Lecturer in 18th Century Literature

King's College London; London; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Literature to join their dynamic Faculty of Arts & Humanities. This exciting role involves teaching a diverse range of modules, contributing to student supervision, and engaging in impactful research. The successful candidate will be part of a vibrant academic community, dedicated to fostering a rich learning environment and supporting students in their educational journeys. With a commitment to excellence in teaching and research, this position offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of literature studies while making a meaningful impact on society.

Qualifications

• Strong teaching and research record in Eighteenth-Century Literature.
• Ability to teach undergraduate modules in the Romantic period.

Responsibilities

• Teach various undergraduate modules on Eighteenth-Century Literature.
• Supervise undergraduate and MA dissertations.

Skills

Teaching

Research

Literature Analysis

Student Supervision

Education

PhD in Literature

Postgraduate Degree in English

Job description

About us

King’s College London is one of England’s oldest and most prestigious universities, founded within the tradition of the Church of England by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington who granted our royal charter in 1829.

King's has a proud history of inspiring and supporting those who seek to solve the world's most pressing problems. For almost 200 years, our community has been deeply rooted in the belief that learning and research should serve society.

This commitment to knowledge with purpose – using our expertise as a force for good – lies at the heart of our core mission at King’s. From research that led to the discovery of the structure of DNA, to developing life-changing therapies and making maths education available to underrepresented groups, we continue to have a transformational impact on society.

Fourteen people from King’s and its associated institutions have been awarded the Nobel Prize, including Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu for his role in South Africa’s anti-apartheid campaign, and Professor Michael Levitt for his joint work in developing multiscale models for complex chemical systems.

Notable alumni include British sprinter and world-record holder Dina Asher-Smith, biophysicist Dr. Rosalind Franklin, famous for her work in X-ray spectroscopy, and acclaimed children’s writer Sir Michael Morpurgo.

The Faculty of Arts & Humanities at King’s is distinctive in representingexceptional strength in boththelongerestablished disciplines(suchasPhilosophy, Classics, English, History, Languages, Music Philosophy and Theology)andworld-leading quality inmore recently established fields (such as DigitalHumanities, Film, Interdisciplinary Liberal Arts, and Culture, Media and Creative Industries).

The Department of English at King's was one of the first university English departments ever to be established and is acknowledged as world-leading in both teaching and research.Students learn as part of a university that is shaped by research of the highest quality (90 per cent of the department’s research was rated as either ‘world leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in REF 2021), and our undergraduates enjoy a syllabus which spans the seventh century to the present day and includes literature from English speaking countries around the world. At postgraduate level, long-establishedpartnerships, such as that withShakespeare’s Globe Theatre, further enrich our teaching.

About the role

We wish to appoint a full-time Lecturer in Eighteenth-Century Literature (Education and Research) for a fixed-term period of 12 months from 1 August 2025. The lectureship is funded by a Leverhulme Fellowship.

The successful candidate will have a strong teaching and research record, complementing our current strengths in the field, and will be able to teach on a range of undergraduate modules in the eighteenth century and Romantic period. Although it is not possible to be definitive at the time of writing, teaching is likely to include the first-year, level 4 modules Reading Past, Reading Present and the introductory close-reading module Reading Poetry; the second-year, level 5 modules Rise of the Novel and Introduction to Eighteenth-Century Literature: Gothic; and the final-year, level 6 module Romanticism, Lyric and the Senses. The postholder will also contribute, as personal tutor, to the pastoral care of students, and will supervise UG and MA dissertations. They may also be asked to undertake a departmental administrative role. They will be responsible to the Head of Department.

This is a full-time post, offered on a fixed-term non-renewable twelve-month contract from 1 August 2025 – 31 July 2026.

£44,355 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance