Stipendiary Lecturer in Law

The Queen’s College seeks to appoint two Stipendiary Lecturers in Law for twelve months from 1st September 2026. The successful candidates will each be responsible for providing six weighted hours of teaching per week averaged over the course of three eight-week terms (Michaelmas 2026, Hilary 2027, and Trinity 2027). Depending on the areas of teaching expertise of the successful candidates and their workload preferences, the College may consider offering four- to eight-hour lectureships.

Candidates should indicate for which of the following core papers they are able to provide teaching. The College has particular teaching need in the papers marked with an asterisk, and it is therefore essential that each successful candidate is able to offer at least one of these asterisked papers.

• Constitutional Law*
• Criminal Law
• Contract Law
• Land Law*
• Tort Law
• Trusts
• Jurisprudence*
• EU Law* 

Information about the structure and the components of these courses is available online at https://www.law.ox.ac.uk/content/options-page/ba-jurisprudence-options. Further detail regarding the content of these papers is available on request.

Salary and Allowances

If appointed to a six-hour lectureship, the postholder will receive a salary on a scale of £17,433 to £19,197 per annum, depending on experience. They will be entitled to lunch and dine in College free of charge six times per week during Weeks 0-9 (not including weekends and with other limited exceptions). The lecturers can also apply for an allowance for teaching materials of up to £1,217 per annum. If appointed to a 4- to 8-hour lectureship, the lecturer will receive a salary at the corresponding level on the scale given below and receive all other benefits pro-rated.

Weighted hours    Salary range

4                        £11,622

                          £12,798

5                        £14,527

                         £15,997

6                       £17,433

                         £19,197

7                       £20,338

                        £22,396

8                      £23,243

                        £25,595

Place of Work

Main College site in central Oxford.

Closing Date

11:59pm (EDT) Tuesday 21^st April 2026

Interviews will be held on 4th May or 5th May 2026. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be notified of this by email in the week commencing 27th April.

Further Particulars and Application Guidance

Further Particulars are available at https://www.queens.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/stipendiary-lecturer-in-law/

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