Stipendiary Lecturer in Mathematics

The College proposes to appoint a 6-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in Mathematics, for the next academic year (1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026). The post is to cover Professor Luc Nguyen’s teaching, while he is on sabbatical leave. Please note that the College is unable to sponsor a work visa in respect of this position.

The Lecturer will be expected to provide 6 hours of undergraduate teaching (including visiting students) per week. Candidates must be able to give tutorials in a range of topics in applied mathematics from the first two years of the BA/MMmaths course, including Geometry, Introductory Calculus, Dynamics, Fourier Series and PDEs, Multivariable Calculus and Computational Mathematics in Prelims, Differential Equations 1 and 2, Integral Transforms and Calculus of Variations in Part A. The ability to teach some other Part A options may be helpful. A list of courses and optional papers is available at https://courses.maths.ox.ac.uk/mod/folder/view.php?id=55865.

The appointment will be made on the Senior Tutors’ Committee recommended scale for 6-hour Stipendiary Lecturers (in the range £16,569 to £18,308 per annum) and will be pensionable with the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). The successful candidate will be entitled to a research allowance at the rate of £925 per annum.

The Lecturer will also be entitled to lunch and dinner at the Common Table throughout the period of the appointment whenever the College Kitchen is open and the use of a bookable teaching room.

Applicants must have an excellent undergraduate degree in Mathematics and either have, or be working towards, a doctorate in Mathematics. Teaching experience and an understanding of the Oxford tutorial system is essential. Applications should clearly show how skills and experience meet the criteria contained in the Further Particulars.

View Further Particulars Here

Applications

Applications should be sent by email to recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk not later than GMT noon on Wednesday 30 April 2025.  Applications should include:

1. A short covering letter, of no more than one page, explaining the candidate’s motivations for applying, and how they meet the criteria of the post.
2. A CV, detailing career, education, and qualifications (including degree classifications); teaching experience and research in progress or planned; publications, prizes, or awards. The CV should be no longer than four pages.
3. The names and contact details of two academic referees who can speak with detailed knowledge about the candidate (see below).

Referees

You are advised to contact your referees before applying, to ensure that they are aware of your application and the requirements for the post, and to ensure that they would be content to write a reference for you for this post if asked to do so, in the event that you are shortlisted.  Your application should include for each referee their name, position, relationship to you, postal address, email address and contact telephone number. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to contact their referees and ask them to submit the references directly to us prior to interview.

Interviews are expected to take place either in Oxford or remotely Tuesday 13 May 2025.

If you have any queries contact Professor Luc Nguyen (luc.nguyen@maths.ox.ac.uk).

Recruitment Monitoring

Please consider completing the online Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form. Submission of this form is voluntary and does not form part of the selection process, but we would be grateful if you are willing to return it with your application to assist us with our equal opportunity monitoring. A paper copy can be obtained here.

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