[Please distribute widely. Apologies for cross-posting.] Lecturer in International Relations Lecturer in Politics The Department of Politics and International Relations at Royal Holloway, University of London, invites applications for the above newly-created posts, tenable from 1 September 2008. The Department was founded in August 2004 and has quickly established its research base in cutting-edge areas of the discipline, focused upon three new research centres: the Centre for European Politics, the Centre for Global and Transnational Politics, and the New Political Communication Unit. These posts mark the next phase of our expansion. Royal Holloway is one of the major Colleges of the federal University of London and is among the elite group of ten university institutions whose departments all hold the top three ratings for research, with scores of 4, 5 and 5*. Candidates will be expected to demonstrate a strong research driven approach to their academic activity in general, including to their teaching. The successful candidates for both posts will be expected to make a significant contribution to the delivery of the Department's undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and to undertake supervision of doctoral students. The appointees will play a full and active role in the development of this busy and intellectually vibrant Department. For the Lectureship in IR we have particular interests in candidates working in one or more of the following areas: global governance; international organisations; security studies. However, strong candidates in any area of IR are also encouraged to apply. For the Lectureship in Politics we have particular interests in candidates working in one or more of the following areas: comparative politics and public policy (including, but not restricted to, the politics of developing regions); political communication; the politics of the United States. However, strong candidates in any area of Politics are also encouraged to apply. For either Lectureship (but not both) the ability to teach a course in quantitative and/or qualitative methodology will be considered desirable but not essential. Candidates will be expected to have, or be close to completing, a PhD in a relevant area. The salary for each Lectureship will be in the range £36,927 - £43,073 p.a., inclusive of London Allowance. The College offers a relocation package. For an informal discussion about the posts please contact Dr Andrew Chadwick, Head of Department and Chair of the Search Committee: email andrew.chadwick@rhul.ac.uk or phone 01784 414131. See also our website: http://www.rhul.ac.uk/politics-and-IR/ The CLOSING DATE is 27 FEBRUARY 2008. To download further details and the application form please visit http://www.rhul.ac.uk/politics-and-IR/vacancies We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. --------------------------------------- Royal Holloway is a thriving, research-intensive university institution, which in recent years has grown to become one of the four largest multi-faculty Colleges in the University of London. Its achievements have been impressive: - Research excellence - ranked 9th nationally in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, one of only 7 multi-faculty institutions with all departments earning the top three ratings of 4, 5 or 5* - Ranked 13th in The Good University Guide 2008 - A strong reputation for teaching excellence and a high-quality student experience - Excellent graduate career opportunities - ranked highly in the 2007 graduate employment statistics - An impressive record of innovation and interdisciplinary research - research income up by over 35% in the last two years - State-of-the-art teaching and research facilities and high quality student accommodation - investment in excess of £100 million in the campus environment - International alliances withy Yale, NYU, Sydney, HKU and Keio - Extensive links with government, commerce and industry