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23 February 2018

Applications open for three new posts in Digital Humanities

Applications open for three new lecturer/senior lecturer posts in Digital Humanities at King's College London

Digital Humanities
Digital Humanities

King’s College London is in the third year of making a significant investment in the Department of Digital Humanities as part of an ambitious programme of growth and expansion in existing and emergent research areas and student numbers across its five MA programmes and the BA Digital Culture.

We are seeking to recruit exceptional candidates to join the Department no later than 1st September, who can enthuse and inspire our students, conduct world-leading research, and contribute to the life and reputation of the Department through academic leadership and public engagement.

The Department of Digital Humanities is an international leader in the research of digital theories and practices in the arts and humanities and related social sciences. King's College London has a long tradition of research in the Digital Humanities, going back to the early 1990s. King's is one of the few places in the world where students at all levels can pursue a wide range of inter-disciplinary study of the digital.

We are hiring for:

Senior Lecturer ­candidates will be scholars of international standing with a strong research and publication record and evidence of or potential for research income generation. The successful applicants will play a key role in leading work across the Department to enhance our research strengths, to develop new and emergent research areas, to innovate in teaching practice and pedagogy, and to contribute to our underpinning values of co-research and collaboration.

Lecturer ­candidates will be on their way to becoming scholars of international standing with a research and publication trajectory that illustrates this ambition. They will contribute to the further development of the Department¹s research strengths, provide high-quality teaching and supervision, and work collaboratively within the Department and beyond.

The closing date for all applications is 27 March 2018.