Job Description

Job Details
Section
Politics & International Relations
Location:
Highfield Campus
Salary
36,130 to 40,497 per annum
Full Time Fixed Term for 12 months
Closing Date:
Friday 01 August 2025
Interview Date
To be confirmed
Reference
3164325CC

Applications are invited for a one-year Teaching Fellowship in Politics and International Relations from 1st September 2025 to 30th August 2026. The department has a world-leading reputation in democratic governance and global political society, across areas such as political trust, democratic innovations, electoral behaviour, environmental justice, global governance, migration, and international security. It has a strong reputation in the application of cutting-edge research methods, ranging from political ethnography to experimental social science.

The role

We are seeking to appoint a Teaching Fellow to contribute to the thriving education and research and culture of PAIR. You will work with a strong body of staff in a growing Department. We welcome applications from across the field of Politics and International Relations, but we strongly encourage those within the areas of EU Politics, Human Rights, Children's Rights and Gender Politics. Candidates will contribute to the teaching activities of PAIR in these areas of specialism at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels.


The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to module delivery across our curriculum, including but not limited to:

Politics and Governance of the EU Gender, Politics and Power Children and Human Rights Public Policy Ethics

You will contribute to the educational activities of PAIR through delivering innovative, research-led instruction, designing, and marking assignments and examination papers, and through supporting an engaged learning community. In particular, you will be able to contribute to the delivery of our undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

About you

You will have a PhD (or be nearing completion) in politics or a cognate discipline, have a growing reputation in the field, and possess the ability to plan, manage, organise and assess your own teaching contributions.


It is expected that the start date of the appointment will be 1st September 2025.

About the University

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect, and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work.


With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.



We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcome applicants who support our mission of inclusivity.


Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.