Oxford University, in association with Mansfield College, proposes to appoint a fixed-term Lecturer in English literature of the nineteenth and twentieth to twenty-first centuries to cover a period of leave for the University Lecturer in this area. The appointment will run from 1 September 2009 for a period not shorter than twelve months, with a possibility of extension to eighteen months. The salary will be University scale grade 7, in the range of £28,839 to £35,469 a year.
The post-holder is required to provide 24 lectures a year or equivalent (in lectures and classes) for the English Faculty; to provide, for every week of Full Term, six hours a week of tutorial teaching or equivalent for the College; and to undertake examining and graduate supervision, if required.
The successful candidate will have a good record in teaching, research, and published scholarship in English literature of the nineteenth century; will be able to supervise and examine graduates in this field, if required; and will be able to teach across the period from 1832 to the present day.
Further information about the position is available on the English Faculty website (http://www.english.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/current-vacancies.html). Applications, including a completed cover sheet, a curriculum vitae, a list of principal publications, and three references, should be sent, by email (preferred), to english.office@ell.ox.ac.uk; or by post to the English Faculty Office, St Cross Building, Manor Road, Oxford, OX1 3UQ, by no later than 5 p.m. on Wednesday, 6 May 2009.