LSE Fellow

An LSE Fellowship is intended to be an entry route to an academic career and is deemed by the School to be a career development position. As such, applicants who have already been employed as an LSE Fellow for three years in total are not eligible to apply. If you have any queries about this please contact the HR Division.

The Department of Anthropology invites applications for an LSE Fellow in Social Anthropology from candidates with specialist expertise in Africa and in the Anthropology of Religion. The Department has a strong international reputation and a long and distinguished history of leadership in the discipline. This will provide the Fellow with an ideal environment for starting their academic career. The appointment will be from 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

Your primary teaching duties will be to lecture, to teach classes and seminars, and to act as Academic Mentor to undergraduate and / or graduate students. Depending on circumstances, this may mean sole responsibility for a half-unit course, or teaching alongside another member of the department. The successful candidate will be asked to deliver classes and seminars on our ‘Topics in the Anthropology of Sub-Saharan Africa’ course, among other duties, including work on our ‘Understanding Religion in the Contemporary World’ course.

Candidates should have completed their PhD in social anthropology by the post start date, and need to have completed their PhD viva at the point of application. They must have a developing research record in anthropology, and excellent communication and presentation skills. We are looking for candidates who can work in close partnership with fellow teachers, and who can foster an engaging and supportive learning environment. For this post, applicants must have a very good knowledge of Anthropology including specialist expertise in Africa, based on ethnographic research there, and in the Anthropology of Religion.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave and excellent training and development opportunities.