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All vacancies within Faculty of History
There are currently 2 vacancies within Faculty of History:
| Title | Closes | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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>