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Department of Sociology
LSE Fellow in Human Rights and Politics
Salary from £40,229 to £48,456 pa inclusive of London allowance
This is a fixed term appointment until 31 August 2026.
This post will commence around 2 September 2024.
The Department of Sociology seeks a full-time LSE Fellow to provide teaching, as part of the teams on its highly successful MSc Human Rights and MSc Human Rights and Politics programmes. You will contribute to teaching and to act as an academic mentor to both undergraduate and postgraduate students.
You will have completed a PhD in Sociology or a closely related social science discipline by the start date of the post. You will have a developing record of teaching in human rights and politics, with a commitment of high-quality teaching and fostering a positive learning environment for students. You should have a developing record of publications in refereed journals and a commitment to academic research.
You will have the ability to work in close partnership with fellow teachers and to provide effective support within a teaching team. You will possess excellent communication and presentation skills. A commitment to equality and diversity is essential.
Other criteria that will be used when shortlisting for this post can be found on the person specification which is attached to this vacancy on the LSE’s online recruitment system.
For further information about LSE Human Rights and the Department of Sociology, please visit our website https://www.lse.ac.uk/sociology
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, 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 a.r.christofferson@lse.ac.uk
The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 11 March 2024 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
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 a LSE Fellow for three years in total are not eligible to apply. If you have any queries about this please contact the HR Division.