Stipendiary Lectureship in Law

Worcester College proposes to appoint a fixed-term Stipendiary Lecturer in Law with effect from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.

The Lecturer will be required to provide tutorials in Constitutional Law and Administrative Law. They will also be expected to assist with the administration of law studies at the College, including participation in the admissions process and undertaking the pastoral care of students.

THE COLLEGE

Worcester College admits approximately 9 students each year to read for undergraduate degrees in Law and Law Studies in Europe (LSE). The College regularly hosts several Diploma in Legal Studies (DLS) students.

The College also admits approximately six students to read for the BCL, MJur and Masters in Law and Finance. In addition, the College has several students undertaking research degrees in Law.

COLLEGE DUTIES

The appointee will be required: 

• (i) to undertake for Worcester College up to six hours of teaching per week, averaged over the three eight-week terms which constitute the academic teaching year.
• (ii) to engage in:
  • (a) tutorial preparation;
  • (b) the setting and marking of written work;
  • (c) the setting, marking and returning of scripts for collections (internal college examinations);
  • (d) writing and submitting student reports; and
  • (e) liaison with other staff on teaching and pastoral matters, as appropriate.
• (iii) to help with the organisation of Law teaching at Worcester College, and to share in the pastoral responsibility for Law undergraduates; and
• (iv) to take part in the annual admissions procedures for the selection of Law undergraduates at Worcester College, which includes reading application material, marking and interviewing.
• (v) To undertake responsibilities as the College advisor to graduate students

TERMS AND CONDITIONS 

The Lecturer will be appointed on the scale for full-time stipendiary lecturers, in the range £16,569-£18,308 p.a (or equivalent pro rata)

The appointment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, which include proof of identity, references, and the provision of proof of the right to work in the UK.

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APPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE

Applicants should complete and email the following documents in a PDF single file format, with the candidate’s surname as the first word of the document title, to the Academic Office, Worcester College (academic.recruitment@worc.ox.ac.uk) by 12 noon (UK time) on Friday 4 July 2025. 

• a curriculum vitae;

• a cover letter including a summary statement of teaching experience; and
• the name and address of two referees who may be contacted.

Applicants should contact their referees and arrange for references to be sent to the email address above by the closing date. Informal enquiries may be made via the Academic Office at the above address. Academic queries should be addressed to Dr James Edwards (james.edwards@law.ox.ac.uk). 

It is anticipated that interviews for the posts will be held in the second half of July 2025.

Diversity and Equal Opportunity at Worcester

The Governing Body of Worcester College has made a formal commitment to building a more socially and culturally diverse academic community. As part of our diversity strategy, we are actively seeking excellent candidates from groups which are under-represented on our academic staff: disabled candidates, black and minority ethnic candidates, and women of all ethnicities.

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