Lecturer in Modern History

University of Winchester; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Winchester is seeking a Lecturer in Modern History for a fixed-term maternity cover. The role focuses on 20th-century British social and cultural history, teaching, supervising dissertations, and serving as Personal Academic Tutor within History programmes.

The post is part-time (0.8 FTE) and a hybrid working arrangement is available. The successful candidate will contribute to undergraduate teaching, module leadership, and potentially MA supervision, with a start anticipated

Qualifications

• Experience teaching and assessing History to undergraduate level.
• Ability to supervise undergraduate and potentially MA dissertations.
• Deliver lectures, tutor and contribute to team-taught modules.
• Provide Personal Academic Tutoring to undergraduate students.

Responsibilities

• Teach, tutor and assess the work of History students.
• Supervise undergraduate and potentially MA-level dissertations.
• Act as Personal Academic Tutor to undergraduates.
• May teach at L3/Foundation Year if needed.

Skills

Teaching

Student supervision

Dissertation supervision

Module leadership

Job description

Applications close at midnight on the date stated below, late applications will not be accepted.

Job details

Job reference 3271 Date posted 08/09/2026 Application closing date 21/09/2026 Salary £41,064 to £46,049 per annum, pro rata (actual salary - £32,851 to £36,839) Package Part time, 29.6 hours per week (0.8FTE) - Fixed term until November 2027 Contractual hours Blank Basis Blank Job category/type Academic Attachments HSS-H04M - Lecturer in Modern History - JD.pdf Academic Role Profile - Teaching and Scholarship.pdf Information sheet - UoW Group - 2026.pdf

Fixed Term Maternity Cover until November 2027

The post holder will teach, tutor and assess the work of History students. They will have expertise in 20 th century British social and cultural history and serve an active role as a team member for the History programmes at Winchester. The Lecturer in Modern History will have a track record commensurate to career stage for successful research, and successful delivery of undergraduate teaching, both as a module leader and on team-taught modules. The Lecturer in Modern History will supervise undergraduate and potentially MA-level dissertations depending on need, and act as Personal Academic Tutor to undergraduate students. The Lecturer in Modern History may also teach at L3/Foundation Year depending on need.

The successful applicant will be expected to teach set areas, though there may be some room for the individual’s own materials to be substituted where possible and reasonable. The general area of expertise sought is in 20 th -century British social and cultural history, broadly speaking.

Further particulars can be found in the job description.

Please note that we would expect the successful candidate to commence their role in November.

As a University group we believe our offer is compelling. This includes:

• Beautiful campus and working environment
• Hybrid working possibilities for many roles
• Broad range of benefits and discount schemes
• Learning and Development opportunities
• Health and wellbeing provision, including on site gym
• Competitive salary framework, including annual increments
• Defined contribution pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlements

Employer

• Internal applicants: your employer will remain unchanged
• External applications: University of Winchester Services Ltd

Interview Date: To be confirmed

To educate, to advance knowledge and to serve the common good.