Stipendiary Lecturership in Economics

The College proposes to appoint a 4-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in Economics from September 2025 to August 2026, to cover for a period of leave by Dr Alan Beggs; this is a fixed-term contract, based at Wadham College. 

The lecturer will be required to give on average four hours per week of tutorials for Wadham College during the eight-week term. They are also expected to be available during both term and for some periods of the students’ vacations to offer organizational, pastoral, and admissions support. The College admits an average of 12-13 undergraduates a year to study Economics as part of the PPE, Economics & Management and History & Economics courses. 

Key duties include arranging teaching, pastoral care of undergraduate students, setting and marking collections (termly college examinations), attending Tutorial Board meetings, and taking part in the undergraduate admissions exercise.

The lecturer will be expected to take responsibility for teaching Microeconomics, including Mathematical Methods and Probability, to first year students, to contribute to the teaching of Microeconomics to second year students and to give revision classes in Microeconomics for third year students. Details of the Economics course can be found at Undergraduate | Department of Economics 

It is expected that the successful candidate will have or be close to completing a doctorate, and will have proven teaching experience relevant to the subject range to be covered. The successful applicant will be asked to provide proof of right to work in the UK before the post can be confirmed. Please note that the stipend offered for this post means that the College is not in a position to sponsor a Skilled Worker visa. 

The stipend will be on a scale from £11,046 per annum, subject to revision in line with national adjustments to University teachers’ salaries. The position is superannuable under USS. The lecturer will be a member of the College’s Senior Common Room, will have shared use of a room for teaching, and will be entitled to four meals a week, when the kitchens are open, free of charge. The lecturer will also be entitled to apply to research funds of up to £202 per annum, and will be awarded a small allowance (currently £374 per annum) to entertain undergraduates as part of regular pastoral contact. 

Applications, consisting of a covering letter (detailing the candidate’s suitability for the post) and a curriculum vitae, should be emailed to tutorial@wadham.ox.ac.uk by noon on Monday 7^th April.

Applicants should ask two referees to e-mail references directly to tutorial@wadham.ox.ac.uk by the same date. Interviews for this position will be held during the week commencing Monday 5^th May.

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