Overview
The Role
The School of History and Geography at Dublin City University is seeking an Assistant Professor in Irish and/or European Medieval History (permanent).
The successful candidate will be given the opportunity to teach in their research specialisation but will also teach survey modules in Irish and European medieval history. Consequently, the successful candidate will design and teach a combination of core and optional modules on the BA Joint Honours and Bachelor of Religious Education with History programmes, and may teach on other School programmes, such as the MA in History, and Faculty programmes, such as the BA Single Module programme, as deemed appropriate by the Head of School.
The School also offers opportunities to supervise postgraduate students, and encourages and supports applications for external research funding. The School is committed to high quality research, expects its staff to publish regularly in leading journals and with leading university and academic presses, and supports its staff in such work.
For information on the School see www.dcu.ie/historygeography
Duties and Responsibilities
For a description of the duties and responsibilities of the position in the areas of Teaching and Learning, Research and Scholarship, and Service and Contribution to the University and Society, and details of how to apply go to universityvacancies.com/dublin-city-university/assistant-professor-irish-andor-european-medieval-history
Qualifications and Experience
The qualifications and experience sought are:
Mandatory
* Applicants must hold a PhD in History.
* Applicants’ research specialism may be focused in any area of Irish and/or European medieval history.
* Applicants must have teaching experience at undergraduate level, including module design and coordination. This experience should encompass innovative pedagogies and/or assessments, and/or online or technology-assisted teaching.
* Applicants must have a demonstrated capacity to teach the history of medieval Ireland and the history of eleventh to fifteenth-century Europe.
* Applicants must possess strong research accomplishments in the field of medieval history and a publication record appropriate to their career stage.
* The successful applicant should have an independent research programme, and have demonstrated the potential to attract research funding from competitive research funding schemes and/or industry.
* Applicants should be able to demonstrate how their research complements existing strengths in the School.
* The successful candidate will ideally have a minimum of three years’ relevant post-doctoral experience.
* The successful candidate must possess excellent interpersonal and communication skills consistent with the highest quality of teaching and learning, together with evidence of successful teamwork and a collegial approach.
Desirable
* Teaching experience at postgraduate level.
* Experience of postgraduate supervision and/or examination.
€63,944 to €102,476. Appointment will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and in line with current Government pay policy.
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