King's College London

About us

The Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities is grounded in the tradition of studying human experience with an eye towards a changing world.

Drawing on methodologies and subject specialisms across the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, it is home to the BA in Liberal Arts, modules in Cultural Competency, and the MA in Global Cultures, a fully online programme and the first of its kind at King's.

Located in Central London, the department uses the city as laboratory, encouraging students to think about the relationship between past and present, and between the global and the local. As a city with rich and layered cultures, London is an ideal site for students in Interdisciplinary Humanities to develop the skills critical to being global citizens.

Drawing on our research expertise in subjects ranging from the medical humanities to cultural production, and from critical theory to politics, we aim to equip students with the ability to map the contours of contemporary problems using the approaches, skills, and knowledge from multiple disciplines. This allows students to learn about the diversity of human experience from a range of perspectives.

Our research and teaching works across many departments ranked top 10 in the QS World University Rankings (2024) and classed as 'world-leading' in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF2021). This makes Interdisciplinary Humanities a truly innovative department within King's and beyond.

About the role

We are seeking a Lecturer in Global Cultures Education, with interests and experience in interdisciplinary studies, online pedagogies, and global cultures. This temporary post will cover periods of maternity and paternity leave from 1st September 2025 – 30th August 2026. This lectureship will fall within the Academic Education Pathway, which is focused on the delivery of education, education-related scholarship, and leadership in education. The ability to teach in a global context across at least one of the following areas would be an advantage: cultural studies; indigenous studies; postcolonial and decolonial studies.

The applicant will be required to have a PhD in a relevant field within the Arts & Humanities or Social Sciences, and experience in teaching and academic administration in higher education. The lecturer will contribute to teaching, administration and pastoral support for the Department of Interdisciplinary Humanities.

This department offers interdisciplinary undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that span the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. Our twenty-first century approach to education enables graduates to develop a flexible, interdisciplinary skillset – equipping them to address complex, multi-faceted problems in a globalised world. We seek applicants who can contribute to our goals to deliver innovative, inclusive, and socially engaged education and to diversify our curriculum. Our approach to learning in the Liberal Arts programme is student-centred, research and scholarship-based, co-creative and highly interdisciplinary.

Working in multidisciplinary teaching teams, the post-holder will contribute to in-person teaching on the Liberal Arts BA and Cultural Competency UG modules, as well as online teaching on the MA in Global Cultures. Teaching may include:

•            4ABLLIBIB2 Writing Liberal Arts

•            5ACC0001 Cultural Competency: Professionalism and Practice

•            6ABLLIB3 Translation Across Disciplines

•            6ACC0001 Cultural competency: mixing methods, from knowing to doing

•            7ABLGC08 Creating Connections: Integrating Knowledge in a Fragmenting World

•            7ABLG11 Independent Research Project

The lecturer will provide pastoral support and academic advice for personal tutees. Commitment to and experience of pastoral care and supporting student wellbeing is highly desirable. Pursuit of innovative and interdisciplinary teaching and scholarship, appropriate to career stage, will be expected. The lecturer will also be asked to serve in academic administration/leadership roles as required.

This is a full time post, and you will be offered a fixed term contract until 30th August 2026.

About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria

1. PhD awarded in a relevant field of expertise within the Arts & Humanities and/or Social Sciences.
2. Excellent knowledge and understanding of subjects in the field of Global Cultures, and the ability to connect this expertise to a range of disciplines and contexts.
3. Experience of teaching relevant subjects at undergraduate and postgraduate level, with evidence of inclusive and effective teaching, and the ability to engage and inspire students from diverse disciplinary backgrounds.
4. A track record of high-quality scholarship focused on interdisciplinary studies and/or educational inquiry, appropriate to career stage.
5. Experience of providing academic advice, assessment guidance and pastoral support to students.

Desirable criteria

1. Experience of interdisciplinary, liberal arts education programmes.
2. Demonstrated engagement with teaching of diversity and inclusion and/or cultural competencies.

Downloading a copy of our Job Description

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further information

We pride ourselves on being inclusive and welcoming. We embrace diversity and want everyone to feel that they belong and are connected to others in our community. We are committed to working with our staff and unions on these and other issues, to continue to support our people and to develop a diverse and inclusive culture at King's. As part of this commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and through this appointment process, it is our aim to develop candidate pools that include applicants from all backgrounds and communities.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement (no longer than 2 pages) detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the advert. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.

Interviews are due to be held in August 2025.