About us
The History Department at UCL is an inclusive and collegial place to work, attracting scholars from diverse backgrounds and across the world, at all stages of their careers. We are unusual both for the innovation of our work and for our chronological breadth. Members of the department specialize in periods from 3000 BCE through to the present, with distinctive geographical strengths in the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, as well as Europe and Britain. We have shaped a wide variety of fields, from intellectual and cultural history, medieval history, early modern British history, to histories of the British Empire, transnational and comparative history, and material history. Our work has played major roles in debates about slavery and the British empire and public history, notably through the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery. We also lead work at UCL on the climate crisis through UCL Anthropocene.
The Department currently includes 41 permanent academic staff, 8 teaching staff and 8 research fellows, all supported by a Professional Services team. Members of the department regularly hold major fellowships and grants for a wide variety of projects, such as the one major ERC-funded project: ‘African Abolitionism: The Rise and Transformations of Anti-Slavery in Africa (AFRAB)’ (Benedetta Rossi) and the £10m philanthropically funded Iraq-based research network ‘Nahrein’ (Eleanor Robson). In addition, UCL History has been a longstanding springboard for early career scholars holding research fellowships from the British Academy, Leverhulme Trust, European Research Council and elsewhere.
UCL History department, which dates back to 1830, is one of the best in the world for historical research and teaching. There are 770 undergraduate and 107 Masters and around 50 research (PhD) students in the Department. Like UCL as a whole, we are a highly diverse and international community of students and academics. Most undergraduate students take a BA in History, and we also offer Ancient History and History with a Year Abroad. Our taught masters degrees are MA in History, MA in Ancient History, MA in Medieval and Renaissance Studies, MA in the History of Political Thought and Intellectual History, and MA in Public History, the latter based at the UCL East campus.
UCL History routinely receives very high ratings in university rankings and in Research Excellence Framework exercises.
About the role
The Department of History seeks to appoint a Lecturer in Central and Eastern European History (including Russia/Soviet), Post-1800 who will contribute to high-calibre historical research, postgraduate training and undergraduate and postgraduate pedagogy.
About you
We seek a scholar with a research specialism in the history of Central and Eastern Europe, including Russia/Soviet Union, from the nineteenth century onwards, with a particular interest in the region’s transnational and global dimensions. They will engage in high-quality research, deliver innovative teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and contribute to the wider academic and administrative activities of the Department.
Interview: 06/06/25
What we offer
Please visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. You can read more about our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/equality-diversity-inclusion/
Customer advert reference: B03-02431
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