Lecturer in Modern British History (Fixed term until July 2025)

Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) is a distinctive, unique institution, rooted in the Liverpool City Region and with a global presence. Our students and staff, past, present, and future, are the beating heart of our city and can be found in every corner of every industry and community. We couldn’t exist anywhere else and have shaped the city in which we belong. Working with the people of Liverpool to improve lives and support communities is at the heart of why we were founded and why we exist today.

The School of Humanities and Social Science is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Modern British History (c.1750 to present), on a full-time, fixed-term basis for up to ten months, to cover a period of research leave.

History at LJMU is a well-established subject with a strong research profile and a score of 93% for ‘teaching on my course’ in the 2023 National Student Survey. It currently comprises sixteen members of staff teaching a broad range of modules from the eighteenth century onwards and covering the United Kingdom; Europe; Russia; the Middle East; Africa; the Americas; and Asia. Details of the current research interests in History at LJMU can be found at History Research Group.

You will teach on a number of modules related to modern British history, including core team-taught modules at Level 4 (4103HIST: Lion Rampant, Lion Tamed: the Rise and Fall of the British Empire; and 4102HIST: Faces of Britain: a Social and Cultural History), delivering lectures and weekly seminars. You also will teach on a core Level 5 module on the nature of historiographical debate.

You will supervise Level 4 students on group-work projects, designed around your research expertise, as well as supervising Level 5 research projects.  There is also the potential to lead our work-based learning modules at Levels 5 and 6.  There would be an additional expectation around the delivery of wider Foundation, undergraduate, and postgraduate teaching as required.

You should have completed a PhD in the discipline and have teaching experience at undergraduate level. The department would welcome proposals from the BAME academic community, who have historically been under-represented in the profession.

Informal enquiries may be made to the Programme Leader for History, Dr Olivia Saunders. Email: O.R.Saunders@ljmu.ac.uk or telephone: 0151 231 3090.

Interviews are expected to take place in the middle of August, with an anticipated start date of early September.

In return, we offer an excellent benefits package including generous annual leave entitlement, pension scheme, induction and development support as well as family-friendly policies.

This is an exciting time to join the university as we deliver the LJMU Strategy 2030 and its vision of LJMU as an inclusive civic university transforming lives and futures, by placing students at the heart of everything we do.

If you feel that this is the role you have been looking for and your skills and experience can make a real difference at LJMU, we look forward to hearing from you.

LJMU is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and communities irrespective of age, transgender status, disability, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity and religion or belief.  All our appointments are made on merit.

Please note all of our vacancies will be closed to applications at midnight on the advertised closing date, unless otherwise stated.