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Department of Gender Studies

LSE Fellow in Gender and Human Rights

Salary from £40,229 to £48,456 pa inclusive of London allowance with potential to progress to £52,095 pa

This is a fixed-term appointment for 2 years, starting in September 2023

The Department of Gender Studies addresses the major intellectual challenges posed by contemporary changes in gender relations around the globe and is the largest research and teaching unit of its kind in Europe. Academic staff come from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, but we are united in our commitment to mapping and intervening in the gendered nature of social processes, and in our belief that an integrated interdisciplinary and global approach is needed to do so. In our research and teaching we combine theory and practice, with an interdisciplinary and transnational perspective. 

We are looking to recruit an LSE Fellow to teach primarily on our MSc programme in Gender, Rights and Human Rights, as well as contribute to our core course in gender theories. An LSE Fellow post presents an excellent starting point for an academic to gain teaching experience while developing their research career.

Candidates should have:

·       A completed PhD at the time of application in social sciences, humanities or an area otherwise related to the teaching needs of the post.

·       Excellent knowledge of gender, rights and human rights scholarship, including expertise in:

o   Anti-colonial, anti-imperial, and decolonial approaches to Gender Studies

o   Black feminist and intersectional approaches

o   Transnational feminist approaches

·       A developing research record in gender and human rights

·       Excellent communication and presentation skills.

·       The ability to work in close partnership with academic and professional services staff, including on a one-on-one basis, and to provide effective support, as necessary.

·       Relevant postgraduate teaching experience, including supervising postgraduate dissertations.

Applications should include: (a) a covering letter which explains how you meet each of the essential and desirable criteria that are set out in the person specification for the post and states your motivation for applying; and (b) a curriculum vitae that includes details of your teaching experience and of your most important publications and working papers.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please go to www.jobs.lse.ac.uk. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email gender.manager@lse.ac.uk. For further information about the Department, please visit lse.ac.uk/Gender. 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 9 August 2023 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

Interviews are provisionally scheduled for late August 2023.

An LSE Fellowship is intended to be an entry route to an academic career and is deemed by the School to be a career development position. As such, applicants who have already been employed as an LSE Fellow for three years in total are not eligible to apply. If you have any queries about this, please contact the HR Division.