Position Overview & Specifications
UE08, £44,414 -£52,841 per annum
Politics and International Relations, School of Social and Political Science, College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences
Full Time for 35 hours per week
Open Ended from January 2024
The Opportunity:
You will contribute to teaching and supervision in International Relations at pre-honours, honours and postgraduate level, specifically – though not exclusively – in the specialist area of International Relations of East Asia. You will continue to develop your research profile in International Relations, and will contribute to the activities of the International Relations Research Group, the Politics IR Subject Area, and the School more broadly.
Your skills and attributes for success:
- A PhD in International Relations, Politics, relevant social sciences discipline or relevant interdisciplinary area, with special reference to East Asia.
- Evidence of attainments in teaching, appropriate to career stage, also indicative of commitment to, and potential for, excellence in teaching, including ability to develop courses/programmes in International Relations of East Asia at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and online and distance learning, and to promote outstanding student experience.
- Evidence of investigative research and publication activities, appropriate to career stage, meeting standards of international excellence;
- Evidence of a clear commitment to Subject Area or School-level administrative duties appropriate to career stage;
- Commitment to equality and diversity in the workplace;
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Informal questions about this post can be directed to the Hiring Manger, Professor Ben Rosamond, Head of Subject Area, via email at pirhd@ed.ac.uk
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
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