Salary: £36,914
FTE: 1.0 (Full time)
Term: Open Contract
Closing date: 22/08/2021
The School of Humanities seeks to
appoint a Lecturer to join our English & Creative Writing subject team,
on a full-time open-ended contract. English
has been taught at the University of Strathclyde since 1964, when the
university received its Royal Charter. Creative Writing has been taught at
Strathclyde since the 1980s, with notable alumni and staff including Andrew
O’Hagan, Zoe Wicomb, Margaret Elphinstone and David Kinloch. We are ranked 5th
in The Guardian university subject league table for English &
Creative Writing (2021) and 5th for English in the Complete
University Guide (2022).
We have a number of active research
projects and have recently attracted funding from the AHRC, The British
Academy, and The Leverhulme Trust. The unit currently teaches two
undergraduate pathways (English and English & Creative Writing), and two postgraduate
degrees (Creative Writing and Interdisciplinary English Studies). We have PhD
students from across the globe working across areas from the early modern
period to contemporary literature. Our past and present PhD and MRes students
in Creative Writing have produced fiction and poetry drawing on varied
resources, including oral history. Strathclyde has expertise in a range of
approaches to literary production including animal studies, experimental
writing, linguistic and cognitive literary studies, postcolonial writing,
queer theory, and literature as heritage. In terms of period, we have a
particular expertise in the Renaissance, the Victorian, and the contemporary.
We have Creative Writing expertise in fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry
and screen-writing.
In the area of Scottish Literature, we have research interests
in 19th and 20th century literature, periodical
publishing, hybrid writing, creative non-fiction, and historical fiction.
Strathclyde will be jointly hosting the 2nd International Alasdair
Gray Conference in 2022. At an undergraduate level, Creative Writing is integrated
into all core provision of English Literature. We are looking for a candidate
who can make a distinct contribution to research and teaching in Scottish
Literature and Creative Writing at Strathclyde. Ideally, the candidate will
contribute equally to teaching in Scottish Literature and Creative Writing. Applicants should have a strong research
publication profile in Scottish Literature and Creative Writing (this will
normally be a combination of research publications and creative writing). We
are open to candidates working in any area of 20th century and
contemporary Scottish Literature who have an established track record of
teaching and research in Creative Writing. We particularly welcome candidates
whose research sits within the School’s broad research themes: Heritage,
Culture and Place; Communication, Language and Translation; or Gender.
Applicants should have an ability to secure research funding, including
experience of contributing to grant applications. A track record and/or potential to lead research bids, as well
as a track record and/or
potential in KE/impact activities would be advantageous.
Candidates should have a PhD in English/Scottish Literature and/or
Creative Writing. They should have substantial relevant teaching experience
at undergraduate and postgraduate level (including experience of assessing
student performance and providing student feedback). Candidates should be
able to contribute teaching to a range of existing undergraduate and
postgraduate courses in Literature and Creative Writing, as well as designing
and convening classes based on their research expertise.
Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Elspeth Jajdelska, Subject Leader in English and Creative
Writing (elspeth.jajdelska@strath.ac.uk).
Formal interviews for this post will be held on Tuesday, 31 August
2021.
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