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All vacancies within Humanities Division
There are currently 7 vacancies within Humanities Division:
| Title | Closes | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Career Development Fellow in Spanish | April 28, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 per annum |
| Education Support Officer | April 29, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 |
| Graduate Studies Officer (PGR) | April 29, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 |
| Postdoctoral Researcher | April 30, 2025, noon | Research Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913 |
| Outreach and Engagement Officer | May 7, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 |
| Departmental Lecturer in Early Modern History | May 14, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913 |
| OOC DTP Training and Placements Manager (Parental Leave Cover) | May 14, 2025, noon | Standard Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913 |
Career Development Fellow in Spanish
Closes: April 28, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616 per annum
<div> <p></p><div>The Faculty are seeking to appoint two Career Development Fellows.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>This role is designed as a 3-year career development role (beginning on 1 September 2025) for individuals seeking a career in Higher Education language teaching, and encompasses a 3-year development programme. Individuals will be appointed a mentor and will be expected to develop and maintain their own learning objectives through the programme.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The CDFs are responsible for delivering language teaching within the sub-Faculty, including marking work and participating in oral examinations. They will each give 14 hours of classes in each week of term.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Applicants must possess: Fluency in Spanish equivalent to native-speaker level; An excellent command of spoken and written English (equivalent to C1 CEFR or Cambridge Advanced); An undergraduate degree in English/Spanish, with a significant literature, language, or writing component; Recent experience in teaching Spanish as a foreign language at university level, including oral, writing and translation.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Additional information and details about how to apply are included in the job description.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>What we offer</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:</div><br> <ul><br> <li>An excellent contributory pension scheme</li><br> <li>38 days annual leave</li><br> <li>A comprehensive range of childcare services</li><br> <li>Family leave schemes</li><br> <li>Cycle loan scheme</li><br> <li>Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans</li><br> </ul><br> <div>The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on <strong>Monday 28 April 2025</strong>. Interviews will be held on Week commencing <strong>Monday 19th May 2025</strong>.</div> </div>Education Support Officer
Closes: April 29, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616
<div> <p></p><div>Are you an experienced administrator looking to develop a career in the education sector?  Are you enthusiastic about providing excellent support?  We may have the role for you!</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>We have an exciting opportunity for an Education Support Officer to join our Education team.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Working alongside the Undergraduate Studies Administrator you will provide support for the Faculty’s undergraduate teaching and examination, and will assist the team with wider responsibilities relating to both undergraduate and graduate administration. You will support the Faculty’s teaching arrangements, will have responsibility for the Faculty’s virtual learning platforms, and will coordinate processes relating to student consultation and communications. You will also work closely with fellow members of the Education team and the wider professional services team, as well as with key Faculty members.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>As well as the opportunity to work as part of a supportive team, we can offer you a competitive salary (including an Oxford Weighting Allowance), 38 days holiday per year, enrolment in a good pension scheme, access to employee benefits and discounts and professional development opportunities.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>In return we are looking for a candidate with significant experience of complex administration tasks and exemplary accuracy and attention to detail.  They must have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with a wide range of people with sensitivity and discretion.  Strong organisation skills are essential along with the ability to remain calm under pressure.  The successful candidate will be a good team player but have the ability to be self-motivated and work independently.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>This post will primarily be office based, but there may be the opportunity for occasional remote working.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>For more information about the role please view the further particulars below.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>If you think you have what we are looking for please apply following the guidance below.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Applications must be made online and submitted no later than 12 noon on 29 April 2025.  In person interviews will take place on 13 May 2025.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><em>Please note that we are also advertising the role of Graduate Studies Officer (PGR), details of which can be found <a rel="nofollow" href="https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=178793">here</a>.  If you wish to apply for both posts, please submit separate applications for each.</em></div><br> <div> </div> </div>Graduate Studies Officer (PGR)
Closes: April 29, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616
<div> <p></p><div>Are you an experienced administrator looking to develop a career in the education sector?  Are you enthusiastic about providing excellent support?  We may have the role for you!</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Studies Officer (Post Graduate Research) to join our Graduate Team.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Working under the direction of the Education Manager and alongside the Graduate Studies Officer for Post Graduate Taught degrees, you will provide support for all aspects of the Faculty’s graduate operation and manage a number of areas including admissions, on-course administration and examinations and assessment.  The post holder will also work closely with relevant officers of the Faculty Board.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>As well as the opportunity to work as part of a supportive team, we can offer you a competitive salary (including an Oxford Weighting Allowance), 38 days holiday per year, enrolment in a good pension scheme, access to employee benefits and discounts and professional development opportunities.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>In return we are looking for a candidate with experience of complex administration tasks and exemplary accuracy and attention to detail.  They must have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate with a wide range of people with sensitivity and discretion.  Strong organisation skills are essential along with the ability to remain calm under pressure.  The successful candidate will be a good team player but also have the ability to be self-motivated and work independently.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>This post will primarily be office based, but there may be the opportunity for occasional remote working depending on operational needs.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>For more information about the role please view the further particulars below.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>If you think you have what we are looking for please apply following the guidance below.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Applications must be made online and submitted no later than 12 noon on 29 April 2025.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Interviews are likely to take place during week commencing 12 May 2025.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><em>Please note that we are also advertising the role of Education Support Officer, details of which can be found <a rel="nofollow" href="https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_version_4.display_form?p_company=10&p_internal_external=E&p_display_in_irish=N&p_process_type=&p_applicant_no=&p_form_profile_detail=&p_display_apply_ind=Y&p_refresh_search=Y&p_recruitment_id=178919">here</a>.  If you wish to apply for both posts, please submit separate applications for each.</em></div> </div>Postdoctoral Researcher
Closes: April 30, 2025, noon; salary: Research Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913
<div> <p></p><div>Reporting to Dr Federica Gigante, the Principal Investigator, the post holder will be a member of the interdisciplinary research project <em>Unveiling Networks:  Slavery and the European Encounter with Islamic Material Culture (1580-1700)</em> (UNSEEN), which is funded by a Horizon Starting Grant from the European Research Council.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The post holder will be responsible for carrying out original research on slavery networks and the circulation of Islamic material culture and related knowledge in Spanish-speaking Europe.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The successful candidate will be a specialist in early modern Iberian history and will hold or be close to obtaining a doctoral qualification in a relevant academic area.  They will have excellent knowledge of Spanish and experience of working in Spanish archives.  They will have experience of independent scholarly writing to a high standard, and be able to demonstrate the ability to undertake innovative research.  They will also have excellent communication skills in writing and presentation, and be self-motivated in managing their own research and administrative activities.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>This position is based in central Oxford. This is a full-time, fixed-term position for three years, available from October 2025.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 30th April 2025</strong></div> </div>Outreach and Engagement Officer
Closes: May 7, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 5: £31,459 - £36,616
<div> <p></p><div><strong>About the role</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Outreach and Engagement Officer to work for the AHRC funded project ‘The National Women’s MP: Joyce Butler, women’s rights and women’s liberation from the 1950s to the 1970s’ with the Faculty of History, George Street, Oxford, OX1 2RL. This project is led by Dr Lyndsey Jenkins, Mansfield College, Oxford, and is a collaboration with Bruce Castle Museum and Archive Service, Haringey Council.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>The Role</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The successful candidate will design and deliver an outreach and engagement programme under the direction of Dr Jenkins and in partnership with colleagues at the Museum and Archive Service. Tailored and targeted towards different stakeholders and audiences, this programme will incorporate online and in-person elements to promote the archive collection and exhibition, while reflecting the wider themes of the project. In particular, the successful candidate will take the lead in designing and delivering a project with young people which draws on and documents their response to the collection and results in a creative output.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>This role may require occasional weekend and/or evening work, and will be primarily based at Bruce Castle Museum in Tottenham, north London, while also allowing scope for remote working.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>About you</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>You will be educated to A-level standard or have equivalent experience, and have experience of community engagement and outreach, both in-person and online. You will have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and ability to tailor communication to a diverse range of audiences, along with experience of working with young people in educational and/or creative projects. The ability to work independently, often without direct supervision, taking advantage of new connections and opportunities, and prioritising competing demands effectively is essential. Interest in women’s history and experience of working in an archive, museum, arts, library or cultural organisation is desirable.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Application process</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Queries about the post should be addressed to Lyndsey Jenkins, Associate Professor and Tutorial Fellow in History (lyndsey.jenkins@history.ox.ac.uk ). All practical and procedural queries should be sent to our recruitments team: recruitments@history.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence; they will not form part of the selection decision.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>As this role involves working with young people a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check due to regulated activity involving children will be required.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>As part of the online application process, you should provide a supporting statement setting out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Only applications submitted online and received before <strong>noon Wednesday 7th May 2025</strong> will be considered.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Please note that you will receive an automated email from our online recruitment portal to confirm receipt of your application. <strong>Please check your spam/junk mail if you do not receive this email</strong>. You may also receive updates on the status of your application via the same means.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Committed to equality and valuing diversity</strong></div> </div>Departmental Lecturer in Early Modern History
Closes: May 14, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913
<div> <p></p><div><strong>About the role</strong> </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Applications are invited for a 1-year, full-time, fixed-term Departmental Lectureship in Early Modern History within the University of Oxford, Faculty of History, George Street, OX1 2RL, and from the date the Humanities department moves to its new premises, The Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford https://www.schwarzmancentre.ox.ac.uk and Balliol College, Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BJ. This is an exciting opportunity to join our thriving History community and gain valuable teaching experience at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Although this is primarily a teaching role, you will also engage in advanced study and conduct independent research and play an active role in the interdisciplinary College community at Balliol.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>The Role</strong> </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The successful applicant will supervise undergraduate theses and Masters and DPhil dissertations, produce lecture notes, course materials, reading lists, and reference guides as required.  They will also organise specific areas of the syllabus at undergraduate and/or graduate (Masters) levels, including contributing to the administration and organization of History at Balliol as well as acting as a college adviser to undergraduate and graduate students as required. They will also participate in the Balliol undergraduate admissions exercise, including interviews which normally take place in early-to-mid December, while supporting the development of courses and teaching, manage their own academic research activities and conduct independent research, while also engaging positively and proactively with the academic community in the Faculty and College.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>About you</strong> </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>You will have a completed doctorate in a relevant field, or evidence that a doctorate is close to completion, sufficient depth and breadth of knowledge in the subject to develop course materials and research proposals, and an aptitude for teaching, the ability to enthuse and inspire students and some experience of contributing to courses on methodology and Early Modern History.  The ability to take on administrative responsibilities such as coordinating an undergraduate cohort or core undergraduate course and a publication record commensurate with career stage, and familiarity with the existing literature and research in the field of Early Modern History are essential. Some knowledge or interest in early modern global history, particularly in the history of contacts between European and non-European societies would be desirable.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Application Process</strong> </div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact John-Paul Ghobrial, Professor of Modern and Global History, john-paul.ghobrial@history.ox.ac.uk ; all practical and procedural queries should be sent to our recruitments team: recruitments@history.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence; they will not form part of the selection decision.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>You will be required to complete a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Only applications submitted online and received before <strong>noon Wednesday 14th May, 2025</strong> can be considered.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Please note that you will receive an automated email from our online recruitment portal to confirm receipt of your application. <strong>Please check your spam/junk mail</strong>.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Committed to equality and valuing diversity</strong></div> </div>OOC DTP Training and Placements Manager (Parental Leave Cover)
Closes: May 14, 2025, noon; salary: Standard Grade 7: £38,674 - £46,913
<div> <p></p><div>The Open-Oxford-Cambridge Arts and Humanities Research Council Doctoral Training Partnership (OOC DTP) brings together the three universities to provide funding and high-quality training to doctoral students in the Arts and Humanities. The DTP aims to foster the next generation of leaders in the Arts and Humanities sector through an innovative and student-centred programme of training. An opportunity has arisen for an experienced individual to join the OOC DTP team to support the successful development and delivery of this programme.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>An exciting and challenging role, the OOC DTP Training and Placements Manager is responsible for the day-to-day and longer term management of the DTP’s researcher development events and activities. Working closely and collaboratively with academic and professional services colleagues across the three universities and with external partners, you will coordinate, promote and evaluate the DTP’s programme of training and its small grants and placement schemes. In addition, you will support existing relationships with the DTP’s strategic partners, and, where appropriate, develop new relationships with a view to engaging partners in the delivery of training and/or the provision of placements.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The successful candidate will have:</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>•         Strong organisational skills and project management experience;</div><br> <div>•         Professional experience of managing a programme of training or allied events (e.g. events or conferences), ideally in the higher education sector;</div><br> <div>•         Excellent verbal and written communication skills;</div><br> <div>•         Strong interpersonal skills, evidenced by the ability to build relationships that create trust and confidence and enable collaborative working.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>The post is fixed-term post for nine months in the first instance to cover for the current postholder taking a period of parental leave, and it is expected to start from 1 September 2025. The post is available full-time but a 0.8 FTE commitment may be considered. Employees interested in applying for the post as a secondment from their current role are encouraged to apply. For enquiries about the post, please contact the OOC DTP Manager, Jennifer Lockie (Jennifer.lockie@humanities.ox.ac.uk)</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div><strong>Application process</strong></div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>Applications should be submitted online and include a CV and a supporting statement. Please quote Vacancy ID 179166 in all correspondence.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>As part of your application you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now.</div><br> <div> </div><br> <div>For further details, please refer to the How to apply section of the job description. Any further enquires may be directed to hr@humanities.ox.ac.uk.</div> </div>