Teaching Fellow in Holocaust History - Leicester, United Kingdom - University of Leicester

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About the role:

Working closely with colleagues in the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust History, you will contribute to the delivery and development of the School's teaching in Holocaust History and European History, in addition to supervising undergraduate and post-graduate dissertations.

You will maintain an interest in cutting-edge pedagogical approaches to teaching and incorporating these in to your practice, as well as sharing this practice with colleagues.


As well as delivering and expanding our teaching portfolio you will be expected to play a key role in our ongoing recruitment strategy: working to augment our open day and offer holder day provision, and to expand our outreach and engagement activities, in particular through enhancing our public-facing programme of events.


You will also be expected to play a full role in the intellectual life of the Stanley Burton Centre, working with colleagues to develop its seminar programme and outreach activities.


About you:

You will be a committed and enthusiastic teacher, with prior experience of HEI teaching and a familiarity with innovative pedagogic approaches which you will incorporate these into our undergraduate programmes.


As an enthusiastic teacher and communicator, you will be proactive in helping to drive our ambitions to develop close links with students in Schools and Colleges in our regions as part of our recruitment strategy.


Additional information:

We anticipate that interviews will take place on 3 February 2023.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people's lives, for 100 years.

When you join us, you'll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward-thinking employer, we embed the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion into everything we do.

That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community.


We're committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond.

We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.


Vacancy terms:
Full-time, fixed term contract from 01 September 2023 to 31 January 2025

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