Projektbeschreibung:
University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Schottland.Bewerbungsschluss: 17.10.2008..School of History..Lectureship in the Religious History of Continental Europe, 1450-1750..Salary: Grade 7 - £34,793 - £42,791 pa..The School of History invitesapplications from specialists on any aspect.of the religious history (Catholic and/or Protestant) of Continental.Europe from 1450-1750. The successful applicant will offer a full range.of undergraduate teaching at all levels of the curriculum in a variety.of forms (lectures and tutorials at sub-honours, and seminar-based.honours modules). They will also be expected to play a full role in.teaching the team taught Master's training degree, the M. Litt. in.Reformation Studies, and in supervising Ph.D students...The position is available as the result of the departure of Professor.Bruce Gordon to a Chair at Yale Divinity School. In addition to being a.productive and distinguished researcher the successful candidate will be.expected to make an active contribution to the work of the St Andrews.Reformation Studies Institute. The Reformation Studies Institute plays a.significant role in the international community of scholars active in.the field. In St Andrews it acts as a focus for the discipline through.its seminar, conferences, and through the established publication.series, the St Andrews Studies in Reformation History (Ashgate.Publishing), for which the Institute provides the core of the editorial.team. In addition to pursuing their own research and teaching, the.successful candidate will be expected to assist the director of the.Institute, Dr Bridget Heal, in promoting its activities. The Head of.School, Professor Andrew Pettegree, is also actively engaged in the work.of the Institute, and with the community of associated postgraduate.students (around 15 at any one time). Other staff who play an active.role in the Institute are Professor Roger Mason, Dr Steve Murdoch and Dr.Grant Tapsell. Professor Mason supervises the work of students.associated with the History of the University Project....The School of History..The School of History is a community of fifty seven academic staff, nine.support staff and close to one hundred postgraduate students. The.academic staff in the School teach a total of some four hundred students.in five separate Honours degree programmes, and approximately fourteen.hundred students in fourteen sub-honours modules...Course Structure..A feature of History at St Andrews is the wide range of student choice. .In the first two, sub-honours years of the undergraduate course,.students are offered modules in Scottish History, Mediaeval History,.Modern History and Middle Eastern Studies. Suitably qualified.candidates may then progress, in their third and fourth years, to.separate honours programmes in Mediaeval History, Scottish History,.Modern History, Arabic and Middle Eastern Studies. Students who wish a.more broad-ranging degree may choose the History degree, drawing courses.from several of the above programmes, and Ancient History (offered in.the School of Classics). There is also a wide range of joint programmes.offered with the Schools of Modern Languages, International Relations,.and Philosophy...Each course is designed to offer progression in both knowledge and.analytical method. Sub-honours courses in the first two years offer a.broad introduction to a period of history. When students progress to.Honours they choose from a wide range of more specialized options. In.their final year they take a Special Subject, running through the whole.year, and also offer a dissertation...Postgraduates..The School currently has a sizeable postgraduate community, and all.members of the School are expected to show a willingness to developing.this area of activity (e.g. by facilitating the establishment of a new.research group in a specific geographical, chronological or thematic.area). The School offers a wide range of one-year master's training.programmes; many of the successful graduates of these courses then.progress to Ph.D work in the School. ..Research culture..Postgraduates also play an active role in the Institutes and Centres.associated with the School. The School has established Institutes in.Mediaeval Studies, Scottish Historical Research and Iranian History to.join long-established ventures in Reformation Studies and Environmental.History. All postgraduate students attend one or more of the School's.research seminars. The School has a very active seminar programme, and.all colleagues are encouraged to nominate distinguished external.speakers to visit St Andrews...The School of History has also enjoyed considerable success in winning.external funding for major projects, such as the recently completed.Scottish Parliament Project, and the French Vernacular Book project. In.recent years staff in the School have won over £1.25m to support three.new projects: the Latin Bible project, the Universal Short-Title.Catalogue and Religion and Public Life in Late Mediaeval Italy... Staff are given every encouragement to develop plans for external grant.applications, and the responsibilities of managing such projects are.reflected in our Work Allocation Model (a mechanism for ensuring equable.workloads across the whole range of responsibilities, including.undergraduate teaching, postgraduate supervision, and administrative.responsibilities)...The School of History enjoys a strong reputation for research.productivity, reflected in the award of a 5 in the last RAE. We do not.lose sight of the fact that the basis of this reputation is a strong.tradition of archival research by individual researchers, and a culture.that provides space for writing. The School allocates considerable.resources to support staff and postgraduate students with their.research, and actively encourages staff to attend conferences. .Additional funds are provided by the School for colleagues wishing to.host conferences in St Andrews....Candidates for appointment..Candidates should show evidence of both productivity and quality in.their own research and should have some experience of teaching at.university level (ideally combined with an ability to bring enthusiasm.and imagination to tutorials, seminars and lectures). Referees for those.candidates who are short-listed will be asked to comment on both.teaching ability and research potential. ..The appointee will be expected to contribute to established sub-honours.courses by delivering lectures and conducting tutorials. They will also.be expected to offer honours options and a fourth-year Special Subject. .Sub-honours tutorials currently consist of six students, with honours.options having a maximum of eighteen. The appointee will also be.expected to contribute to postgraduate programmes by participating in.established M.Litt. courses and by supervising doctoral research. ..Candidates should submit a letter of application along with a curriculum.vitae and the names of three referees. In addition to a full list of.publications, the candidate should outline a research plan covering the.next five years. The appointment committee would also like a detailed.description of two Honours options the candidate would be prepared to.teach. ..Application materials will be forwarded to members of the School of.History outwith the selection committee. ..Further information on the University and the School of History can be.found at the University website (www.st-andrews.ac.uk). Candidates.might also wish to contact the Director of the Reformation Studies.Institute, Dr Bridget Heal (bmh6@st-andrews.ac.uk), or the School's.Director of Teaching, Dr Frank Mueller (flm3@st-andrews.ac.uk) to.discuss this post...If you are shortlisted for interview for this post, and have provided an.email address, you will be notified by email (the email address used on.your application form) to contact you. Otherwise, you will be notified.by post...Before an appointment can be confirmed, you will be subject to a.Criminal Records Enhanced Disclosure check...Please Quote ref: CD031/08..Completed application forms together with a CV and covering letter.should be returned either to Jobline@st-andrews.ac.uk or by post or fax.to Human Resources, University of St Andrews, College Gate, North.Street, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AJ, Fax: 01334 462570 not later than 5 pm.on Friday 17 October 2008. Please note - that applications received.after this time will not be processed. We regret there are no mail box.facilities after office hours (Mon - Fri - 9 am - 5 pm) for receipt of.applications...The University is committed to equality of opportunity...Successful candidates will be shortlisted within six weeks of the.closing date. If you have not been contacted within this period your.application has been unsuccessful on this occasion...The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland (No.SC013532)..
Kontakt
University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Schottland
University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Schottland
Dr Bridget Heal
Tel.: 00441334462909
eMail: bmh6@st-andrews.ac.uk
Homepage: www.st-andrews.ac.uk/history/