Stipendiary Lecturership in Classics
University of Oxford -Balliol College
Michaelmas term 2013 and Hilary term 2014
Balliol College proposes, if a suitable candidate applies, to appoint a stipendiary six-hour Lecturer in Classics from 1 October 2013 to 15 March 2014.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach up to six hours per week to undergraduates in the School of Classics and Classical Archaeology and Ancient History, and will receive, in addition to the stipend of £12,260 pro rata for the period, certain common table rights.
The lecturer will be expected to teach Greek History, particularly archaic and classical history and to contribute to the teaching of Texts & Contexts. They should be prepared to teach the Thucydides and the West option for Classics Mods.; and if possible the paper on Athenian Democracy. Teaching in one Roman history paper may be available (though not essential to this post). The lecturer may be required to help with interviewing during Classics and CAAH admissions in Michaelmas term.
Applicants wishing to discuss the details of the appointment should contact Professor Rosalind Thomas, rosalind.thomas@balliol.ox.ac.uk.
Applicants should email the Academic Administrator (academic.administrator@balliol.ox.ac.uk), providing a brief summary of relevant teaching experience, a curriculum vitae and the names of two referees whom they should ask to write directly to the same e-address. Applications and references must reach the Academic Administrator, Balliol College, by Friday 24th May (5th Week of Trinity term). It is expected that interviews will take place on Monday 3rd. June.
Balliol College is an equal opportunities employer. Please note that this post would not entitle the successful applicant to apply to a Tier 2 UK Visa, and thus any applicant should ensure that they have the legal right to work in the UK for the period of the lectureship.
