Job reference: 002950
Salary: £45,661 pro rata
Closing date: 29/08/2025
Department: School of Advanced Study
Location: London Senate House
Employment type: Fixed Term - 12 Months
Sub-Department: Institute of Historical Research (IHR) - academic
Hours Per Week: 17.5

FURTHER INFORMATION

To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking ‘apply for job’ at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on Friday 29 August 2025.
The University reserves the right to close the vacancy earlier than the published end date should it receive sufficient applications to warrant earlier shortlisting
The University currently operates a Hybrid Working framework involving a mix of working from remotely and in the office. Typically, the majority of employees will be able to agree to work remotely for up to 60% of their working week, role dependent, however will be required to attend on specific days for training or team meetings.
Preferential consideration will be given to the University redeployment pool.
The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as these groups are currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description.
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Lecturer in Historic Environment
The purpose of this role is to contribute to engaged research and training on histories of place in the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community (CHPPC), covering a period of staff leave. The lecturer will have research expertise in histories of place, with particular reference to the historic built environment. They will take on the duties of Architectural Editor of the Victoria County History of England (VCH), supporting the VCH community with training, editorial guidance and subject-specific work in this area. They will manage ongoing projects, including VCH research and publications in progress, and the externally-funded VCH digitisation project, working with the team in the CHPPC. More broadly, they will contribute to IHR initiatives to support community-based and grassroots history across the UK, liaising with local groups and partners. They will contribute to IHR teaching and training in their specialist area, as appropriate.
For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below.