Tutorial Fellowship (Fixed-Term) in Law

Worcester College, in association with the Faculty of Law, proposes to appoint a fixed-term Tutorial Fellow in Law with effect from 1 October 2026. The appointment is to provide cover during Professor Donal Nolan’s Vice-Deanship of the Faculty of Law. The appointment is for the 2026-2027 academic year in the first instance, with the possibility of reappointment for the 2027-2028 academic year if Professor Nolan remains as Vice-Dean.

The successful applicant will have a high level of research and teaching ability and will be required to teach Contract and Tort for the College. For details of these subjects as taught in Oxford, please refer to the Law Faculty website (www.law.ox.ac.uk). The Fellowship will carry full tutorial responsibility, and the appointee will be required to assist with the administration of law studies at Worcester College, including the organisation of teaching, participation in the admissions process and undertaking the pastoral care of students.

The Fellowship is a fixed-term career development position specifically intended to provide a time-limited period of development for an early career academic. The College will arrange a mentor for the Fellow. Although the Fellow will not be required to undertake examining or lecturing for the Faculty of Law, it may be possible for the Fellow to undertake such duties if this is agreed by the Fellow, College and the Faculty.

Candidates who wish to speak to someone about any aspect of the post may contact the Senior Law Tutor, Professor Donal Nolan (donal.nolan@law.ox.ac.uk), or the Senior Tutor, Dr Helen Parish (senior.tutor@worc.ox.ac.uk).

For information on how to apply please click the 'Apply' button above.

Candidates are asked to submit their application materials, except for the Diversity Declaration form, in the form of a single PDF file, with their surname in block capitals as the first word of the document title, to the Academic Recruitment at academic.recruitment@worc.ox.ac.uk

The closing date for completed applications is 5pm (UK time) on Wednesday 1st July 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.

All applications will be considered by the appointment committee as soon as possible after the closing date; all shortlisted candidates will be asked to submit two pieces of written work, will be interviewed, and will be asked to give a teaching presentation as part of the interview process.

Interviews will be held in Oxford on 15th July 2026. Those who do not live in or near Oxford will be offered overnight accommodation and all reasonable interview expenses will be reimbursed.

Applications for this post will be considered by a selection committee consisting of representatives of Worcester College. The selection committee is responsible for conducting all aspects of the recruitment and selection process.  The final decision will be made by the Governing Body of Worcester College on the basis of a recommendation made by the selection committee. No offer of appointment will be valid, therefore, until and unless the recommendation has been approved by both the governing body, and a formal contractual offer has been made.

Please note that any personal data submitted to the College as part of the job application process will be used only for the purposes of determining suitability for the post and processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and related UK data protection legislation. For further information, please see the College’s Privacy Notice for Job Applicants at: http://www.worc.ox.ac.uk/about/policies-and-procedures/privacy-gdpr

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