Balliol College proposes, if a suitable candidate applies, to appoint a four-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in Early Modern History for Michaelmas Term 2006 and Hilary Term 2007, with the probability of renewal for Trinity Term 2007.
The Lecturer will be required to teach History of the British Isles IV (c.1500-1700) and General History III (1400-1650) in Prelims, and to offer teaching in the relevant periods of British and European History in the Final Honour School, notably General History VIII and IX. The Lecturer will also be expected to participate in the teaching of the Approaches to History and Historiography papers in Prelims, and the Disciplines of History paper and the Thesis in the Final Honour School. The Lecturer will also be required to play a role in the annual admissions interviews and assessments in Michaelmas Term.
The successful applicant will be expected to teach an average of four hours a week over the two/three terms. He or she will receive a stipend of £4,204 for two terms and an additional £2,104 for the third term, and certain Common Room rights. Applicants should provide a letter of application supported by a curriculum vitae, and should state which parts of the syllabus they would be willing to teach. (The syllabus is available online at www.history.ox.ac.uk/currentunder/index.htm.) They should provide the names of two referees, whom they should ask to write directly to the Senior Tutor. Applications and references must reach the Senior Tutor, Balliol College, Oxford, OX1 3BJ, by 28 April 2006.
Any prospective applicants wishing to discuss details of the post should contact Dr Martin Conway (e-mail martin.conway@balliol.ox.ac.uk).
Balliol College is an equal opportunities employer.