Lecturer - International Relations (E Asia) - SOAS - London, United Kingdom - SOAS University of London
Description
Job title: Lecturer (Teaching) Politics and International Relations East Asia
Department: Politics & International Studies
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Salary: Grade 8: £49, £58,613.29 per annum inclusive of London Weighting (pro rata)
Location: Bloomsbury, London
Hours: 0.5 FTE
SOAS University of London is the leading Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East. SOAS University of London is positioned to play a leading role in reimagining higher education globally, with a new strategic plan in place as the basis for the renewal and revitalisation of the School which commits SOAS to both student responsiveness and research intensity. SOAS is moving towards a new model of international partnerships which is responsive to the transnational character of our global challenges.
About the Department:
Development Studies at SOAS emerged in the 1990s, initially in the form of a Centre, combining expertise and strengths from Economics, Politics, Anthropology and Sociology, and Geography. Even though there was already a strong tradition of development research in all these departments, this was an opportunity to create a new space of reflection, teaching and research which eventually led to the creation of the Department in 1995, with a rapid growth in student enrolments, programmes, and staff, resulting in a diverse collective encompassing a wide range of sub-fields and interests.
Now, in 2024, 28 full-time academics, more than 300 postgraduate students, and a strong undergraduate cohort populate the classrooms. We offer a range of degree programmes on-campus and online, bringing together a cross- and interdisciplinary approach that combines political-economy, economics, politics, anthropology, sociology and history amongst others.
Our academic staff create an intellectually engaged and challenging space across the many branches of Development Studies (including global labour and social justice, migration and displacement, conflict, humanitarian action, political ecology, and aid and institutions).
We are 2nd in the QS University Rankings by Subject. This reflects the high reputation of the Department and its vibrant teaching and research environment. We are committed to theoretical and methodological pluralism, and interdisciplinarity.
About the Role
The Department of Politics and International Studies is pleased to invite applications for a Lectureship (Teaching) focused on the International Relations in East Asia for the academic year FTE).
The role holder will be expected to support the delivery of our undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.
In particular, the role holder will convene and teach both general and specialist modules (individually and with others), advise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations, and provide pastoral care for students. The role holder will also be expected to work in a collegial and collaborative manner with both academic and non-academic staff across the Department and the School.
We are open as to thematic specialism within the field of international relations in East Asia broadly defined
The role holder will be expected to convene, teach, and contribute to our portfolio of undergraduate and postgraduate taught modules (with a focus on East Asia), to supervise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertations, and to develop an academic leadership profile within and beyond the Department of Politics and International Studies. In addition, the role holder will be expected to work in a collegial and collaborative manner with academic and non-academic staff across the Department and the School.
You can find further information on the key criteria for the role in the Job Description and Person Specification, along with a full list of duties and responsibilities, which can be found on the SOAS website.