Career Development Fellow in Italian Studies

Career Development Fellow in Italian Studies (

Job Number: 25000157)

School of Modern Languages and Cultures

Grade 7: - £37,999-£40,247

Fixed Term - Full Time

Contract Duration: 48 months

Contracted Hours per Week: 35

Closing Date: 23-Mar-2025, 11:59:00 PM

Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement: Not Applicable.

Working at Durham University

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Career Development Fellowships

The University is committed to enabling all our colleagues to achieve their full potential. Durham University’s Career Development Fellowships are fixed term positions, which include structured development support for early career academics to deliver outstanding education, innovative research/scholarship, and to engage in citizenship activities. The post-holder will be a full academic member of the Department, working alongside world-class colleagues, with the support of a designated mentor.

The Role

This role is one of three that Durham University’s Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies is seeking to fill in association with the Department of History and the School of Modern Languages and Cultures. The successful candidate will undertake independent research related to one of the three projects outlined in detail above. They will take operational responsibility for the IFs project to which they are appointed, working both individually and as part of the project team. They will offer teaching in the School of Modern Languages and Cultures and join an exciting interdisciplinary team of researchers at IMEMS.

Key Responsibilities

Development

• Membership of Departmental committees and appropriate professional body.
• Contribute to a collegial and respectful working environment which is inclusive and welcoming.
• Engage in citizenship to support the department and wider discipline.
• Engage in continuing professional development by attending relevant training and development courses.

• Teach modules at undergraduate/postgraduate levels.
• Develop and deliver an inclusive curriculum.
• Co-supervise undergraduate and postgraduate students.

• Demonstrate progress towards independent development of internationally excellent research.
• Develop clear plans for the pursuit of national and international funding opportunities.

• Qualifications - a good first degree in Modern Languages or a related subject and normally within eight years of completing a PhD.
• The ability to foster a respectful working and learning environment and a commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Demonstrate the potential to produce high quality research outputs.
• Experience, skills and/or achievements that demonstrate the potential to deliver high quality teaching and assessments in Italian.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for collaborative research projects.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Experience in collegial/administrative activities of a University Research Institute or academic Department.