Salary: £39,324 to £48,327

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Closes: 22nd May 2017

The School of Modern Languages is seeking to appoint a full time Lecturer in Comparative Literature and Spanish from 1 August 2017. Applicants will be expected to hold a PhD, and should possess native or near-native language skills in Spanish and English. Applications are invited from candidates with a specialist interest in Spanish or Latin American literature and comparative literature. Further detailed information about the School of Modern Languages can be found at https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/modlangs/

Informal enquiries can be directed to Professor Will Fowler (Head of School) langshos@st-andrews.ac.uk ; Professor Margaret-Anne Hutton (Comparative Literature) complit@st-andrews.ac.uk or Dr Catherine O‘Leary (Spanish) spanishhod@st-andrews.ac.uk

The School operates a policy of family-friendly hours for core meetings and is happy to discuss flexible working arrangements for staff. The School also offers to cover reasonable child-care costs for applicants invited to interview.

The University of St Andrews is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all, which is further demonstrated through its working on the Gender and Race Equality Charters and being awarded the Athena SWAN award for women in science, HR Excellence in Research Award and the LGBT Charter; http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/diversityawards/

We encourage applicants to apply online however if you are unable to do this, please call +44 (0)1334 462571 for an application pack.

The University is committed to equality of opportunity.

The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC013532).

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