The Faculty of Social Sciences is a large and diverse grouping of thirteen departments that offer professional educat ion alongside more traditional social science disciplines. This rich and excit ing disciplinary mix encompasses both world-leading academic research and educat ion and a strong pract it ioner focus in part icular areas. It uniquely posit ions the Faculty among Sheffield's peer inst itut ions.
The Department of Polit ics is one of the UK’s most successful centres for teaching and research. This was confirmed in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), when the department was ranked first equal amongst all politics departments in the UK. We also pride ourselves on our outstanding reputat ion for teaching, with excellent sat isfact ion rat ings in the Nat ional Student Survey (2012 = 95
%). Undergraduate students are recruited to three single and five joint honours programmes. We have a strong Graduate School, with a suite of Masters programmes and a thriving community of research students. It is the department’s object ive to maintain this high performance, as well as contributing in a variety of ways to the pract ice of polit ics, thus addressing the ‘impact’ agenda. Our students and staff come from a diverse background. Our operat ions are underpinned by a team of ten administrat ive staff in full- or part-t ime posts within the department.
The department has broad coverage of the discipline, with well-established strengths in governance and public policy, internat ional relat ions, polit ical theory, comparat ive polit ics, polit ical analysis, polit ical economy and development. Geographically, our expert ise is part icularly strong on British and
European Union politics, but ranges widely from Africa and the Balkans to Cuba, as well as covering global governance, and we would consider positively area specialisms that enhance the department’s geographical expert ise. Specific research themes are diverse and range from such issues as polit ical engagement, mult i-level governance, ethnic conflict, global healthcare, immigrat ion, environmental polit ics, delegated governance and the state, to Europeanizat ion and animal rights. The department is strongly committed to dialogue between the sub-disciplines and holds regular departmental seminars.
On-going themat ic seminars are also held on governance and participat ion, political economy, internat ional relat ions, as well as on political theory and global just ice. Inter-disciplinary links are encouraged within the Faculty of Social Sciences, such as through the Sheffield International
Development Network (SIDNET), the Sheffield Political Economy Research Inst itute (SPERI) or at the interface between politics and law, while links beyond the Faculty are maintained in such areas as polit ical philosophy, healthcare and environmental issues.
Our website offers more informat ion about all aspects of the department’s act ivity. Please see www.sheffield.ac.uk/politics for more details.
We seek a new member of staff, at Lecturer level, with a research track-record of the highest standard and with an area of disciplinary expert ise that complements, or adds to, our exist ing strengths. The post is open to any sub-discipline and any methodological orientat ion. Over the medium term we are looking to reinforce contemporary polit ical theory, so we are interested in candidates with such a background but in the context of an open field.

You will play a key role in maintaining the department’s high level of teaching through devising, designing, preparing, and delivering innovat ive teaching programmes in the areas of Politics and/or
Internat ional Politics. You will also develop your research profile in line with the Departmental
Research Strategy, through personal research, applying for research funding, and supervising research students. The department aims to play a key role in defining and shaping the future of political science in the twenty-first century. We are therefore part icularly keen to hear from candidates who can demonstrate a capacity to look at issues afresh, challenge convent ion or who are willing to swim against the t ide in terms of dominant disciplinary (or sub-disciplinary) approaches.
You will make a full and act ive contribut ion to the principles of the ‘Sheffield Academic’. These include the achievement of excellence in applied teaching and research, and scholarly pursuits to make a genuine difference in the subject area and to the University’s achievements as a whole. Further informat ion on the underpinning values of the Sheffield Academic can be found at: www.shef.ac.uk/hr/sheffieldacademic
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Design teaching programmes for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the areas of Polit ics and/or Internat ional Polit ics. This will include ident ifying learning object ives and select ing appropriate curricula, select ing teaching methods, resources and reading, and determining, designing and producing study material.
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Deliver teaching courses in the areas of Polit ics and/or Internat ional Politics. This will include preparing teaching material, communicat ing subject matter and encouraging critical discourse to develop rat ional thinking.
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Coordinate team teaching which will include liaison with other academic staff and/or postgraduate assistants, to ensure the course complements other courses taken by students.
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Carry out assessment for courses. This will include designing assessment instruments and criteria; marking assessments, ensuring adequate moderat ion; providing written/oral feedback; judging whether student circumstances should be taken into considerat ion in the assessment; and collat ing and providing final assessments of students.
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Supervise undergraduate and Masters projects and dissertat ions..
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Carry out course evaluat ion which will include facilitat ing student feedback; reflect ing on own teaching design and delivery; and implement ing ideas for improving own performance.
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Carry out a pastoral role for students such as act ing as Personal Tutor, or at more senior level, as
Masters Programme Coordinator, to counsel students. If necessary refer them to the appropriate services for guidance.
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Conduct personal research in the areas of Polit ics and/or Internat ional Politics, which includes ident ifying literature and updat ing own knowledge; assessing the validity of the relevant literature and its contribut ion to the development of own field. Write up research work for publicat ion and deliver presentat ions at conferences.
 Determine research object ives, and init iate and implement a programme of research in any area of
Polit ics and/or Internat ional Politics.

 Supervise postgraduate research students and/or research staff.
 Ident ify appropriate sources of funding and prepare research proposals for funding bodies.
 Contribute to knowledge exchange and the department’s impact strategy as appropriate to the research work undertaken.
 Part icipate in and, as appropriate, have a role as a member of departmental and/or Faculty
Committees.
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Carry out one (or more) departmental administrat ive roles and meet the required object ives of this act ivity.
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Involvement in professional act ivit ies such as refereeing papers, edit ing journals, refereeing research grants, external examining, organising conferences, committee membership and involvement with professional bodies on accreditat ion.
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Teaching-related and administrat ive work is allocated by the Head of Department and various committees. You will also self-generate work through research and scholarly pursuits plus innovat ion in teaching and administrat ion.
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Plan and priorit ise own daily work. For teaching, plan up to one year ahead unless there are significant teaching programme changes or new courses, then plan for up to two years ahead of their introduct ion.
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Deal with react ive requests daily such as those relat ing to teaching, supervising research staff and students and administrat ive tasks.
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Delegate and monitor the work of Research students.
 Manage or co-manage external research funding over period of grant(s).
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Any other dut ies, commensurate with the grade of the post.
Applicants should provide evidence in their applications that they meet the following criteria. We will use a range of selection methods to measure candidates’ abilities in these areas including reviewing your on-line application, seeking references, inviting shortlisted candidates to interview and other forms of assessment action relevant to the post.
Criteria
Qualifications and experience
Essential Desirable
X 1. Have or be working towards a PhD in a relevant discipline (or have equivalent qualificat ions / experience).
2. Proven teaching ability in politics/internat ional politics
3. Ability to demonstrate some record of quality research publicat ions.
4. Teaching qualificat ion
5. Ability to contribute to the teaching of Political Analysis.
6. Experience of supervising undergraduate students.
7. Experience of supervising postgraduate students.
Management skills
8. Ability to manage resources effect ively.
9. Experience of applying for, or carrying out, externally-funded research.
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Communication skills
10. Excellent communicat ion skills, both written and verbal.
11. An ability to communicate research findings to pract it ioners.
Team working
12. Experience of working effect ively as a member of a team.
Problem solving and decision making
13. Ability to develop creat ive approaches to problem solving.
14. Ability to analyse and solve problems with an appreciation of longer-term implicat ions.
Project management
15. Ability to assess and organise resources, and plan and progress work act ivities.
16. Ability to manage research projects and deliver outputs.
Personal effectiveness
17. Excellent organisat ional skills and the ability to undertake some administrat ive dut ies.
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18. Experience of developing and maintaining a network of contacts throughout own work area.
19. Proven ability to work to and meet deadlines.
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All applications via E Recruitment: When applying for this post, please ensure that you upload a CV and covering letter with your applicat ion.
This post is available from September 2013.
This post is full-time:
This role has been identified as a full-time post, but we are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities with our staff which benefit both the individual and the University. Therefore, we would consider flexible delivery of the role subject to meeting the business needs of the post. See www.sheffield.ac.uk/hr/wellbeing/info/wlb.html
for more information.
Terms and conditions of employment: Will be those for Grade 8 staff.
Salary for this grade: £37,382 - £44,607 per annum. Potent ial to progress to £50,186 per annum through sustained except ional contribut ion.
More details on salaries, terms and conditions and our wide range of benefits for staff are available at www.sheffield.ac.uk/hr/reward/structures

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It is anticipated that interviews and other selection action will be held on XXX. Full details will be provided to invited candidates.
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