About this role
About the Role
You will contribute to the delivery of teaching activities in the subject area of Sociology. This may include teaching on some or all of the following modules: Global Sociology, Introduction to Social Science Methodologies, Qualitative Methods for Social Science Research, and Quantitative Methods for Social Science Research. You will also supervise dissertations, act as a student adviser, and mark assessment. The post is replacement teaching for a Leverhulme Fellow in the Academic Year 26/27 and subject to The Leverhulme Trust approving your appointment.
About You
You will have a PhD in Sociology or equivalent with expertise in Sociology and Social Science methods/methodologies. Knowledge of quantitative methods for the study of politics is desirable. You will have teaching experience and commitment to high quality teaching in Higher Education (HE).
About the School/Department/Institute/Project
The Department of Sociology, Politics and IR is located in the interdisciplinary School of Society and Environment in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science. The Department was ranked 7th overall among UK higher education institutions in the 2022 REF. The Department has a highly diverse cohort of students and offers a broad-ranging and methodologically plural curriculum.
About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.