University Teacher in Philosophy

Job reference REQ260309

Date posted 13/05/2026

Application closing date 08/06/2026

Location Loughborough

Package Specialist and Supporting Academic grade 7 £47,389 per annum (pro-rata). Subject to annual pay award.

Job description

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Fixed term starting 1 September 2026 to project end date of 30 June 2029

Part-time (FTE 0.4) and annualised (for 10 months per year, with pay divided equally across 12 monthly instalments)

Join us and be part of a vibrant community at Loughborough University.

We are looking for University Teacher in Philosophy to join the Department of International Relations, Politics and History at Loughborough University.

The role-holder will provide teaching primarily on our popular undergraduate Politics, Philosophy and Economics programme (covering introductory issues in epistemology, logic, metaphysics and ethics). An ability to teach and supervise in political philosophy and/or in wider politics and international relations would be helpful.

This is an exciting opportunity to join International Relations, Politics and History at Loughborough University, which is part of the School of Sciences and Humanities.

Committed to providing the best possible student experience, IRPH has established a reputation for promoting innovative teaching methods and has a record of excellent NSS results.

About You

• You’ll be a highly experienced educator, with evidence of excellence in teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students.
• You’ll have specific and current experience of teaching philosophy.
• You’ll have experience of working in a high-quality academic research environment.

Staff from under-represented groups in higher education and the discipline, including those from racialised minorities, who have a physical or invisible disability, or are neurodivergent, are particularly encouraged to apply. The University is a Disability Confident employer, a member of the Stonewall Diversity Champion Scheme and holds Race Equality Charter and Athena SWAN bronze awards.

Informal enquiries should be directed to Dr Alexandre Christoyannopoulos, Head of Department of International Relations, Politics and History, via email to a.christoyannopoulos@lboro.ac.uk.

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing Date: 8th June 2026

Interviews: week of 6th July 2026