Salary Range:  £45,585 - £56,021

FTE: 1.0 (35 hours/week)

Term:  Open Contract

Closing Date:  Sunday, 1 October 2023

The Department of Government and Public Policy seeks to appoint a scholar in the field of international relations at the level of Lecturer (equivalent to Assistant Professor in the US). In the case of an exceptional candidate, we would also consider appointment at Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) or Reader (Advanced Associate Professor).

Candidates should engage in research from an empirical perspective with quantitative or mixed methods.  We are open regarding area of research across IPE, international co-operation and conflict, but are particularly interested in the following substantive areas: climate change; environmental conflict; international organisations; global health; cyber security; autonomous/AI weapons; global finance and trade.

The school has a dynamic cluster of emerging IR scholars, who work on various topics, often using quantitative methods, including international and civil conflict, the arms trade, international political economy, feminism, and social movements. The candidate will engage with this group to develop our IR teaching programme and major collaborative projects.

In keeping with our commitment to equality and diversity and to broaden the Department’s geographical scope, we encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those from currently underrepresented backgrounds.

Presentations to the Department will be held on either 23rd of October OR 30th October.

Formal Interviews for this post will be held on 13 November 2023.

Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to: Anthony McGann, Head of Department at anthony.mcgann@strath.ac.uk.