Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in American History – Edge Hill University

Closing Date: August 4, 2025

Edge Hill University, Liverpool, is seeking to appoint a Lecturer or Senior Lecturer in American History on a full-time, permanent contract.

Applications are welcomed from candidates who work on the history
of the United States in the twentieth century, particularly those whose research involves political and/or military history. The successful applicant will initially be required to teach on existing US history modules, including ‘Global Politics: 1918 to the Present Day’, ‘Mission and Manifest Destiny’, ‘Rise to Globalism’, and ‘Black Life and Protest.’ However, there will be opportunities in the future to replace these with modules related to the appointee’s personal specialties and interests. The successful candidate will also be expected to contribute to the research activities of one of the department and meet the qualitative and qualitative requirements for submission to the next Research Excellence exercise.

Applicants must hold a PhD and a Higher Education (HE) teaching qualification (or commitment to achieve one within two years of appointment).

For informal enquiries about this vacancy, please contact: Alyson Brown, Associate Head (Research) – History, Geography & Social Sciences at
Browna@edgehill.ac.uk.

For further information, including details of how to apply can be found HERE