Departmental Lecturer in Portuguese

**Contract type**



Fixed term (1 year) from 01 October 2025 to 30 September 2026.





There is a possibility of extension for one further term (to 31 Dec 2026) for
one of the posts. Agreement for this extension will be clarified by May 2026.





**Hours**



Full time





**About the role**



These fixed-term posts are to provide replacement teaching while one
postholder is taking up a Divisional post/sabbatical leave and while another
post is temporarily vacant for one year, following the retirement of a
postholder.



You will also be expected to offer lectures and will contribute to the
administration and research environment of the Sub-Faculty of Portuguese. They
will also be responsible during Full Term for tutorials (small group teaching)
in Portuguese language and literature, across a range of colleges, and for
supporting students in academic and pastoral matters.





**About you**



Candidates may have any research specialist in a relevant field of Portuguese
or Lusophone Studies, and should demonstrate the ability and willingness to
teach across a range of undergraduate topics, including either modern
Portuguese literature (for the Wadham-linked post) or early modern Portuguese
literature (for the St Anne’s-linked post). You will also be able to engage
with a variety of critical approaches—including, but not limited to, critical
race theory, decolonial perspectives, feminism(s), and queer studies—used in
the study of Portuguese texts at Oxford.





You will have good organisational and interpersonal skills, be committed to
high-quality teaching and student support, and be prepared to work
collaboratively across colleges. Teaching materials will be provided to
support the preparation of courses, especially in early modern literature.





The duties and skills required are described in further detail in the job
description.





**Application process**



For your online application, you will be required to upload your curriculum
vitae and a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection
criteria for the post, using examples of your skills and experience.





As part of the application, please ask two referees to submit a reference for
you to hr@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk by the closing date of the post.





Please also ensure we receive **two** reference letters to be provided by your
referees.





Applicants should ask their referees to send their letters of reference
DIRECTLY to:



_HR Administrator,_



_Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages,_



_University of Oxford,_



_41 Wellington Square_



_Oxford,_



_OX1 2JF_





For further details, please refer to the How to apply section of the job
description. Any further enquires may be directed to hr@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk





The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on **30 May 2025**. Only
applications received before this time can be considered.





Shortlisting will take place **02 June 2025** and interviews will be held
**w/c** **16 June 2025.**





Please quote Vacancy ID 179384 on all correspondence.





**Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority
candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.**