Early Career Teaching and Research Appointment in Earth Sciences

The College proposes to create an Early Career Teaching and Research appointment in association with a Junior Research Fellowship in Earth Sciences. This is a fixed-term, non-renewable post available for the period 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2027.

The aim of this post is to provide support to the Tutorial Fellows in Earth Sciences while providing an opportunity for the Fellow to undertake independent research.  The duties of the appointee will therefore include teaching and administration alongside research activity. 

Applicants must demonstrate:

• an outstanding level of academic achievement, appropriate to the stage of their career with evidence of and potential for producing distinguished research in their field;
• the ability to provide excellent tutorial and small-group teaching in a range of undergraduate topics;
• a commitment to supporting and inspiring academic excellence in all students;
• excellent communication skills and the sensitivity to deal with pastoral duties;
• the organisational skills and motivation to undertake College administration;
• an informed interest in the full range of academic duties of the post and the ambition to progress to an academic post, whether Oxford or elsewhere;
• evidence of commitment to their professional development;
• evidence that the post-holder’s development as an academic will benefit from this appointment.

View the Further Particulars and Application Process

Salary: The successful applicant will be appointed on Grade 6.2 of the Oxford salary scale (currently £32,982 per annum) and will have the option of becoming or remaining a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

An Academic Allowance (currently £3,000 per annum) is available.

Fellows are members of the Senior Common Room and entitled to full dining rights when the College kitchen is open.

Application Procedure

Applicants should submit the following in PDF format to recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk via the ‘Apply’ button above:

• A covering letter no longer than three pages of A4, setting out their research plans and teaching experience.
• A curriculum vitae.
• A sample of their research output of no more than 5000 words.
• The names of three academic referees (see below).

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to contact their referees to request them to submit references directly to the College prior to interview. If candidates do not yet have a PhD or equivalent, please ask referees to comment on the submission of the thesis.

Applications should reach the College no later than GMT noon on Friday, 9 August 2024. Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

Online interviews are expected to be held for shortlisted candidates on Thursday, 29 August 2024.

Any enquiries relating to the post should be directed to Professor Claire Nichols, Tutorial Fellow in Earth Sciences, in the first instance by emailing claire.nichols@earth.ox.ac.uk

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