Departmental Lecturer in French

Contract type

Fixed term (1 year) from 01 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.

About the role

This fixed-term post is to provide replacement teaching for Professor Lubecker. The post will involve advanced teaching and independent academic research in French. 

The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching of French within the Sub-Faculty of French by offering sixteen hours of lectures or seminars over the course of the year. They will also be responsible for providing eight hours a week of undergraduate tuition in French language and literature at St John’s College.

About you

The successful candidate will be expected to share in the teaching of the set texts for the Preliminary Examination in French. The job also involves teaching French Literature from the mid-19th C to the present day, as well as French Cinema. The candidate will supervise longer essays as appropriate and contribute to Translation into English. The candidate will also share in administration both within the Sub-Faculty of French, and within Modern Languages in St John’s College.

You will have good organisational and interpersonal skills, be committed to high-quality teaching and student support, and be prepared to work collaboratively across colleges. Teaching materials will be provided to support the preparation of courses, especially in early modern literature.

The duties and skills required are described in further detail in the job description...click the 'Apply' button above. 

Application process

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via www.recruit.ox.ac.uk and Vacancy ID 179360, or via this link direct to the advertisement, or via the link above, where the job description and access to the online recruitment system can also be found.

For your online application, you will be required to upload your curriculum vitae and a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria for the post, using examples of your skills and experience.

For further details, please click the 'Apply' button above to refer to the How to apply section of the job description. Any further enquires may be directed to hr@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 30 May 2025. Only applications received before this time can be considered.

Shortlisting will take place 02 June 2025 and interviews will be held w/c 16 June 2025.

Please quote Vacancy ID 179360 on all correspondence.

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

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