Closes: 15th January 2024
University of Sheffield

We have an exciting opportunity to appoint two Lecturer posts with proven, exceptional research and teaching abilities: a Lecturer in History and Digital Humanities, and a Lecturer in Archaeology and Digital Humanities. We will consider applications from candidates who specialise in any field of History or Archaeology, including Cultural Heritage Studies. For both posts, applicants will also need to be able to evidence an applied knowledge and understanding of relevant digital methods within their field (e.g. digitisation, data mining, semantic annotation, mapping and spatial analysis, 3D imaging, extended and virtual reality etc).

You will play a full role in developing the research profiles of History, Archaeology and the Digital Humanities. You will deliver teaching on existing programmes within the Digital Humanities Institute, History and Archaeology, and develop new taught modules that apply Digital Humanities methods.  You will play an active role in university life, providing pastoral support to tutees, supervising dissertations, marking student work, and undertaking a variety of  leadership and administration roles at departmental or faculty level.

The Digital Humanities Institute is the UK’s leading research centre for digital humanities, with a national and international reputation of nearly 30 years. It hosts and delivers a large portfolio of UKRI funded projects, and currently delivers postgraduate programmes to a large student cohort. See www.dhi.ac.uk and www.sheffield.ac.uk/dhi.

The Department of History is one of the most active centres for historical research in the country, with a distinguished record of producing internationally outstanding and innovative work for a range of audiences. We have a reputation for high quality and innovative learning and teaching, delivered by staff who are both committed to providing an outstanding student experience and who are at the cutting edge of research in their own disciplines. See www.sheffield.ac.uk/history.

The Department of Archaeology offers a friendly and close-knit academic community, which undertakes world-leading academic research that tackles themes of global relevance, such as health, life histories and identities. Our strengths in education attract exceptional students from across the world and our training is highly valued by employers for its foundations in professional skills, and fostering of academic knowledge and critical thought. We sustain varied partnerships in our region and beyond, providing meaningful contributions to the heritage industry and public life increasing the national and global reputation of the University of Sheffield.

The University of Sheffield is one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and professional development.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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