Departmental Lecturer in Modern European History

Departmental Lecturer in Modern European History

The Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford OX2 6AH
and St Aldate's, Oxford, OX1 1DP

The person appointed to the position will be expected to engage in advanced study or research in the history of Europe in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and to give high‑quality tutorials, classes, lectures, and supervision in Modern European History at both undergraduate and graduate levels. They will be assigned a mentor, who will be a senior member of the History Faculty.

In addition, the History Faculty provides support for early career researchers, including assistance in the preparation and submission of grant and fellowship applications through the Faculty Research Co‑ordinator and Research Development Officer.

You will have a completed doctorate in a relevant field, or evidence that a doctorate is close to completion, e.g., candidates who have submitted their dissertation will be considered, subject to successful examination. An aptitude for, and appropriate experience of teaching European History of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and an aptitude for teaching and some experience of contributing to courses on the methodology and historiography of European History of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

You will have a publication record commensurate with career stage, and familiarity with the existing literature and research in the field of the European History of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. A specialization in the history of modern East Central Europe, excluding Russia/the Soviet Union, is desirable.