Teaching Fellow In Russian History

About the Role  The Department of History seeks to appoint a 0.4 FTE Teaching Fellow in Russian History for a fixed-term period of 12 months from 1 September 2024.  You will be part of one of the largest History departments in the UK with a thriving community of teachers and researchers covering a range of disciplines and geographical areas.    For informal enquiries, please contact Head of Department Professor Tim Lockley (T.J.Lockely@warwick.ac.uk). About You  It is envisaged that you may teach on the module listed below, depending on the successful candidate’s knowledge and expertise and department requirements: HI3J7 Socialist Bodies: Dream and Reality of the Physical in Soviet Russia, please see: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/students/modules/HI3J7 You will also be expected to supervise final-year dissertations.   You will undertake lecturing, seminar teaching, essay tutorials, office hours, marking of undergraduate work and monitoring of student attendance in accordance with the Department’s quality assurance practices. You will also act as personal tutor to an assigned group of undergraduate students, providing pastoral support and guidance during the academic year. For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description. About the Department The Warwick University History Department is one of the largest history departments in the UK, with teaching and research notable for its disciplinary range and geographical scope. The Department is comprised of c.50 academic staff, 4 postdoctoral staff, 11 support staff, c.900 undergraduate students, and c.100 postgraduate students. The Department has a strong international reputation and consistently high rankings in both UK and international surveys. In the recent REF 2021 exercise 92% of research was ranked as world leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*). The Department is committed to maintaining and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion amongst its staff and student community. The Department is home to five research centres: the Global History and Culture Centre; the Centre for the History of Medicine; the European History Centre; the Early Modern and Eighteenth Century Centre; and the Centre for Global Jewish Studies. We also engage with two faculty research centres, the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance and the Centre for Caribbean Studies. All staff have access to an Individual Research Account (currently £500 for a full-time member of staff and pro-rata for part-time members of staff) to support their research. In addition, you will be eligible to apply for faculty and university funding to support teaching and research initiatives. We will assign you a mentor from among the permanent members of staff who will help your continued professional development. Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.