Fixed-Term Part-Time Stipendiary Lectureship in English

The College proposes to appoint an 8-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in English from September 2025 to August 2026, based at Wadham College. This is a temporary, fixed-term position to fulfil a current teaching need arising from a period of leave being taken by Professor Ankhi Mukherjee.

The lecturer will be required to give on average eight 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 College admits an average of eight undergraduates a year to study single honours English and also admits students studying English in conjunction with History, Classics and Modern Languages.

Key duties include arranging teaching, pastoral care of undergraduate students, setting and marking collections (termly college examinations), attending Tutorial Board meetings, and taking part in the undergraduate admissions exercise.

The lecturer will be expected to take responsibility for teaching the following papers in the three terms of the academic year: Michaelmas 2025: Prelims Paper 1B (Introduction to Literature), Prelims Paper 3 (English Literature 1830-1910) Hilary 2026: Prelims Paper 4 (English Literature 1910-present) Trinity 2026: Final Honour School Paper 5 (English Literature 1760-1830). The lecturer will be expected to supervise FHS dissertations falling within these fields.

It is expected that the successful candidate will have a doctorate in English, and they will have proven teaching experience relevant to the subject range to be covered. The successful applicant will be asked to provide proof of right to work in the UK before the post can be confirmed. Please note that the stipend offered for this post means that the College is not in a position to sponsor a Skilled Worker visa.

The stipend will be on a scale from £22,091 per annum, 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 eight 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 £405 per annum and will receive a small allowance (currently £394) to entertain undergraduates as part of regular pastoral contact.

Applications, consisting of a covering letter (detailing the candidate’s suitability for the post) and a curriculum vitae, should be emailed to tutorial@wadham.ox.ac.uk by noon on Tuesday 1^stJuly.

Applicants should ask two referees to e-mail references directly to tutorial@wadham.ox.ac.uk by the same date. It is likely that interviews for this position will be held during the week commencing Monday 14^th July.

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