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lecturer archaeology

Dienstgeber

Univ. of Nottingham

Ort

Nottingham

Land

United Kingdom:GB

Kontaktemail

Sektor

Lehre und Forschung

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ja

Befristet auf

Vollzeit

Arbeitsstunden pro Woche

Bruttojahresgehalt in Euro (Mindestgehalt)

40515

(Höchstgehalt)

54387

Beginn der Bewerbungsfrist

Ende der Bewerbungsfrist

2012-05-31
Qualifikationen

Ausbildung

PhD

Berufserfahrung

wenig

Führerschein erforderlich?

nein

Beschreibung der Stelle
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/jobs/currentvacancies/ref/CE07697A

Job Title: Lecturer in Archaeology

School/Department: School of Humanities - Department of Archaeology

Salary: £32,901 – £44,166 per annum depending on skills and experience. Salary progression beyond this scale is subject to performance

Job Family & Level: Research & Teaching, Extended level 5

Contract Status: Permanent post (available from 1 February 2013)

Hours of work: Full-time

Location: Department of Archaeology, University Park

Responsible to: Head of Department

Job Description:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate excellence in teaching and research in the archaeology of early prehistory (Palaeolithic to Neolithic periods). The Department is particularly interested to hear from those with expertise in one of the following areas:

• human skeletal remains
• reconstructing cultural landscapes (terrestrial or submerged)
• ethno-archaeology
The person appointed will be responsible for teaching undergraduate and postgraduate modules, for supervising postgraduate research, for conducting and publishing research of international distinction and for contributing to departmental administration.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
• Prepare, develop, and deliver, via lectures and seminars, modules for undergraduate students (normally 30-40 credits per annum), spread over a range of levels from introductory to final year, and in addition contribute to the teaching of the Department’s Masters programmes.
• Mark coursework and exams, and provide appropriate feedback to students in accordance with Departmental and University policy.
• Undertake a share of the supervision of undergraduate students for modules involving dissertations and independent study, the supervision of MA dissertations, and the supervision of postgraduate research students.
• Produce research in the form of publications of a recognised national and international standard.
• Provide pastoral care and academic guidance to personal tutees allocated by the Department.
• Contribute to the administrative work of the Department as requested by the Head of Department.
• Any other duties appropriate to the role and level.

This job description may be subject to revision following discussion with the person appointed and forms part of the contract of employment.


Person Specification:
Essential Desirable
Qualifications/ Education

• PhD (or close to completion) in Archaeology or an allied discipline
• Expertise in early prehistory (Palaeolithic to Neolithic periods) Expertise in one of the following areas:
• human skeletal remains
• reconstructing cultural landscapes (terrestrial or submerged)
• ethno-archaeology
Knowledge/
Skills/Training



• Ability to make a strong individual research contribution to the Dept’s submission for the next REF exercise
• Office procedures and IT skills including Microsoft Word and email • Additional teaching and research skills to augment those already covered in the Department
• 30 credits of a UK Postgraduate Teaching Certificate or Education-related Masters, or equivalent
• Higher Education Academy Fellow status or equivalent nationally recognised status for HE teaching from another country.


Experience

• Previous experience of Higher Education teaching in the UK or in a comparable setting in another country • Experience in teaching Archaeology in a Higher Education Institution
Personal Attributes • Ability to communicate well with students in terms of both teaching and pastoral care
• Excellent communication skills
Other
• Ability to work well in a team
• Good interpersonal skills

Due to the requirements of the UK Border and Immigration Agency, applicants who are not UK or EEA nationals and whose immigration status entitles them to work without restriction in the UK will be considered on an equal basis with UK and EEA nationals. Other non-UK or non-EEA nationals whose employment will require permission to work subject to a resident labour market test may only be considered if there are no suitable UK or EEA national candidates for the post. Please visit http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/ for more information.

Applications
For more details and/or to apply on-line please access: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/Jobs/CurrentVacancies/ref/CE07697A.

In addition to the application form, applicants should supply a CV, which should include details of their teaching and administrative experience and the areas of their research expertise.

Short listed candidates may be contacted and asked to supply samples of their publications or other writings.

Candidates called for interview will be expected to make a short presentation, on a topic of their choice related to their research, suitable for an audience of third year undergraduates, postgraduates and academic staff. The purpose of this presentation is in part to allow the Department to make a judgement about the candidates’ teaching ability.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Dr L Weeks, tel: 0115 846 7355 or email: Diese E-Mail-Adresse ist vor Spambots geschützt! Zur Anzeige muss JavaScript eingeschaltet sein! . Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

The city and the University
Nottingham is a very pleasant city of some 300,000 people with good transport and cultural amenities. The University combines the attraction of a well-landscaped campus university with a semi-suburban location three miles from the city centre (with frequent buses). Nottingham is easily reached by train (e.g. one hour fifty minutes from London, every hour) or by road (just off junction 25 on M1). Regularly rated among the 'top ten' of English universities, Nottingham has a total student population of some 32,000.

Please quote ref. CE/07697A.
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