Job Opportunities
Senior Researcher in Classical Education
Location Faculty of Classics, Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LU
Salary Grade 8: £45,585 – £54,395 per annum (plus benefits)
Contract type Fixed Term Contract (5 years) from 01 October 2023 (or as soon as possible thereafter) to 30 September 2028
Hours Full time
About the role
The Faculty of Classics invites applications for a 5-year fixed-term Senior Researcher in Classical Education. The appointee will be employed by the Faculty of Classics.
Reporting to the Faculty Board Chair in the Faculty of Classics, and the Chief Executive Officer for Classics for All, the post holder is the senior member of the Outreach Team providing leadership, and the day-to-day line management of the Outreach Officer. As well as being responsible for their own research within the discrete area of Classical Education, the appointee will also act as the Oxford University Classics Network Co-ordinator, an exciting new role funded by the University of Oxford and the charity Classics for All (CfA).
The duties and skills required are described in further detail in the job description.
Application process
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via www.recruit.ox.ac.uk and Vacancy ID 166676 or via this link direct to the advertisement, where the job description and access to the online recruitment system can also be found.
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 your application you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now.
For further details, please refer to the How to apply section of the job description. Any further enquires may be directed to recruitment@classics.ox.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 04 August 2023. Only applications received before this time can be considered.
Shortlisting will take place in the week beginning the 07 August 2023 and interviews will be held shortly after.
Please quote Vacancy ID 166676 on all correspondence.
Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
Contact Person: HR Administrator
Contact Email: recruitment@classics.ox.ac.uk
Departmental Lecturer in Classical Archaeology
Location Faculty of Classics, Ioannou Centre for Classical & Byzantine Studies, 66 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LU
Salary Grade 7: £36,024-£44,263 per annum (plus benefits)
Contract type Fixed term (12 months) from 1 September 2023 (or as soon as possible thereafter) to 31 August 2024
Hours Full time
About the role
The Faculty of Classics, invites applications for a temporary Departmental Lectureship to cover the teaching and other duties of a member of Classical Archaeology on maternity leave across the academic year 2023-24.
The postholder is expected to engage in advanced study and research in any aspect of Classical Archaeology, and to lecture and teach both undergraduate and graduate students.
You will also be expected to engage in examination assessment, admissions processes, and Faculty administration.
About you
You will hold a relevant PhD/DPhil with a substantial record of successful teaching within the field of Classical Archaeology and have an aptitude for teaching and awareness of pedagogic methods.
You will also be able to demonstrate sufficient depth and breadth of knowledge in the subject to develop course units. You will have a strong publication record and familiarity with the existing literature and research in the field, an ongoing programme of research and sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research projects, experience of qualitative/quantitative research and analytical techniques, and evidence of ability to write research proposals.
The duties and skills required are described in further detail in the job description.
Application process
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via www.recruit.ox.ac.uk and Vacancy ID 166946 or via this link direct to the advertisement, where the job description and access to the online recruitment system can also be found.
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 your application you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now.
For further details, please refer to the How to apply section of the job description. Any further enquires may be directed to recruitment@classics.ox.ac.uk.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Friday 4 August 2023. Only applications received before this time can be considered.
Shortlisting is expected to take place the following week and interviews held in the week beginning 21 August 2023.
Please quote Vacancy ID 166946 on all correspondence.
Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority candidates who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
Contact Person: HR Administrator
Contact Email: recruitment@classics.ox.ac.uk
British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024
The Faculty of Classics at the University of Oxford invites expressions of interest from postdoctoral and completing graduate scholars who wish to apply for the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship scheme, for entry in 2024.
The Fellowships are designed to enable outstanding, recent postdoctoral scholars in the Humanities or Social Sciences to obtain experience of research and teaching in a university environment for a period of three years, to strengthen their research and teaching track record and to improve their prospects of obtaining permanent posts by the end of the fellowship. More information about the scheme is available on the British Academy website. There are strict eligibility requirements and potential candidates are advised to check these carefully.
Candidates who intend to apply for a BA PDF in Classics with Oxford as the host institution are asked to submit (i) a 2-page outline of the proposed research; (ii) a 2-page CV including a list of publications, to recruitment@classics.ox.ac.uk by noon on Wednesday 2nd August 2023. You should also ask your proposed mentor to send a brief note of support to the same address by the same date.
You are also welcome to include, if appropriate, a separate statement of any circumstances that you feel may have impacted on your research track record (such as illness, parental leave, etc).
There is no guarantee that applications which arrive after the above date will be supported or processed. Candidates selected by the Faculty will be contacted by the Division’s Research Facilitation team with further information on the process and timetable for submitting your application via the British Academy application system.
Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023
The Faculty of Classics (University of Oxford) invites expressions of interest from researchers who wish to apply for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship 2023. The deadline for the submission of expressions of interest to the Faculty is Monday 5 June (5pm).
The European Fellowships last for 12-24 months. Applicants should have a doctorate at the call deadline (13 September 2023) and no more than 8 years' full-time equivalent research experience from receipt of the doctorate. Researchers must not have resided or carried out their main activity (work, studies etc.) in the UK for more than 12 months in the 36 months immediately before the call deadline. Further details about the scheme including the eligibility conditions can be found here: Horizon Europe MSCA - How to apply (europa.eu)
Postdoctoral Fellowships | Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (europa.eu)
The Faculty will select applications to support. Those interested should send (i) a 2-page outline of the proposed research; (ii) a 2-page CV including a list of publications, to research.support@humanities.ox.ac.uk by the above deadline.
The outline should address the aims and objectives of the project, and its research questions, methodology, and outcomes. It should also include the name of the Faculty, the name of a member of the Faculty who is willing to act as your mentor, and say what your work would add to the Faculty’s research.
If the Faculty decides to support your application, you will have the opportunity to work with the Humanities Division’s Research Facilitators who can further assist with the application process.
EU Funding Situation:
The UK is currently still not yet associated with the EU research programme, Horizon Europe, and there is a possibility that the negotiations will end without agreement. There is currently a UK government guarantee in place to fund proposals that have been submitted to earlier Horizon Europe calls, if they are successful, even though the UK had not joined the programme by the time the grant agreement needed to be signed.
