Lecturer in English (Teaching & Scholarship)

The Department of English, within the School of the Arts is looking to appoint a Lecturer in English (T&S) for one year.

Duties under Teaching and Scholarship

Duties will include convening and teaching undergraduate modules, contributing to MA provision as appropriate, and undertaking administrative roles as required within the Department. We are looking for someone with expertise in Postcolonial and Global Literature. The role will likely involve contributing to modules such as ESH285 Postcolonial and Global, ESH7070 Afterlives of Empire, ESH6200 Contemporary Arab(ic) Fiction. As such, expertise in contemporary Arabic or Anglophone Arab writing in the contemporary period may be an advantage.

This is a fixed-term role available as a Leverhulme-funded replacement post from 01 September 2026 until 31 August 2027.

About You

You will hold a PhD in English or have an equivalent professional qualification, together with the ability to deliver teaching and assessment at undergraduate and postgraduate level. The ability to work constructively and flexibly with colleagues, good organisational and communicative skills are also essential.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The School is looking to appoint to a Lecturer within the Department of English. Further details of the School can be found at https://www.qmul.ac.uk/arts.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.