Departmental Lecturer in Sociology

**About the role **



The Department of Sociology is seeking to appoint a full-time, fixed-term
Departmental Lecturer in Sociology from September 2025 for a period of 2
years.





The post holder will primarily lecture and teach students taking the MSc in
Sociology by leading on qualitative methods and the political and civil
conflict option paper and supervising dissertations. The main duties will also
include taking part in assessment and examining and supporting the delivery of
the departmental masters programme.





The successful applicant will have a relevant PhD or DPhil with post-
qualification teaching and research experience, sufficient depth and breadth
of the subject knowledge to develop course units along with an aptitude for
teaching and awareness of pedagogic methods, a strong publication record, and
evidence of the ability to write research proposals.





For a full list of responsibilities and selection criteria for this post,
please view the job description below.





**Application process**



To apply, you will need to upload a supporting statement and CV, as well as
the details of two referees as part of your online application. Your
supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria
for the post using examples of your skills and experience.





For informal enquiries about the posts, please email:
heather.hamill@sociology.ox.ac.uk .





The closing date for applications is 12:00 midday UK time on Friday 30 May
2025. Interviews are expected to take place in the week commencing 16 June.