Stipendiary Lecturership in Modern History

The College proposes to appoint a 9-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in Modern History from September 2025 to August 2026, to cover for a period of leave by Professor Tehila Sasson; this is a fixed-term contract, based at Wadham College.

The lecturer will be required to give on average nine 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 twelve undergraduates a year to study History, including affiliated joint schools (Ancient & Modern History, History and English, History and Politics, History and Economics, and History and Modern Languages).

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 to teach the core papers History of the British Isles VI, 1815-1924 and History of the British Isles VII from 1900. They will also be expected to teach one or more optional papers according to expertise and research interests, as well as to contribute to the teaching of methodology papers (Approaches to History and Disciplines of History). For more information see: https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/ba-history

It is expected that the successful candidate will either have a doctorate or have submitted their doctoral thesis by 1^st September 2025, and they 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 £24,853 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 nine 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 £455 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 Tuesday 29^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 in either the week commencing Monday 12^th May or the week commencing Monday 19^th May.

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