Dr Imaobong Umoren Will Undertake New Position as Assistant Professor in International Gender History at the London School of Economics

We are delighted to report that from September 2017, current Pembroke Career Development Fellow in Women in the Humanities, Dr Imaobong Umoren, will be taking up her new role as Assistant Professor in International Gender History at the London School of Economics, in the Department of International History.

An Early Career Researcher for TORCH (The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities), Dr Umoren works on the Race and Resistance and Women in the Humanities programmes. 

Dr Umoren’s research interests lie in the history of women, gender, and race across the nineteenth and twentieth century global African diaspora. At Pembroke she co-teaches on the special subject ‘Race, Religion and Resistance in the United States from Jim Crow to Civil Rights’ and advises undergraduate and graduate students in modern US and Caribbean history. She also lectures on the UNIQ summer school course ‘Race and Protest in Modern America and Britain’.

Reflecting on her time at Pembroke, Dr Umoren commented:

‘I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as Career Development Fellow in Women in the Humanities at Pembroke. All of the incredible staff have shown me great kindness, which has made working here such a joy. Over the course of my fellowship, I have had the chance to interact with the diverse group of fellows, who have provided an immense amount of support and helped me to re-think aspects of my research. Teaching the fantastic history undergraduates and being involved with access work have been real highlights of my time.’

Dame Lynne Brindley, Master of Pembroke College commented:

'On behalf of the Governing Body of Pembroke I want to congratulate Imaobong most warmly on her success in obtaining a permanent academic position at LSE.  We are thrilled that she will have the opportunity to fulfil her stellar potential and make a great contribution to teaching, research and scholarship in her chosen fields.

Pembroke is delighted to have been able to support her in her early career stage.  She has been a wonderful role model to students and an invaluable and generous member of our community.  We wish her all success.'