Job description
Oxford, United Kingdom
Wadham College proposes to appoint a 6-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in Economics. This is a fixed-term appointment from 1 September 2020 until 31 August 2021 to cover a period of leave being taken by Professor Francesco Zanetti, and the post-holder will be based at Wadham College.
The lecturer will be required to give on average six hours per week of tutorials for Wadham College during the eight week term, and 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 fourteen undergraduates a year to study for the three joint school subjects which incorporate Economics (PPE, Economics & Management, and History & Economics).
The post holder will be expected to hold tutorials in Introduction to Macroeconomics, Core Macroeconomics and Quantitative Economics, with possibility of exchanging one of the subjects with teaching students from other colleges within the teaching stint. The syllabi for each of these subjects are available on request from ***************@wadham.ox.ac.uk.
The post holder will be expected to carry out the normal duties of a College tutor, including setting and marking collections (internal termly examinations); meeting with students at the start and end of term to discuss their academic work and to make teaching arrangements; attending Tutorial Board meetings; and to take part in the undergraduate admissions exercise. They will also have responsibility for the pastoral care of undergraduate students, and for monitoring their progress through meetings at the start and end of terms.
The successful candidate will have completed or be close to completion of a doctorate, and must have proven teaching experience in 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, under existing UK legislation, the College is not in a position to sponsor a work visa.
The stipend will be on a scale from £13,756 p.a., 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 six 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 £250 per annum, and will be awarded a small allowance (currently £335 per annum) to entertain undergraduates as part of regular pastoral contact.
How to apply
Applications, consisting of a covering letter (detailing the candidate’s suitability for the post) and a curriculum vitae, should be emailed to ********@wadham.ox.ac.uk by noon on Thursday 28th May. Applicants should ask two referees to e-mail references directly to ********@wadham.ox.ac.uk by the same date. It is likely that interviews for this position will be held during the week commencing 15th June.
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