Position Details
Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology, School of History and Cultures
Location: University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham UK
Full time starting salary is normally in the range £36,636 to £46,049 with potential progression once in post to £48,822
Grade: 7
Full Time, Fixed Term contract up to August 2027
Closing date: 6th July 2026
Background
The successful candidate will teach and advise undergraduate and postgraduate students within established teaching programmes in the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology and School of History and Cultures. The successful candidate will be under the supervision of a member of the Department of Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology with ultimate responsibility for the design, delivery and assessment of the teaching programme.
Role Summary
We are looking to recruit a Teaching fellow in Egyptology (12 months fixed term) to support the delivery of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. The successful candidate will teach and assess on core and optional modules across all years of the taught curriculum, covering interdisciplinary first and second year modules in the study of ancient cultures and societies as well as specialist second, third, and masters modules in Egyptian religion, literature, and archaeology. The role holder will also supervise dissertation projects, provide pastoral support to students, and may contribute to the enhancement of student experience or employability.
Main Duties
- Develop and teach modules at a range of levels within Egyptology and cognate disciplines to undergraduates and postgraduates.
- Plan and prepare own teaching, including guidance notes and handouts in accordance with the established objectives of the teaching programme.
- Devise and supervise projects and student dissertations.
- Develop an approach to planning and reviewing own teaching.
- Undertake full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining.
- Frequently update own subject expertise.
- Undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes.
- Contribute to knowledge transfer on own specialism.
- Undertake management/administration arising from teaching.
- Contribute to Departmental/School teaching-related activities and teaching-related administration.
- Contribute to enterprise, business development and/or public engagement activities.
- Promote equality and values diversity acting as a role model and fostering an inclusive working culture.
Person Specification
- PhD in Egyptology, Egyptian Archaeology or related area.
- Teaching experience within Egyptology or cognate disciplines.
- High level analytical capability.
- Ability to design and deliver module materials successfully.
- Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.
- Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
- Experience of working with others to organise events and/or student-facing activities.
- Knowledge of the protected characteristics of the Equality Act 2010, and how to actively ensure in day-to-day activity in own area that those with protected characteristics are treated equally and fairly.
Contact
Informal enquiries to William Mack, email: w.mack@bham.ac.uk
Equal Opportunities
The University of Birmingham is an equal opportunities employer and has a strong commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.
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