Assistant Professor in Chinese Politics or Foreign Policy

Job Summary

Skills and Experience:

The successful candidate will have experience of university teaching at lecturer/assistant professor level on a full-time basis, will be able to convincingly demonstrate a strong dedication to academic research and will have a track-record of international peer reviewed publications. The successful candidate should be capable of working in a team and contributing to developing the teaching and research agenda within the School, as well as assisting the School’s fund-raising activities through grant applications. Applicants for the position must have completed a PhD in politics or international relations with a relevant focus.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Teaching and Learning

The successful candidate will be required to contribute to the development, teaching, assessment, and administration of our modules across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes:

• To include the design and delivery of modules on Chinese politics and/or foreign policy
• The design and delivery of other modules in politics, international relations, or public policy,
• Evaluating students on placement visits and writing reports,
• Contributing to the design, development, and management of future programmes and other developments in the fields of politics and area studies,
• Supervising undergraduate and postgraduate theses, and Contributing to the wider teaching of the School, as required by the Head.

Research and Scholarship

The successful candidate will be dedicated to high-quality research and publication in the field of Chinese of politics and/or foreign policy on an individual and a collaborative basis. The successful candidate will be expected to:

• Publish articles in leading peer-review journals and/or books with high-profile publishers;
• Develop and assist research initiatives with the School Law and Government and the wider university;
• Apply for grants to contribute to the School’s research agenda; and
• Attract and supervise high-calibre PhD students.

Service and Contribution to University and Society

Activities taken on the successful candidate’s own initiative, or allocated by the Head of School, may include:

• Engaging with policy-makers and the media,
• Participating in school and university meetings,
• Representing the School in marketing and the recruitment of students,
• Developing relationships with stakeholders within and outside the University.

Mandatory training:

The postholder will be required to undertake the following mandatory compliance training: Orientation, Health & Safety, and Data Protection (GDPR). Other training may need to be undertaken when appropriate.