No 6178
Wednesday 10 February 2010
Vol cxl No 19
pp. 533–544
Brasenose College proposes to appoint a Stipendiary Lecturer for one year from 1 October 2010 until 30 September 2011. The duties of the Lecturer are to provide on average twelve hours a week of tutorial teaching to undergraduates for the 24 weeks of the academic year and to assist in the pastoral care of these students. The stipend, which will be pensionable within USS, will be on the scale recommended by the Committee of Senior Tutors and will depend on qualifications and experience, with a current minimum of £24,152 a year. In addition the Lecturer will be entitled to free meals at the common table during term and the vacations and an entertainment allowance for entertaining students. The person appointed will work in collaboration with the College’s Fellows in Ancient History (Dr Edward Bispham) and Philosophy (Dr Chris Timpson, Dr Thomas Johansen, and Dr Dave Leal). Applicants should be competent to teach a number of the principal options available within the Faculty of Literae Humaniores at the First and Second Public Examinations. An outline of the courses available can be found at http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/proxyadmissions/undergraduate/courses.asp.
Letters of application, including a curriculum vitae and the names and addresses of two referees, should reach the College Secretary, Brasenose College, Oxford, OX1 4AJ, no later than Friday, 5 March 2010. Applicants should ask their referees to write to the College Secretary by the same date. Further particulars can be obtained from the College website (http://www.bnc.ox.ac.uk/). Interviews for the post will take place in the week beginning Monday, 15 March 2010.
Brasenose College is an equal opportunities employer.
The College proposes to appoint an eight-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in Old and Middle English, tenable from 1 October 2010 until 30 September 2011. The post is strictly temporary, to provide teaching required by the sabbatical leave of Dr Helen Spencer. The salary will be in the range of £16,101 to £16,585 a year, depending on experience. The successful candidate must be able to teach all papers in Old and Middle English and The English Language (i) for Moderations in English, and (ii) for the Final Honour School in English. The Lecturer will be required to undertake tutorial or class teaching of undergraduates of the College (or by exchange with other Colleges) up to a maximum of eight (‘weighted’) hours a week averaged over the three terms of the academic year, to set and mark College examinations, to participate in the admissions process, and to liaise with other tutors in the administration and organization of the subject in College.
Full further particulars may be obtained from the Academic Administrator, Exeter College, Oxford, OX1 3DP (email academic.administrator@exeter.ox.ac.uk) or from the College website (http://www.exeter.ox.ac.uk/news/vacancies). Letters of application, including a curriculum vitae and the names of three referees, should be sent to the Academic Administrator, to arrive not later than 10 March 2010. Referees should be asked to write without request from the College, their letters also to be received by the Academic Administrator not later than the closing date.
Exeter College is an equal opportunity employer.
St Antony’s College invites applications for the Max Hayward Fellowship in Russian Literature for the academic year 2010–11. Preference is normally given to younger scholars, usually at the post-doctoral or equivalent stage of their career. There are no restrictions as to nationality.
The Fellowship runs from 1 October to 30 June and comprises a stipend of £10,000 with accommodation for a single person in College, or £15,500 without accommodation, plus free lunches and special dinners in Hall (no workroom is provided). The Fellowship is not subject to UK income tax. The holder may engage in preparation of a thesis for publication or research, which may embrace themes on literature, culture, and society. The Fellow will be expected to reside in Oxford, to take an active part in the academic life of the College, and in particular to organize a seminar on cultural issues.
Applications should be sent to the Administrator, Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre, St Antony’s College, Oxford, OX2 6JF, or emailed to richard.ramage@sant.ox.ac.uk, and should include a curriculum vitae, an outline of the candidate’s research project, and the names of two referees. The closing date for applications is Monday, 1 March 2010. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ask referees to send their references direct by the same closing date.
St Hilda’s College and the Faculty of History of the University of Oxford welcome applications for a Tutorial Fellowship in History from 1 September 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter, to be held in conjunction with a University Lecturership (CUF) in the Faculty of History. The salary will be on a scale currently from £42,563 up to a maximum of £57,201 a year, with substantial additional benefits including a pensionable housing allowance payable to non-residential Tutorial Fellows (currently £5,220). This post is open to women and men.
The successful applicant will have a high standard of research and teaching ability and be able to devise and give high-quality tutorials, classes, and lectures. The person appointed will be required to have a high standard of research ability and a record of successful teaching (undergraduate and graduate). Applications are welcome from candidates with interests in late nineteenth-century or twentieth-century British history, with a preference for either gender/cultural or transnational history.
Further particulars covering both the College and the University posts, and the application and selection procedures, which all potential candidates should consult before applying, are available on the St Hilda’s College website (http://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/), or in case of difficulty, may be obtained from the Academic Office, St Hilda’s College, Oxford, OX4 1DY (email college.office@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk). The closing date for receipt of applications is 5 p.m. on Tuesday, 9 March 2010.
St Hilda’s College and the Faculty of Law of the University of Oxford welcome applications for a Tutorial Fellowship in Law from 1 September 2010 or as soon as possible thereafter, to be held in conjunction with a University Lecturership (CUF) in the Faculty of Law. The salary will be on a scale currently from £42,563 up to a maximum of £57,201 a year, with substantial additional benefits including a pensionable housing allowance payable to non-residential Tutorial Fellows (currently £5,220). The Faculty of Law will also provide the Lecturer with a start-up grant of £4,000 (unless the appointee currently holds an established Oxford University academic post). This post is open to women and to men.
The successful applicant will have a high standard of research and teaching ability and be able to devise and give high-quality tutorials, classes, and lectures. The College’s preference is for someone who will be prepared to take tutorial responsibility for and teach Constitutional Law or Criminal Law, along with one or more of the following further undergraduate subjects: Contract Law, Tort Law, Administrative Law, Trusts, Jurisprudence, and European Union Law. However, candidates who would be willing to meet the College’s teaching needs by substituting Roman Law for Constitutional Law or Criminal Law will also be considered.
He or she will also be expected to give lectures and seminars and to undertake graduate teaching and supervision for the Faculty, and to pursue research and publication.
Further particulars may be obtained from the St Hilda’s College website at http://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk/index.php/vacancies/, or, in case of difficulty, obtained from the Academic Registrar, St Hilda’s College, Oxford, OX4 1DY (email college.office@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk). Applications, comprising an Application Cover Form (also available on the College website); a brief description of teaching experience and teaching that can be offered for the College and Faculty; a statement of current and proposed research, including a list of publications; a curriculum vitae; and the names of three referees should reach the Academic Registrar, St Hilda’s College, Oxford, OX4 1DY not later than 12 noon on Friday, 5 March 2010. Referees should be asked to write directly to the Academic Registrar by the same date.
Emailed applications will not be accepted, nor will applications received after the closing date. Emailed references will only be accepted if they are sent in the form of a scanned copy of a letter which must include a signature.
The College and the University are Equal Opportunity Employers.
The College proposes to elect a distinguished visitor to Oxford to a Visiting Fellowship for all or part of the academic year 2010–11. The Fellowship, which is for a scholar who will already have full financial support, is intended to provide the visitor with a social and academic base where he or she can meet academics with a broader range of interests than might otherwise be likely within a single Faculty or Department. It is expected that the Fellow will be based in Oxford for the period of the Fellowship and will actively contribute to the academic and social life of the College. Nominations are invited from Faculties or Departments, and from individual senior members of the University.
The Visiting Fellow will be a member of the College’s Senior Common Room and will be entitled to lunch and dinner free of charge at Common Table. A small allowance will be available for certain academic expenses. Accommodation is not provided. The Fellowship is open to persons undertaking academic research in any subject.
Nominations should be sent by 25 February 2010, to the Tutorial Office, Wadham College, Oxford, OX1 3PN. These should include a curriculum vitae, a list of key publications, and a brief statement by the candidate of the work to be pursued in Oxford. This should be supported by a letter of recommendation from the nominator and by two other references from outside Oxford. Candidates should please ask their referees to send their references direct to the Tutorial Office by the same date.
Applications are invited for a Varley–Gradwell Travelling Fellowship in Insect Ecology. Travelling Fellowships, up to £2,500 in value, are awarded for the support of fieldwork, travel, and other activity in the field of insect ecology.
Applications are judged on their practicality and on their potential to make a contribution to insect ecology. Preference is given to those in their early post-doctoral years, but strong applications from those at the post-graduate level have, in the past, been successful. The Fellowship is not available for support of undergraduate research.
The Fellowships are tenable for one year commencing on a date to be agreed. They are not renewable.
Applications should include:
•A curriculum vitae;
•A research proposal which should include a budget and which should not exceed two sides of A4 in length;
•Applicants should ask two referees to write to the Secretary at the address given below. In the case of postgraduate students one of the referees should be the supervisor.
Applications should be sent to Ms Niamh McEntee, Secretary to the Board of Management for the Varley–Gradwell Travelling Fellowship in Insect Ecology, Zoology Department, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, by 31 March 2010 (tel. 01865 271204, email niamh.mcentee@zoo.ox.ac.uk).
Applicants should note that if large numbers of specimens will result from the work, the cost of follow-up work should be shown in the budget, and details given of how, and by whom, they would be identified. In this case, applicants must also show their willingness and ability to work with local scientists and institutions in order to obtain full official permission for the export of any specimens back to the UK, and later to share identified specimens with institutions within the host country, if requested.