Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term (9 months, planned start date of 01 October 2017).

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures of the university of Durham seeks to appoint an outstanding candidate to a nine-month fixed term full-time Teaching Fellowship in Italian Studies. The appointment is tenable from 1 October 2017. The successful candidate will be an excellent teacher, able to contribute to modules in Italian Studies taken by undergraduates studying for the BA in Modern Languages and Cultures and the BA in Combined Honours in Arts, also including the supervision of undergraduate Final Year dissertations and carry out administrative duties. Applications from candidates with all-round expertise in Italian literature and culture, up to and including twentieth-century literature will be particularly welcome.

Application Process
It is essential that in your written application you give evidence and clear examples of proven experience matching the above criteria, since these will be assessed from your application documents. These responses will be further discussed with those candidates invited for interview, together with the other criteria in this document.

Application Materials
All candidates should submit:

Formal letter of application
CV

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and ethnic minority candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in the University.

Additional Information
For an informal discussion, please contact the Director of Italian Studies, Dr Annalisa Cipollone (annalisa.cipollone@durham.ac.uk).