Fixed-term College Teaching Officer in Nineteenth-Century French Literature and Culture at Churchill and Selwyn Colleges - Cambridge, United Kingdom - University of Cambridge

Description

Applications are invited for the above for a 12-month fixed term College Lecturer in Nineteenth-Century French Literature and Culture to take up appointment from 1 October 2024. The post is to cover teaching during the research leave of Dr. Edmund Birch and applicants must be able to teach Fr1: Introduction to French Literature, Film and Thought ), the nineteenth-century part of Fr5: Revolutions in writing, , and Fr11: Desire and Power in Nineteenth-Century French Culture ). The post-holder will be required to undertake twelve hours of small-group College teaching per week during Terms. In addition, the post-holder will be required to act as Director of Studies in Modern and Medieval Languages and assist in the Admissions process for MML at both Colleges. Primary duties for the directing studies role include advising students on their courses, finding supervisors for them, and the selection and interviewing of prospective students.

Applicants should have a PhD and evidence of significant research achievements in a relevant area, together with experience in successfully developing and delivering undergraduate teaching at university level.

It is expected that the postholder will be elected to a Fellowship at one of the two Colleges and a By-Fellowship at the other. Serving in this role involves a commitment to provide each College with 120 hours of undergraduate supervision teaching per annum to students in small groups. The post is a fixed-term, 12-month appointment to cover the research leave of the existing postholder. An appointment will be made between Point 40 and Point 43 of the University of Cambridge payscale.

The closing date is 19 June 2024. Selected candidates will be called for interview during w/c 24 June 2024.

To apply for the post, applicants should send copies of each of the following documents: a CV, a letter of application of up to two sides of A4, a research statement of up to one side of A4. The details of three referees should also be included in the application and at least one of the referees should come from outside the applicant's current institution. Applicants are responsible for asking their referees to submit references to Churchill College by the closing date. Applications and references should be submitted via email to Applicants may be asked to submit up to 10,000 words of their written work and should have it ready for submission

Information about Churchill and Selwyn colleges can be found at and

For an informal discussion about the post please contact the Senior Tutor at Churchill College, Dr Rita Monson; or the Senior Tutor at Selwyn College, Dr Mike Sewell;

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