Stipendiary Lecturership in Physical Chemistry

1^st September 2024 – 31^st August 2025 

The College proposes to appoint a 6-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in Physical Chemistry from September 2024 to August 2025, to cover for a period of leave by Professor Stephan Rauschenbach; this is a fixed-term contract, based at Wadham College. The lecturer will be required to give on average six hours per week of tutorials for Wadham College during the eight-week term. They are also expected to be available during both term and for some periods of the students’ vacations to offer organizational, pastoral, and admissions support. 

The main duties and responsibilities of the post-holder are as follows: 

• Responsibility for teaching the year groups 1, 2, and 3 in Physical Chemistry, which includes tutorials, vacation work, collection and revision classes.
• To carry out the normal duties of a College tutor, including setting and marking collections (internal termly examinations); meeting with students at the start and end of term to discuss their academic work and to make teaching arrangements; attending Tutorial Board meetings; and to take part in the undergraduate admissions exercise (admissions interviews continue to at least to mid-December each year, and the lecturer will be expected to be involved in all stages of the process: shortlisting and interviewing);
• To have responsibility for the pastoral care of undergraduate students, and for monitoring their progress through meetings at the start and end of terms. 

It is expected that the successful candidate will have or be close to completing a doctorate, and will have proven teaching experience relevant to the subject range to be covered. 

The stipend will be on a scale from £15,244 per annum (the Senior Tutors’ Committee recommended scale), subject to revision in line with national adjustments to University teachers’ salaries. The position is superannuable under USS. The lecturer will be a member of the College’s Senior Common Room, will have shared use of a room for teaching, and will be entitled to six meals a week, when the kitchens are open, free of charge. The lecturer will also be entitled to apply to research funds of up to £289 per annum, and will be awarded a small allowance (currently £374 per annum) to entertain undergraduates as part of regular pastoral contact. 

Further details, including the selection criteria and information regarding how to apply for the role can be found by clicking the 'Apply' button

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