Lecturer in English Literature

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Weekly Working Hours: 37 Fixed Term Contract: End Date: Not a fixed term contract Welsh Language: Not Applicable Change your career, change lives The Open University is the UK's largest university, a world leader in flexible part-time education combining a mission to widen access to higher education with research excellence, transforming lives through education. Find out more about us and our mission by watching this short video (you will be taken to YouTube by clicking this link). About the Role We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer in English Literature within the School Arts and Humanities. To apply for this post, you should have a proven track record of research in the literature of the Romantic period. You should also have a readiness to prepare teaching materials on the literature of the eighteenth and nineteenth century. The post is based in the department of English and Creative Writing in the School of Arts and Humanities. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences comprises: School of Arts & Humanities School of Social Sciences & Global Studies School of Psychology & Counselling School of Creative Industries The Faculty is the largest and most diverse at The Open University, with some 50,000 students studying our modules with excellent completion rates and consistently outstanding student satisfaction ratings. Noted for the strength of our interdisciplinary approaches, our scholars of international standing teach and research a very wide range of topics and themes in specific subject areas, recognized as world class or internationally excellent in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2021, and having a direct and profound influence on our undergraduate and postgraduate teaching. To find out more about the Faculty's teaching, learning and research, please visit: http://fass.open.ac.uk/ More information about the School of Arts and Humanities can be found here : https://fass.open.ac.uk/schools/school-arts-humanities and the Department of English Literature here: English & Creative Writing | Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Along with the preparation of new teaching materials, the role involves contributing to the development and delivery of undergraduate and postgraduate modules currently in presentation. There will be opportunities to contribute more widely to the management, administration, and coordination of our qualifications in English, along with the development of curriculum and teaching strategies. Key Responsibilities Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: Develop learning materials, including the planning and preparation, updating, writing and redrafting of materials for distance learning modules and resources, critical reading, and the editing of associated material, as well as the production of audio-visual and online resources. Contribute to the administration of modules in presentation, including preparing and monitoring of assessment, and provision of tutor and student support. Contribute to decisions about curriculum, teaching and assessment strategies. Meet the requirement of direct contact with students through a variety of means, for example at day schools, moderating forums and delivering lectures online, and research student supervision, as appropriate. Contribute to the briefing, debriefing and training of Associate Lecturers. Contribute to high-quality research publications for REF submission, with bids for research funding encouraged. Contribute more broadly to the activities of the School and Faculty as required. Promote equal opportunities and participation across all aspects of School activities, including teaching and research. About You Essential Criteria: An honours degree in English Literature or a related subject. A completed PhD in English Literature (completed is defined as having a successfully signed qualification at the point of application, rather than having submitted a thesis which is pending amendments). A research specialism in literature of the Romantic period. A track record of successful research, commensurate to career stage, and detailed plans for future research with clear potential for REF submission. Broad experience of undergraduate teaching, with a willingness to contribute to teaching beyond the post-holder's area of specialisation The ability and readiness to develop, research and write (together with other colleagues) innovative distance-learning materials. The ability and readiness to manage (together with other colleagues) modules in presentation, including the preparation of assessment materials and participation in examination and Quality Assessment processes. A lively interest in pedagogical techniques for teaching English Literature through distance-learning in Higher Education. The ability and willingness to work in a way that aligns with the ideals of The Open University, including a willingness to engage in activities to widen participation in Higher E

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