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Dr

Jo Close

(she/her/hers)

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

Orcid identifier0009-0001-7982-6555
  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

BIOGRAPHY

Dr Jo Close is Senior Lecturer in English Language in the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences and Education at the University of Chester, UK. She has been Programme Leader for BA (Hons) English Language since 2012 and was Deputy Head of English from September 2016 to December 2023. She has been Assessment Officer for English programmes since 2014, acts as Chair of the Panel for Academic Conduct hearings, and is a member of the University's Academic Appeals Board.

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • (Senior) Lecturer
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2011
  • Programme Leader, BA English Language
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom3 Sep 2012
  • Assessment Officer
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2014
  • CAID Affiliate
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2022
  • Deputy Head of English
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom1 Sep 2016 - 31 Dec 2023

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Teaching Fellow
    University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom1 Sep 2009 - 31 Aug 2011
  • Research Associate
    University College London, London, United Kingdom1 Aug 2007 - 31 Aug 2009
  • Visiting Lecturer
    University of York, York, United Kingdom3 Jan 2005 - 31 May 2008
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant
    University of York, York, United Kingdom1 Jan 2001 - 31 Dec 2004

DEGREES

  • BA (Hons), English Language and Linguistics
    University of York, York, United Kingdom
  • PhD, Linguistics
    University of York, York, United Kingdom

CERTIFICATIONS

  • SFHEA
    Advance HE, York, United Kingdom24 Apr 2019
  • PGCertLTHE
    University of Chester, Chester, United Kingdom

RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE

  • Culture and Society Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute

SCHOOL

  • School for the Creative Industries