Stipendiary Lectureship (3 hours) in Computer Science

The College proposes to appoint a Stipendiary Lecturer in Computer Science, beginning at the start of Michaelmas Term 2026, running for one year (i.e. three terms) with the possibility of renewal depending on teaching requirements. The person holding the post will be expected to teach the students of St Edmund Hall in Computer Science for undergraduate admissions.

The appointed Lecturer will be expected to provide an average of three hours teaching to undergraduates per week during term time. Please note, this is an average and the teaching hours will vary a little from term-to-term.

The appointment will be made on the Senior Tutors’ Committee recommended scale for 3-hour Stipendiary Lecturers (£8,453 to £9,335 per annum) and will be pensionable with the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). The successful candidate will be entitled to a research allowance at the rate of £925 per annum.

The Lecturer will be also be entitled to up to 3 lunches and 1 Formal Hall per week at the Common Table throughout the period of the appointment whenever the College Kitchen is open, and to the use of bookable teaching room.

Applicants should hold or be working towards a doctorate in Computer Science or Mathematics or be well advanced in relevant doctoral study and in good academic standing.

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Applications

Applications should be sent by email to recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk via the above ‘Apply’ button not later than GMT 12:00 on Tuesday, 9 June 2026. Applications should include:

• A short covering letter, of no more than one page, explaining the candidate’s motivations for applying, and how they meet the criteria of the post.
• A CV, detailing career, education, and qualifications (including degree classifications); teaching experience and research in progress or planned; publications, prizes, or awards. The CV should be no longer than four pages, and ideally less than two.
• The names and contact details for two academic referees (see below).

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Interviews are expected to take place on Monday, 15 June 2026.

If you have any queries about the post’s duties, please contact recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk in the first instance.

Referees

You are advised to contact your referees before applying, to ensure that they are aware of your application and the requirements for the post, and to ensure that they would be content to write a reference for you for this post if asked to do so, in the event that you are shortlisted. Your application should include for each referee their name, position, relationship to you, postal address, email address and contact telephone number, and whether you give permission for us to contact them. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to contact their referees and ask them to submit the references directly to us.

The College welcome applications from candidates who have a disability or long-term health condition and are committed to providing long term support. Please let us know if you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, including the provision of these documents in large print, audio or other formats. If we invite you for interviews, we will ask whether you require any particular arrangements at the interview.

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