Keble College invites applications for a Stipendiary Lectureship in History for one year with effect from 1 October 2006. The successful candidate will be expected to provide six hours of tutorial teaching for undergraduates a week, averaged over the twenty-four week academical year. The Lecturer will be required to teach a range of post-1800 papers in British and/or General History for the Preliminary and Final Honour School papers, and will also be involved (in conjunction with others) in teaching Approaches to History, Comparative History, and Historiography. An ability to teach a Further Subject, and/or an Optional Subject, and/or a Special Subject would be welcome, but is not required. Information about these courses is available on the website at http://www.history.ox.ac.uk/. In addition to teaching duties, the Lecturer will be expected to set and mark College examinations, and to assist colleagues with the routine administration of Politics and the pastoral care of undergraduates reading History and associated joint schools.
The post might suit someone who is about to complete or has recently completed a doctoral thesis. There is no age limit for applicants. This post could be held in conjunction with another similar post. The salary is on an annual scale of £10,022 (2005-06 rates). The Lecturer will be entitled to six free meals a week during full term, the use of a computer, and a shared teaching room. In addition, the post-holder will receive an academic allowance of £212 and a student entertainment allowance of £398 for the purpose of entertaining undergraduates.
Further particulars are available from the Senior Tutor, Keble College, Oxford, OX1 3PG. Letters of application should include a statement of the candidate's research interests and teaching experience and an indication of those parts of the syllabus the candidate would be willing and able to teach, as well as an academic curriculum vitae, and the names of two referees. Candidates should ask their referees to write directly to the Senior Tutor. Letters of application and references should reach the Senior Tutor of Keble College by 28 June 2006. Informal enquiries about this post may be made to Dr Ian Archer (tel. 01865 272764, e-mail ian.archer@keble.ox.ac.uk).