Lecturer in International Relations (Fixed Term)

12224BR

School of Law and Politics

Teaching & Scholarship

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Lecturer in International Relations (Fixed Term – up to 1 year)
School of Law and Politics
The School of Law and Politics is seeking to appoint an outstanding candidate to join our internationally-renowned Department of Politics and International Relations.

The Department of Politics and International Relations is a dynamic and growing part of the inter-disciplinary School of Law and Politics. We are an intellectually pluralist and diverse community, with internationally-recognised and established strengths in political theory; Welsh politics and devolution; British political history; and European politics. In recent years the department has invested heavily in enhancing its strength in international relations and global politics, and now has a strong research profile in areas including cold war history; cyber-security; critical international theory; gender studies; international law; and intelligence studies. Research and teaching across the department embraces a variety of intellectual and methodological approaches. Moreover, being situated in a School of Law and Politics presents opportunities to innovate across disciplinary boundaries in both teaching and research.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding candidate (Lecturer Grade 6) in International relations with the ability to teach existing modules including in Intro to European integration, Anglo-American Relations and American Foreign Policy. The successful candidate will have a demonstrated ability to teach to a high standard, and will be expected to contribute to the teaching programme of the department at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
The successful candidate will further possess a proven ability in effective and persuasive communication to a variety of academic and non-academic audiences.

For further information about the Department and its work, please contact Professor Peter Sutch, Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations, at [email protected];
Website: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/law-politics

This post is full time (35 hours), fixed term for up to 1 year and available until August 2022.
Salary:  £33,797 - £40,322 per annum (Grade 6)

Date advert posted: Friday, 13 August 2021

Closing date: Friday, 27 August 2021

This post has previously been advertised to employees of Cardiff University only.  We now invite external applications.

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds.  We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age.  We especially welcome and encourage applications from those from under-represented groups within the University workforce, such as those who identify as LGBT +, BAME or those with disabilities. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements. 

Job Description

Main function

Undertake a full teaching load, including the development, delivery and evaluation of modules/programmes within the undergraduate and postgraduate provision within the School.  To supervise students and to carry out administrative duties within the work area as required.  To pursue excellence in teaching and to inspire others to do the same.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Teaching

• To design and deliver primary teaching for Intro to European integration, Anglo-American Relations and American Foreign Policy alongside other teaching allocated depending on the profile of the successful candidate.  To contribute to module development as part of a team.
• To inspire undergraduate and postgraduate students under the guidance of a mentor / module leader and develop skills in assessment methods and in providing constructive feedback to students.
• To supervise the work of students including the supervision of Undergraduate and Master’s students and the co-supervision of PGR’s.
• To act as a Personal Tutor and provide pastoral support to students

Scholarship

• Contribute to scholarship in the area of work through participation in conferences, seminars and other academic and professional forums to disseminate the results of individual scholarship.
• Engage in scholarly activity through journal articles and/or outputs which advance knowledge within the area of work
• Contribute to scholarship through interdisciplinary working with individuals and teams within, and external to, the wider university community
• Carry out other forms of scholarship including work associated with examinations (setting and marking paper and providing constructive feedback to students) and teaching related administration,

 Other 

• To engage effectively with industrial, commercial and public sector organisations, professional institutions, other academic institutions etc., regionally, nationally and internationally  to raise awareness of the School’s profile, to cultivate strategically valuable alliances, and to pursue opportunities for collaboration across a range of activities. These activities are expected to contribute to the School and the enhancement of its regional, national and international profile.
• To undergo personal and professional development that is appropriate to and which will enhance performance in the role of Lecturer.
• To participate in School administration and activities to promote the School and its work to the wider University and the outside world
• To mentor colleagues with less experience and advise on personal development
• Any other duties not included above, but consistent with the role.

Person Specification

Person Specification

The Person Specification is split into 2 sections: essential and desirable.  Please demonstrate clearly how you meet all of the essential criteria.  Where possible you should give examples of how, when and where you have used your experience, knowledge, specific skills and abilities to match those required for this particular job role.

Please ensure that you communicate this fully by creating a supporting statement document, listing all of the criteria and commenting against each one as to how you meet them.  This will need to be completed before you begin making your application on line as you will be required to upload it.  When uploading the supporting statement the document title needs to read “supporting statement and should also detail the post reference number ending in BR” (relevant to the job you are applying for).  The desirable section contains a list of skills, qualifications and experience that it would be beneficial for the jobholder to have.

All shortlisting decisions will be based initially on essential criteria, with desirable being used to further select or deselect candidates as appropriate.  We interview those candidates who are the closest match to the identified criteria

ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
Qualifications and Education

1.   Postgraduate degree at PhD level, or awaiting viva examination having formally submitted thesis, in a related subject area or relevant industrial experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience

2..    Teaching experience at undergraduate/postgraduate level
3.    Demonstrate specialist knowledge and current advancements within academic subject area
4.    The clear ability to contribute to the delivery and continued development of modules across the Schools teaching programmes

Pastoral, Communication and Team Working

5. Excellent communication skills with the ability to present complex and conceptual ideas clearly and confidently to others using high level skills and a range of media
6.   The ability to provide appropriate pastoral support to students, appreciate the needs of individual students and their circumstances and to act as a personal tutor
7.   Proven ability to demonstrate creativity, innovation and team-working within work

Desirable Criteria 

1.   Ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh
2.   Evidence of collaborations or links with non-academic organisations in the private, public or third sectors
3.   A proven ability to work without close supervision
4.   A proven ability to adapt to the changing requirements of the Higher Education community.
5.   Evidence of ability to participate in and develop both internal and external networks and utilise them to enhance the teaching and research activities of the School.
6.   A willingness to take responsibility for academically related administration.

Additional Information

School of Law and Politics

The Department of Law, is one of the largest and best-resourced in the United Kingdom, and  located close to courts and major legal firms. We have over 1000 undergraduate students and nearly 150 postgraduate students enrolled on its programmes, which include Law, Law with another discipline (Criminology, French, Politics, and Welsh) at undergraduate level, and a Master’s programme which enables students to select a specialised ‘route’ of study, including in Canon Law, Human Rights, International Commercial Law and Legal Aspects of Medical Practice as well as a generic one. The Department of Politics and International Relations, prides itself on world-class research and an international reputation for excellence. It has around 900 undergraduates on single, integrated and joint honours programmes in Politics and IR and there is a thriving postgraduate community in the Department, with popular Master’s programmes. Research and teaching in comparative, constitutional and devolved politics, environmental politics, political theory, the politics of international law, critical military studies, international history, post-colonial politics and European studies provides a rich environment for scholarship and teaching. At any time, there are over 60 postgraduate research students enrolled in the School.
Cardiff Professional Legal Studies offers the postgraduate routes to professional qualification for barristers and solicitors. We are the only Russell Group University to offer all the courses which lead to qualification as a barrister or as a solicitor. It also offers nationwide assessment to Duty Solicitors and Police Station Representatives, as well as to expert witnesses. Its courses – which are delivered by professionally qualified staff - are well established, highly regarded within the professions and command excellent levels of satisfaction from their students.

Job Category

Academic - Teaching & Scholarship