Stipendiary Lecturer in Engineering (4 hours)

St Hilda’s College invites applications for the fixed-term post of Stipendiary Lecturer in Engineering Science for one year (with possibility of renewal) from 1 October 2025. No salaried University post is associated with this Fellowship.

The Lecturer will be expected to provide a combined total of four hours of teaching in Engineering Science per week during term, averaged over three eight-week terms. Specific needs include tutorial coverage of first- and second-year Structures, Mechanics, Materials and Dynamics, setting and marking of collections (college examinations) and delivery of revision classes. The appointee will also share the responsibility, with Engineering Science Fellows Prof. David Howey and Dr Daniel Bulte, for Engineering Science within the College, including (but not limited to) pastoral care, organization of subject-based events such as fourth year project presentations, beginning and end of term meetings, and admissions.

The salary for the post is £11,046 (point 1) to £11,661 (point 3) per annum (current rates) according to experience and qualifications, and membership of the USS pension scheme is offered. There is also a research allowance (payable against receipts) of £315 per annum. The Lecturer will be entitled to five meals per week (either lunch or dinner) free of charge during weeks 0 to 9 of each term, with additional out-of-term entitlements, for example during the admissions period. The Lecturer will have the use of a shared teaching room in College. They will be a member of the Senior Common Room at St Hilda’s College.

Applications should be sent to the Academic Registrar, St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY, or by email to rebekah.unwin@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk, and should include the following:

• • An application form
  • A covering letter outlining how you meet the selection criteria
  • A description of teaching experience
  • A curriculum vitae including a brief statement of research interests
  • The names of two referees. Applicants should ask their referees to write directly to the Academic Registrar at rebekah.unwin@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk by the closing date of 12 noon on Thursday 29 May 2025.

Candidates are also asked to complete one copy of the recruitment monitoring form, which should be returned to recruitment@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk. This form is used for monitoring purposes only and will not be seen by any member of the selection committee.

The closing date for applications and the last date for receipt of references direct from referees, is 12 noon on 12 noon on Thursday 29 May 2025. Interviews are expected to take place in the week beginning 9 June.

As part of the interview, shortlisted candidates will be asked to give a presentation of 10 minutes’ duration indicating how they would go about teaching one of the papers listed above (topics to cover, essay titles etc) over the course of a term. The presentation should be pitched at first-year undergraduates.

Documents

• Further particulars
• Application form
• Recruitment monitoring form