Lecturer in Literature and Gender

The role

The Department of English at the University of Bristol invites applications for a Lectureship in Literature and Gender (Pathway 3, level b). The main focus of this full-time open-ended post is teaching and related administrative support across programmes in English. The successful candidate may specialise in any literary period(s) from the early medieval to the present; pre-1900 expertise is particularly welcome. The successful candidate will be able to teach one or more of the following: gender studies; feminisms; masculinities; sexualities; queer, trans, LGBTQIA+ literature and theory; gender and visual culture. They will also be able to use innovative and/or transhistorical approaches to engage and enthuse students and wider audiences.

The successful candidate will be able to start on 1 January 2023 or as soon as possible thereafter.

For further information about the Department see https://www.bristol.ac.uk/english/ .

What will you be doing?

You will contribute teaching across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in the Department of English, delivering research-led specialist units, contributing to team-taught units relevant to the field of Literature and Gender, and teaching flexibly across the English curriculum as required. You will pursue research relevant to your area of specialism (including pedagogical scholarship). You will take responsibility for a share of administration at Department, School and Faculty level as appropriate to your experience and career stage. You will be expected to develop an understanding of University structures, policies, and procedures necessary to fulfil such roles effectively.

You should apply if

1. You have completed aD. in a relevant area of English Literature (or a closely related field) by the end of December 2022 and are actively engaging in scholarship in your field of expertise.
2. You have a proven track record of teaching in English Literature and Gender, at undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels, and potentially also of teaching other units related to your specialism(s). You have completed an HEA-accredited teaching qualification or have clear plans to do so. You are an engaging and inspiring teacher, committed to developing your teaching practice and enthusing and supporting students at all levels.
3. You have some administrative experience of working in Higher Education.

We welcome applications from all members of our community and are particularly encouraging those from diverse groups, such as members of the LGBT+ and BAME communities, to join us.