Lecturer in Ancient History
Lecturer in Ancient History
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£ 35116 - 45413
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Job Description
Salary:35116.00 - 45413.00 per annum
Newcastle University is a great place to work with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.
Closing Date: 19 August 2025
The Role
The School of History Classics and Archaeology at Newcastle University seeks to appoint a fixed-term Lecturer in Ancient History (Teaching & Scholarship) who will contribute to the teaching and supervision of students at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. The post is expected to commence on 1 September 2025 for a period of 12 months and will be on a full time basis of 1.0FTE.
The appointee will contribute to the delivery of scholarship-informed modules on Roman History. Moreover they will contribute to the provision of the Classics and Ancient History degree programmes as well as School-wide team-taught modules and will undertake a range of pastoral and administrative responsibilities.
Newcastle University has a long and distinguished reputation for research scholarship and teaching in Classics and Ancient History. It benefits from its unique position close to Hadrians Wall and can rely on the extensive collections of the Robinson University Library and the Great North Museum. The School of History Classics and Archaeology is an interdisciplinary unit where colleagues in different disciplines work closely together in teaching and research. To find out more about the work we do at our School please see our website informal enquiries about the post please contact the Head of Classics and Ancient History Dr Simon Corcoran ().
Key Responsibilities
- Delivering high-quality teaching and learning materials resources and activities to undergraduate and postgraduate taught students in line with School and Faculty teaching objectives and timetable requirements
- Supervising undergraduate and taught postgraduate students as required
- Contributing to the delivery planning design and development of modules and programmes at Subject and School level
- Contributing to the wider student experience at programme level
- Evaluating their own practice and undertaking continuing professional development in teaching
- Planning organising and carrying out their scholarly programme with a view to ensuring that teaching is informed by new knowledge insight and impactful innovatio
- Engaging with innovative scholarship through appropriate media and fora (e.g. monographs peer-reviewed journals edited books) advancing knowledge in the field and enhancing the Universitys reputation for high-quality scholarship
- Initiating or contributing to interdisciplinary collaborations at School Faculty and University level
- Participating in organised programmes of outreach and public engagement as appropriate
- Promoting the Universitys values in relation to Equality Diversity and Inclusion and support widening access to our programmes and facilities to people who have historically had little involvement in universities
- Undertaking a range of administrative tasks to support their area of teaching scholarship and engagement
- Taking responsibility for management or administrative roles as appropriate the grade and temporary nature of the pos
- Contributing to the wider work of the School Faculty and University through input to working groups and key committees
- Complying with University policies including financial regulations equal opportunities policy Health & Safety policy promoting race equality policy information systems security policy data security intellectual property rights and safeguarding policies
- Engaging in personal professional and career development to enhance both specialist and transferable skills in accordance with desired career trajectory
- Carrying out other duties commensurate with the grade and temporary nature of the post as requested by the Head of School
The Person (Essential)
Knowledge Skills and Experience
- A strong record of scholarship in Roman history demonstrating international standards of excellence in terms of originality significance and rigour commensurate with career stage
- Experience in high-quality scholarship-informed university teaching in Ancient History and enthusiastic reflective and creative pedagogy
- Experience of pastoral and student wellbeing issues
- Experience of design or delivery in Technology Enhanced Learning
- Experience in or demonstrable potential for impact in scholarship and engaging with external stakeholders
Attributes and Behaviour
- High level of initiative and organisation
- Track-record of working as a good colleague and academic citizen
- Ability to work collaboratively across disciplines and with external partners
- Commitment to widening and diversifying the Classics and Ancient History curriculum
- Willingness to undertake administrative duties as required
Qualifications
- Completion and award of a PhD in Classics
- A record of high-quality scholarly outputs appropriate to career stage
Newcastle University is a global University where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. As a University of Sanctuary we aim to provide a welcoming place of safety for all offering opportunities to people fleeing violence and persecution.
We are committed to being a fully inclusive university which actively recruits supports and retains colleagues from all sectors of society. We value diversity as well as celebrate support and thrive on the contributions of all of our employees and the communities they represent. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and encourage applications from individuals who can complement our existing teams we believe that success is built on having teams whose backgrounds and experiences reflect the diversity of our university and student population.
At Newcastle University we hold a silverAthena Swan award in recognition of our good employment practices for the advancement of gender equality. We also hold a Race Equality Charter Bronze award in recognition of our work towards tackling race inequality in higher education REC. We are a Disability Confident employer and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role as part of the offer and interview scheme.
In addition we are a member of the Euraxess initiative supporting researchers in Europe.
Requisition ID: 28405
Employment Type
Full-Time
