Welfare Dean and Junior Research Fellow

37.5 hours per week

The Welfare Dean and Junior Research Fellow is a single, integrated role that combines responsibility for student welfare with active participation in the academic life of the College through an independent programme of research.

The post is designed to ensure that welfare support is delivered by someone who is fully embedded within the academic community and understands the social and personal context of student life. In a collegiate environment, student wellbeing is closely linked to academic experience; this role brings those elements together to provide informed, credible, and accessible support.

We are seeking a post holder who can provide professional, compassionate guidance to students, contribute to a proactive and inclusive culture of wellbeing, and work collaboratively across the College to ensure effective support structures are in place. Alongside this, they will pursue high-quality postdoctoral research, maintaining academic engagement and contributing to the intellectual life of the College.

St Hugh’s is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, and the second-largest college in the University by student numbers, with a long-standing commitment to academic excellence, inclusion, and widening access. The College supports a diverse and active academic environment across a wide range of disciplines, bringing together students, academic staff and professional services colleagues in support of its core academic mission. Situated on a beautiful site near the new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, the College is made up of 70 academics, 130 professional services staff and 900 students. The College offers a unique and vibrant environment in which to work.

Please see the job description for more details on the post.

Applications should be sent by email as a single PDF to academic.recruitment@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk via the above 'Apply' button by 12.00pm (UK time) on Friday 3 July 2026. Candidates should ask two referees to submit their references to the same address by the same date. Written work should not be sent unless and until it is specifically requested. Interviews are likely to take place in the week beginning 20 July 2026.

Queries about the post should be addressed in the first instance to the Senior Tutor: senior.tutor@st-hughs.ox.ac.uk.

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