Teaching and Research Fellow in Imperial and Global History

Full-time: 35 hours per week 
Fixed term: 12 months  

The Opportunity:

There is an opportunity to join the History department of the School of History, Classics and Archaeology as a fixed-term Teaching and Research Fellow in Imperial and Global History, due to the success of a colleague in securing research funding from the Leverhulme Trust. The role requires expertise in Imperial and Global History, with preference for candidates who have research experience on the history of Western perceptions of China. The successful candidate will teach courses at the honours level and will contribute to team teaching across all levels of the curriculum, including pre-honours, honours and MSc level courses, as appropriate. The successful candidate will also conduct research under their own direction.

This post is fixed term for 12 months (1^st September 2025 – 31^st August 2026) and full-time (35 hours per week)

The salary scale for this post is UE07 £40,497 to £48,149 per annum. This post will be appointed at Grade UE07 Step 1, which is £40,497 per annum.

Your skills and attributes for success: 

• A PhD submitted in an aspect of Imperial and Global History (successful viva and any corrections submitted by start date of post)
• Evidence of expertise in teaching Imperial and Global History at university level
• Ability to teach Edinburgh University’s existing courses Chinese Whispers: China in Western Minds since 1300 and The White Man’s Burden: Race, Gender and the Victorian Empire
• Ability to produce internationally excellent research
• Demonstrable commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education

Closing date is on 25/04/2025 11.59.PM

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