Lecturer in Medieval History

King's College London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university is seeking a Lecturer in Medieval History for a full-time, fixed-term position starting on 1 September 2026. This role involves teaching and research in Medieval History, with a particular focus on early Islamic history. Candidates should hold a PhD and have a strong record in teaching undergraduates. The role includes supervising dissertations and contributing to administrative duties. This position offers an excellent opportunity to engage with students and contribute to a vibrant academic community.

Qualifications

• PhD qualified in a relevant subject area.
• Proven expertise in medieval world history with a focus on early Islamic history.
• Proven ability to teach and assess modules for undergraduate students.

Responsibilities

• Providing teaching and research in Medieval History.
• Contributing to the teaching of undergraduate modules.
• Supervising MA and BA dissertations and undertaking administrative duties.

Skills

PhD qualified in relevant subject area

Expertise in medieval world history, specifically early Islamic history

Excellent research track record, relative to career stage

Ability to teach and assess undergraduate modules

Undergraduate Teaching experience relevant to the role

Ability to engage students

Experience in academic administration

Collaborative ethos and team-working capacity

Education

PhD in relevant subject area

Job description

The Department of History at King's College London is one of the largest and most dynamic centres for historical research and teaching in the UK. Our undergraduate curriculum introduces students to world history from the early medieval period to the present; it then offers students pathways to study every continent through their second and final years. Our MA provision is similarly broad, developing students’ expertise in medieval, early modern and modern history. We are an intellectual home for scholars of every region of the world, who use approaches which range from local micro-histories to large-scale quantitative analysis. We particularly value conversation between scholars of different periods and places, with different approaches.

About the role

The Faculty of Arts & Humanities wishes to appoint a Lecturer in Medieval History to cover leave in the academic year 2026–27. Located in the Department of History, the purpose of this role is to provide teaching and research in Medieval History. The expertise of the postholder should include early Islamic history. The postholder will be expected to offer teaching on the following second-year undergraduate modules:

• The First Islamic State

In addition, they would be expected to contribute to the teaching of our first year undergraduate ‘Historical Skills, Sources and Approaches’ module, as well as other survey and team-aught modules as appropriate. The postholder may also be asked to contribute to the core module of the MA Medieval Studies, and supervise MA and BA dissertations, act as personal tutor, and undertake administrative duties as required.

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week) starting on 1 September 2026. This is a fixed-term post: the successful candidate will be offered a 12-month contract.

About You

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

• PhD qualified in relevant subject area
• Expertise in medieval world history, specifically early Islamic history
• Excellent research track record, relative to career stage
• Ability to teach, convene and assess undergraduate modules on ‘The First Islamic State’ and ‘After Rome: Western Europe, Byzantium, Islam’
• Undergraduate Teaching experience relevant to the role
• Ability to engage students, support their learning and wellbeing through their degree
• Some experience of effective and diligent academic administration and/or external networking (including, where appropriate, the engagement of non-academic audiences)
• Evidence of a collaborative ethos, capacity for team-working and enthusiasm for engaging with other colleagues

We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.