Teaching Associate

Job Description

Closing Date: 25/09/2026

The Department of Humanities is a community of researchers,teachers, students, and support staff working together on cuttingedge issues in contemporary culture. English & Creative Writing(ECW) is an integral part of the Department and wider Universitywith popular honours and joint-honours undergraduate degrees,three Masters-level programmes (in Creative Writing; Literature,Culture & Society; and an MFA in Creative Writing); and a vibrantPhD community.

We seek to appoint a Teaching Associate to join our ECWsubject team, on a 0.6 FTE fixed term maternity cover contract,with teaching experience, to deliver literature modules across theundergraduate curriculum.

We are looking for someone to contribute to a broad rangeofteaching, including Victorian literature, and work across a rangeof literary critical approaches, forms, and genres. They shouldalso be able to supervise UG and PGT dissertations.

The role involves delivering a range of established teachingmodules at undergraduate level, with guidance as required, in amanner that supports a research-informed approach to studentlearning; undertaking student assessment and examinationactivities, including the provision of appropriate feedback tostudents; supervision of students as required, providing direction,support and guidance and contributing to curriculumdevelopment activities.

To be considered for this role it is essential you have a relevantgood honours degree and PhD and have demonstrable teachingexperience. You will have the ability to plan and organise yourown workload effectively, work in a team environment and haveexcellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the abilityto listen, engage and persuade, and to present complexinformation in an accessible way to a range of audiences.Experience of student supervision would be advantageous.

Initial interviews have been scheduled for Friday 9th October 2026.

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to AndrewMeehan, Subject Leader in English & Creative Writing, .

Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences