Lecturer in India and Global Affairs

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Job id: 086227. Salary: £43,205 to £50,585 per annum, including London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 12 March 2024. Closing date: 02 April 2024.

Business unit: Social Science & Public Policy. Department: India Institute.

Contact details:Sunil Kumar. [email protected]

Location: Strand Campus. Category: Academic & Teaching.

King’s India Institute invites applications for the post of Lecturer in India and Global Affairs (maternity cover). The successful candidate will have a primary research agenda that is focused on contemporary India, as well as expertise in theory and concepts relevant to the wider area of Global Affairs. They will have excellent teaching experience and an outstanding track record of research experience/publications in their field, appropriate to career stage.  

The Lecturer will contribute to teaching and programme leadership on the MSc Global Affairs, housed within the King’s Global Institutes. The MSc Global Affairs examines the politics, society, economics and history of the world’s non-western regions and rising powers, and their role within a changing world order. The Lecturer’s core responsibilities will include teaching an introductory Masters-level module on Contemporary India, contributions to teaching the core module on the MSc Global Affairs (Introduction to Global Affairs), and the supervision of dissertation and group project work.

At King’s, we are deeply committed to equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity and inclusion in all our activities so that the university is an inclusive, welcoming and inspiring place to work and study, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, sex or sexual orientation. King’s offers inclusive benefits to staff including flexible working, Enhanced Parental Leave, funds for Parents and Carers and the potential to join community staff networks.  The King’s India Institute is committed to the provision of equality of opportunity and the recognition and promotion of diversity for all our students, staff and visitors. 

This post will be offered on a fixed term contract for 1 year 

This is a full time post

• To plan, organise and deliver teaching activities in accordance with established practice.  
• To participate fully in assessment and examination processes as appropriate using a variety of methods and techniques and provide effective, timely and appropriate feedback to students to support their learning. 
• To support programme leadership and administration of the MSc Global Affairs 
• To undertake the supervision of postgraduate students at Masters level 
• To serve as a personal tutor and assist with difficulties encountered by students 
• To undertake and publish high-quality research, contributing to the research environment of the King’s India Institute and Global Institutes 
• To engage in professional development as appropriate to update skills, and to support teaching excellence. 
• To accept academic responsibility within the India Institute, involving efficient delivery of administrative responsibilities as allocated by the Institute Director. 
• To participate in public and civic engagement via outreach and events 
• To undertake any other reasonable duties that may be requested by the Institute Director. 

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post.  

Essential criteria  

1.      PhD in a social science or relevant discipline with a focus on contemporary India  

2.      Expertise in research on contemporary India 

3.      Expertise in the wider field of Global Affairs 

4.      Experience in designing and delivering teaching effectively at undergraduate and/or postgraduate level 

5.      Evidence through publication of an ability to produce work in their specialist field at an international standard with an output appropriate to Lecturer level. 

6.      Demonstrable ability to work collaboratively, including to problem solve and adapt to change in situations of uncertainty 

7.      A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, actively addressing areas of potential bias.  

Desirable criteria

1.      Teaching qualification relevant to Higher Education  

2.      Experience of group-based project supervision and assessment 

3.      Expertise in mixed-methods or quantitative research methods  

4.      Evidence of acquiring competitive external research grants, or evidence of potential to attract research funding 

5.      Evidence of research-related public impact and engagement 

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There will be a panel interview as well as a presentation attended by academic staff within the King’s India Institute.