Lecturer in Greek Art

About us:

The Department of Classics at King’s is one of the largest, most prestigious and innovative centres for the study of antiquity in the UK. Our scholarship encompasses all aspects of the Graeco-Roman world, including reception and legacy. In REF2021 the department was ranked first equal on the grade point average of our overall quality profile.

About the role:

The Department of Classics at King’s College London is seeking to appoint a full-time, permanent lecturer specialising in Greek Art. Applications are sought from candidates with recognised expertise in the visual and material culture of the mid-first millennium BCE in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean. Evidence of engagement with the wider Afro-Eurasian context of classical Greek art and/or its later reception would be an advantage, fitting with the department’s commitment to a broader approach to the past via our new BA and MA in Classics and the Ancient World.

You will teach on our first-year survey module, ‘The Art and Archaeology of Ancient Greece and Rome’, and develop new modules in your area of specialism for second- and third-year undergraduates as well as for our masters programmes. You will contribute to the planning, organisation and delivery of other teaching activities at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, including fieldtrips to classical lands. You will assume pastoral and administrative responsibilities, have excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative ethos, participating actively in the life and culture of the department. You will conduct and publish high-quality research in the art of the mid-first millennium BCE, seek external research funding and make a strong contribution to the Department of Classics’ REF2029 submission. You will engage in impact-generating activities and collaborate with the creative industries and other external partners to bring Greek art to broader audiences.

This is a full-time post (35 Hours per week) and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

About you:

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

• PhD completed in the art of the mid-first millennium BCE in the Aegean or Eastern Mediterranean
• Strong track record in research (in terms of publication and grant capture) relative to career stage, and the ability to make a strong contribution to the Department of Classics’ REF2029 submission
• Evidence of the ability to engage in impact-generating activities and collaborate with the creative industries and other external partners, relative to career stage
• Ability to convene, teach and assess modules on Greek art of the mid-first millennium BCE across the undergraduate curriculum, and put that art within its Afro-Eurasian context and its later reception
• Ability to engage students and support their learning
• Demonstrable administrative and interpersonal skills, a collaborative ethos, and capacity for team-working

Desirable criteria

• A strong track record of research into the broader geographical and cultural contexts of the art of the mid-first millennium BC and/or its reception
• Experience of teaching and supporting students at postgraduate level

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the next page after you click “Apply Now”. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

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