Junior Research Fellowship in Modern ... - St Peter's College

St. Peter’s CollegeOxfordStipendiary Lectureship in English (Old and Middle English)Further ParticularsSt. Peter’s College invites applications for a one-year Stipendiary Lectureship in English (Oldand Middle English), starting on 1 October 2013. Applicants should have submitted a doctoraldissertation in any area of medieval English. This position will be very suitable for a scholarseeking to gain experience in teaching, and may be extended to two years. Closing date: 26July 2013.The successful applicant will be expected to teach the equivalent of five hours of tutorials andclasses for the College each week during academic terms, or the annualised equivalent of thisamount, depending on variable demand across the academic year. Some of the students may beVisiting Students at the College.He or she will also be required to share the administration of teaching and the direction ofundergraduate studies in English, to take a full role in undergraduate admissions in English, toset and mark College examinations (‘collections’) and generally to work in association with theCollege’s Tutorial Fellow in English, Dr Abigail Williams, as well as the other Stipendiary Lecturer,Dr Andrew Blades (19 th -21 st centuries).She or he will be expected to teach the first and second year medieval period papers (‘PrelimsPaper 2: Early Medieval Literature c. 650-1350’ and ‘FHS Paper 2: Literature in English 1350-1550’). An ability to contribute to the teaching of any part of ‘Prelims Paper 1: Introduction toEnglish Language and Literature’ would be an advantage. She or he will also be expected toteach third year students writing dissertations in areas close to the Lecturer’s research andteaching interests and to assist in the teaching of students taking the medieval degree pathway(Course II).Details about these courses can be found on the Oxford English Faculty website:http://www.english.ox.ac.uk.The appointment will be for one year with the possibility of renewal for a further year.Remuneration will be on the Senior Tutors Committee scale for Stipendiary Lecturers. The ratefor a 5-hour post is £10,319 to £11,606 per annum. Stipendiary Lecturers are eligible to join theUniversities Superannuation Scheme and are entitled to subscribe to the Oxford Colleges’Healthcare Plan.

The successful candidate will be an associate member of the Senior Common Room and will beentitled to two free lunches or dinners per week in Full Term. He or she will not be a member ofthe College’s Governing Body.St Peter's College was founded in 1928. The College currently comprises a Master and 40Fellows in a wide range of subjects, about 100 graduate and 350 undergraduate students, andabout 90 College staff. The buildings, in a central but quiet location on the site of the medievalNew Inn Hall, range in date from Linton House of 1794 and Canal House of 1828 - both formerheadquarters of the Oxford Canal Company - through the former parish church of St Peter-le-Bailey, built in 1874 and now the College Chapel, to residents' blocks of the 1930's, 1970's and1980's. There are two further residents’ blocks, of the 1990’s, within five minutes’ walk andfurther building projects are currently in progress. Further information about the College isavailable at http://www.spc.ox.ac.uk.Candidates should send a letter of application, together with a curriculum vitae and the namesand contact details of two referees, in hard copy to the College Registrar, St Peter’s College,Oxford OX1 2DL (college.secretary@spc.ox.ac.uk, tel 01865 278864) by 10.00am noon on Friday26 July. (There is no application form.) Candidates should state in their applications whichundergraduate papers they are able to teach.It is expected that interviews will be held 6 or 7 August 2013.June 2013