Lecturer in Politics (Education and Research)

This full time, permanent post is available in SPSPA.

Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology (SPSPA)

SPSPA is comprised of around 150 members of academic staff, six distinct academic disciplines and eight interdisciplinary research centres, and teaches over 2,000 students across over 50 undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. We are a vibrant, friendly, and international community of scholars committed to maintaining a superb working environment to support our excellent research and teaching.

The role

SPSPA is recruiting a Lecturer in Politics as part of a continued strategic investment in this area. Politics at Exeter has maintained its position in the UK top 10 across the last three national research assessment exercises and was ranked 5^th for research power in REF2021.

We have a long-standing commitment to thematic, methodological, and theoretical pluralism, with expertise in comparative politics, political behaviour, public policy, political theory, and politics of specific areas throughout the world (e.g. Africa, Latin America). We welcome applicants from across the discipline of Politics and are particularly interested in considering candidates who work on gender and politics, as well as those who can broaden our (quantitative or qualitative) methodological expertise.

About you

You will have:

• A PhD (or nearing completion) or equivalent in Politics and have an independent, internationally-recognised research programme in a relevant active field of research
• A strong record in attracting funding for research, or demonstrate potential to attract such funding
• An active approach to inter-disciplinary and multi-disciplinary research
• Enthusiasm for delivering high quality undergraduate programmes
• Strong connections and funded projects with business and community partners
• Involvement in projects which develop impact 

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26wks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6wks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy  

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Professor Robert Lamb (Head of Social Sciences and Political Sciences) 01392 722054 or r.lamb@exeter.ac.uk

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