories of extinction.

The new lecturer will make key contributions to furthering excellence in teaching and research of Modern British History nationally and globally, as well as within the Faculty of Humanities lications are sought from candidates who have a proven international reputation in any area of the cultural, political, social and economic history of modern Britain and its relationship to the wider world.

Candidates with expertise in any area of Modern British History are encouraged to apply but we particularly welcome applications with backgrounds in histories of gender and sexuality, politics and political culture, cultural history and imperial histories. The successful candidate will also contribute to teaching at all levels in History and to MA and PhD supervision.

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

The University of Manchester is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. Women and people of BAME heritage are under-represented among the staff at Manchester and female and BAME candidates are especially encouraged to apply. We are an open place of enquiry and challenge.

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Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.