Role Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the History programme in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Keele University as a Lecturer in History and Digital Humanities. This post is available for 3 years from September 2026.
Responsibilities
The successful candidate will deliver excellent teaching and student experience in History and Digital Humanities, broadly defined, at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The role sits within the History programme, but you will contribute expertise in Digital Humanities more broadly across the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. You will develop innovative research in History and Digital Humanities and contribute to the broader academic community of the institution.
Qualifications
Applicants should have
* Expertise in History specialisms and time periods; expertise in non‑European History may be an advantage.
* Capability to deliver modules including Digital Curation and History and Colonial Legacies: The inconvenient Histories of Individuals, Families, and Communities since 1800.
Disability Confident
Disability Confident. A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.
Benefits
* Competitive rate of pay with annual increments within the grade (Keele Spine).
* Generous annual leave entitlement with opportunities to purchase additional leave.
* Excellent staff pension scheme.
* Access to continued personal, professional and career development.
* On‑site outstanding nursery.
* Discounted health & fitness facilities on site.
* Cycle to work scheme (subject to eligibility).
We are an equal‑opportunity employer and value diversity.
The university is committed to operating flexible working practices wherever possible.
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