Job Purpose

The School of Critical Studies seeks to appoint a part-time fixed term Lecturer in English Literature (Learning, Teaching and Scholarship track) to provide teaching cover for Dr Gavin Miller while he is Principal Investigator on a Leverhulme Trust Research Project Grant. You will hold a PhD and must have previous teaching experience in Higher Education. You will deliver an excellent student experience by contributing to teaching, assessment and administration processes associated with undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

The knowledge and experience to contribute to current provision by teaching one or more of science fiction, literature and medicine, and/or post-war literature is desirable. There may be opportunities also to supervise at undergraduate and MA level in areas relating to your expertise. This post is teaching only, and there is no expectation of REF eligibility.

This post is part-time (5.5 hours per week – 0.16FTE), and open ended with funding available for up to 30th September 2026 in the first instance, with the post holder available to commence 1st October 2025. The post holder will be required to be physically resident within a reasonable commuting distance of the University of Glasgow.

Visit our website for further information on the University of Glasgow’s School of Critical Studies: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/critical/

Informal Enquiries should be directed to Dr Gavin Miller, Gavin.Miller@glasgow.ac.uk

Main Duties and Responsibilities

1. Deliver a range of teaching, supervision and assessment activities across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within the Subject/School.

2. Carry out course administration within required timescales ensuring effective communication of information, in particular assessment requirements and criteria and timely and constructive feedback on assessment.

3. Contribute to the on-going development and design of the curriculum in a manner that supports a research-led and scholarly approach to student learning and assessment in the discipline and/or profession.

4. Make effective use of learning technologies to support and enhance course delivery, course organisation, feedback and assessment. This may involve blended and/or online provision.

5. Ensure an inclusive and evidence-based approach to facilitating learning in a range of face to face and potentially online delivery formats such as tutorials, lectures, problem based learning, that promotes student participation and learning outcome attainment.

6. Develop effective working relationships with students and, in partnership with relevant student services teams, respond appropriately to the diverse range of learning approaches and learner needs.

7. Participate in local, and potentially overseas, activities associated with student recruitment

8. Engage in continuing professional development activities as appropriate.

9. Undertake any other reasonable duties as required by the Head of School.

Knowledge, Qualifications, Skills and Experience

Knowledge/ Qualifications

Essential:

A1 Scottish Credit and Qualification Framework level 12 (PhD) in English Literature or a cognate area.

A2 Sufficient breadth and/or depth of knowledge in English Literature or a cognate area, and of teaching methods and techniques to work within the subject area

Desirable:

B1 Up-to-date knowledge and specialist understanding in science fiction, literature and medicine, and/or post-war literature.

Skills

Essential:

C1 Ability to communicate material of a specialist or highly technical nature and to be effective both orally and in writing at a level appropriate to the activity

C2 Ability to engage the interest and enthusiasm of students to inspire learning and to provide pastoral care to students within the subject area.

C3 Ability to work on own initiative to contribute to teaching activities within the subject area and wider School environment

C4 Effective organisational skills to manage time and prioritise as appropriate teaching and administrative responsibilities

Desirable:

D1 Ability to work effectively within Virtual Learning Environments such as Moodle.

Experience

Essential:

E1 Experience of planning and progressing work activities within professional guidelines or organisational policy, applying initiative and independent judgement.

E2 Track record of scholarship and/or development and delivery of teaching, and proven ability to develop and devise teaching sessions and/or programmes, techniques and methods.

Desirable:

F1 Experience of teaching students at honours or postgraduate level.

F2 Experience of teaching in science fiction, literature and medicine, and/or post-war literature.

Terms and Conditions

Salary will be Grade 7, £41,064 - £46,049 per annum pro rata.

This post is part-time (5.5 hours per week), and open ended with funding available for up to 30th September 2026 in the first instance.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

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