Lecturer (Education) in Modern Irish Literature

About the job

The School of Arts, English and Languages seeks to appoint a temporary Lecturer (Education) in Modern (20th and/or 21st-century) Irish Literature for a fixed term of 9 months (starting 1 January 2027). The successful candidate will convene and teach modules at Stage 2, Stage 3, and MA, and contribute more generally both to the teaching in English at undergraduate level and to School administration.

About the person

The successful candidate will have a completed PhD (post-viva) in modern (20th and/or 21st-century) Irish literature and have relevant teaching experience at undergraduate level. They will ideally be able to demonstrate the ability to design course materials and to plan and organise the delivery and assessment of taught courses in their own specialism, and have the experience of supervising undergraduate dissertation projects and teaching at postgraduate level.

This is not an exhaustive list. To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.

Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

What we offer

Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.

Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.

If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.

Candidate Information