Teaching Associate in Literature

Do you have teaching specialisation in literature? We are looking to appoint a Teaching Associate in Literature to work in our team in the School of English at the University of Nottingham.You would join us on a fixed-term, part time teaching contract for 29 hours per week from 30th September 2024 to 30th June 2025.

You will be specialised in an area of literature from 1660 to 1830 and will be required to teach across a range of areas from 1550 to the present, including the sixteenth, seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, for first-year, second-year and third-year undergraduate modules in the School of English. 

You will have a PhD (or equivalent) in a relevant area of literature, as well as have evidence of your ability to teach at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.  

We recognise that what helps us succeed is the different ideas and experiences of colleagues across our School, who come from a mix of cultures and backgrounds. Together, we are welcoming, inspiring and supportive of everyone. We believe in diverse academic and research teams that will provide the best opportunities to be innovative and forward thinking. We are therefore seeking applications from candidates whose background, experience and identity broadens and enhances the diversity of our existing team and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic scholars. We are currently working to decolonise our teaching curriculum and understand that having a mix of opinions, broad perspectives, lived experiences and different ways of solving problems enhances our day-to-day work and enriches our academic community. 

We are committed to a Strategic Delivery Plan for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and we warmly welcome applications from under-represented groups, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation, caring responsibilities, socio-economic background and any temporary impairment or other irrelevant distinction. Learn more about the University’s commitment to?Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. 

We strongly endorse?Athena SWAN principles, and we have commitment at all levels of our organisation to address gender inequality.? It is our mission to ensure equal opportunities, best working practices and fair policies for all.?
Mentoring towards further career progression will be offered throughout the period of the post. 

Further information about our School and working here.  

Selection Process

Shortlisting is anonymous based on criteria-based questions. Each member of the shortlisting panel will give a mark for each of your individual answers to create an aggregate score. Your answers will be scored against the essential criteria listed in the person specification. Accordingly, we encourage you to think about how your answers can be tailored to meet these criteria. Our commitment to anonymous shortlisting means that we are not asking you to submit your CV. Therefore, we encourage you to take your time writing your answers, ensuring you use clear language, maintain an accessible style, and provide tangible examples to support your answers without compromising your anonymity. We expect each answer to be approximately 400-500 words in length.

The selection process will include a presentation of teaching to members of an interview panel and a formal interview.

If you have any informal enquiries, our Head of Literature, Dr Adam Rounce, will be happy to discuss these with you: adam.rounce@nottingham.ac.uk

Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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