TEACHING FELLOW IN MODERN EASTERN EUROPEAN HISTORY (110628-0625)

Location
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Department
History
Position Type
Fixed Term
Duration
Fixed Term Contract until 31st August 2026
Salary
£35,116 - £45,413 per annum
About the Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Professor Tim Lockley (Head of Department) T.J.Lockley@warwick.ac.uk
The Department of History seeks to appoint a Teaching Fellow in Eastern European History on a full-time basis for a fixed-term period of 12 months from 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2026.
You will be part of one of the largest History departments in the UK with a thriving community of teachers and researchers covering a range of disciplines and geographical areas.
About You
You will be able to teach the modules listed below:
HI2J8 Entangled History: Ukraine and her Neighbours, from the Middle Ages to the Present, please see:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/students/modules/hi2j8
HI31E Stalinism in Europe, 1928-1953:
https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/history/students/modules/hi31e/
You will undertake lecturing, seminar teaching, essay tutorials, office hours, marking of undergraduate work and monitoring of student attendance in accordance with the Department’s quality assurance practices. You will also act as personal tutor to an assigned group of undergraduate students, providing pastoral support and guidance during the academic year.
You will also be expected to supervise final-year dissertations and may be asked to contribute to one-off lectures on team-taught modules.
We are particularly keen to see applications from candidates from backgrounds currently under-represented in UK higher education.
We welcome applications from early career researchers from all sections of the community from around the globe. Please note that the PhD must be awarded by the job start date of 1 September 2025.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
About the Department
The Warwick University History Department is one of the largest history departments in the UK, with teaching and research notable for its disciplinary range and geographical scope. The Department is comprised of c.50 academic staff, 4 postdoctoral staff, 12 support staff, c.1,000 undergraduate students, and c.100 postgraduate students. The Department has a strong international reputation and consistently high rankings in both UK and international surveys. In the recent REF 2021 exercise 92% of research was ranked as world leading (4) or internationally excellent (3). The Department is committed to maintaining and promoting equality, diversity and inclusion amongst its staff and student community.
The Department is home to five research centres: the Global History and Culture Centre; the Centre for the History of Medicine; the European History Centre; the Early Modern and Eighteenth Century Centre; and the Centre for Global Jewish Studies. We also engage with two faculty research centres, the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance and the Centre for Caribbean Studies.
All staff have access to an Individual Research Account (currently £750) to support their research. In addition, you will be eligible to apply for faculty and university funding to support teaching and research initiatives. We will assign you a mentor from among the permanent members of staff who will help your continued professional development.
About the University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’*.

You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021
To find out more about us visit our website.
How to Apply

CLOSING DATE: SUNDAY 13TH JULY 2025 AT 23:55 (BST)

To apply, submit an application form by the closing date.
Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application form past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 23:30).

You will have to attach a CV and a cover letter.

• Your CV should include your employment history (including your most recent employment), your education history, and any other relevant experience.
• Your cover letter should explain your motivations for applying to the role. It should also explain, using examples, how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria detailed in the

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