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School of Social Sciences and Humanities
University Teacher in English
Full time and fixed term from 1st September 2024 – 30th June 2025
The Department of English at Loughborough University is looking to appoint a University Teacher in English who is a specialist in contemporary literature.
The role-holder will provide teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level, teaching into our English and English Literature BAs and our MA in Contemporary Literature and Culture. It would be advantageous to be able to contribute to our English with Creative Writing BA and our MA in Creative Writing and the Writing Industries programmes. An ability to teach contemporary American literature would also be welcome.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the English department, which is part of the School of Social Sciences and Humanities at Loughborough University. Committed to providing the best possible student experience, English has established a reputation for promoting innovative teaching and assessment methods and has a record of excellent NSS results. We are proud to be a top ten English department, currently ranked 8th in the country for English in the 2024 Good University Guide.
For more information refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification.
Informal enquiries should be made to Dr Jennifer Cooke, by email to J.A.Cooke@lboro.ac.uk
Closing date for applications: 3rd June 2024.
Interviews are expected to be held after 1st July 2024.
We welcome applications from all walks of life, and we are really committed to diversity and inclusion in the way we manage recruitment and how we work with our colleagues at Loughborough University. We’ll expect you to be committed too.
