LSE Fellow in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies

London School of Economics and Political Science; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Training and development opportunities

Job summary

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) invites applications for an LSE Fellow in the Department of Gender Studies. This fixed-term, two-year post will contribute to teaching and course convening for MSc Gender and MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation, with opportunities to teach other MSc modules as assigned by the Head of Department.

Applicants should have completed or be near completion of a PhD in a relevant field and possess strong interdisciplinary gender

Qualifications

• Completed or near completion of a PhD in social sciences, humanities or related to teaching needs by start date.
• Very good knowledge of interdisciplinary gender scholarship with expertise in areas such as decolonial or transnational gender theories.
• Developing research record in interdisciplinary gender studies with focus on development, politics or sociology.

Responsibilities

• Teach and convene MSc Gender and MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation core courses.
• Offer other MSc level teaching as deemed appropriate by the Head of Department.
• Support development of teaching and research agenda for early career academic.

Skills

Interdisciplinary gender scholarship

Course convening

Teaching MSc modules

Academic research

Education

PhD in social sciences or humanities

Job description

Salary from £43,277 to £51,714 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £55,497 pa inclusive of London allowance This is a career development position and is fixed term for two years .

An LSE Fellowship is intended to be an entry route to an academic career and is deemed by the School to be a career development position. As such, applicants who have already been employed as a LSE Fellow for three years in total are not eligible to apply.

If you have any queries about this please contact the HR Division.

The Department of Gender Studies addresses the major intellectual challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations around the globe and is the largest research and teaching unit of its kind in Europe. Academic staff come from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, but we are united in our commitment to mapping and intervening in the gendered nature of social processes, and in our belief that an integrated interdisciplinary and global approach is needed to do so.

In our research and teaching we combine theory and practice, with an interdisciplinary and transnational perspective. We are looking to recruit an LSE Fellow to contribute to teaching and course convening the Department's MSc-level core courses on MSc Gender and MSc Gender, Development and Globalisation degrees. They will offer other MSc level teaching as deemed appropriate by the Head of Department. An LSE Fellow post presents an excellent starting point for an early career academic to gain teaching experience while developing their research career.

Candidate Requirements

• Completed or close to completing a PhD in social sciences, humanities or an area otherwise related to the teaching needs of the post, by the start date
• A very good knowledge of interdisciplinary gender scholarship including in areas of gender theories with expertise in any of the following areas: Critical, feminist and decolonial approaches to gender, development, and globalisation; Environment and climate change; Transformation of labour markets, work, employment, and livelihoods; Critical approaches to global development challenges, such as land, food security, health, poverty, technology, urbanisation; Politics of development organisations and/or global governance in development.
• Anti-colonial, anti-imperial, and decolonial approaches to Gender Studies Black feminist and intersectional epistemologies and methodologies Transnational feminist theories and methodologies A developing research record in interdisciplinary gender studies with a substantive focus on areas such as international development, political economy of development, government, politics, social policy or sociology, critical approaches to Artificial Intelligence.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

Should you have any queries about the role, please email [e-mail] .

The closing date for receipt of applications is 22 November 2026 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

£43,277 to £51,714 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £55,497 pa inclusive of London allowance