Stipendiary Lectureship in English Literature

Part-time Contract Mid-level Senior

Posted 26 Oct 2026

Lincoln College invites applications for an 8-hour Stipendiary Lectureship in English Literature  (including Shakespeare), starting 1 April 2027, to cover Professor Peter McCullough’s period of proctorial duties and subsequent leave. The post is available from 1 April 2027 until 31 August 2029 and is not renewable. The successful candidate will be expected to teach an average of 8 contact hours per week.

Applicants should hold a doctorate in a relevant field and should have experience of undergraduate teaching in the relevant periods of English literature.

There are 38 self-governing and independent colleges at Oxford, giving both academic staff and students the benefits of belonging to a small, interdisciplinary community as well as to a large, internationally-renowned institution. The collegiate system fosters a strong sense of community, bringing together leading academics and students across subjects, and from different cultures and countries. Founded in 1427, Lincoln is one of the oldest Oxford Colleges and is housed in fine historic buildings located in the centre of the city, close to the Bodleian Library and other University libraries and Faculty buildings.

The College has a strong sense of collegiality with a reputation for integrating its Fellows, graduates, and undergraduate students in a highly successful traditional community.

There are currently fifty-seven fellows in College, of whom thirty are Tutorial Fellows responsible for teaching and the welfare of students. About 90 undergraduate and 120 graduate students, in a wide range of subjects, are admitted to Lincoln each year and about 600 students are in residence at any one time. Further information about the College can be obtained from

Lincoln currently admits approximately 9 undergraduates each year for English Language and Literature (Lincoln does not admit students to any Joint Schools with English). A small number of graduate students are admitted each year for graduate degrees in English. Further details can be obtained from

• Give classes and tutorials for three papers in the Final Honours School—Paper 1 (Shakespeare), Paper 3 (Literature 1550–1660), and Paper 4 (Literature )—and to contribute towards the teaching of Prelims Paper 1 (‘Introduction to English Literature’); supervise final-year dissertations on topics that fall within the range of those papers, during each Full Term(1st Week to 8th Week inclusive), up to 8 contact hours per week averaged over 8 weeks;
  
  this includes preparation, setting and marking of written work.
• Assist with the organization of teaching within the subject.
• Monitor students’ academic progress and welfare.
• Set and mark termly Collections, as required.
• Submit accurate and timely teaching records each term via TMS, the Oxford Colleges on-line reporting system for tuition.
• Submit meaningful and specific written reports on each student taught, similarly using TMS, by the Monday of 8th week of each term.
• Attend termly progress meetings for each student of the College reading English.
• Attend social events with your students, for example Freshers’, Scholars’, and Finalists’ dinners.
• Liaise with other staff and tutors on teaching issues.
• Liaise with other staff and tutors on pastoral issues.
• Recommend relevant books for the Library.
• Assist with the selection of undergraduate students, including participating in Open Days and access events and assisting with undergraduate admissions, as required.

• Deliver up to 16 hours of lectures or classes per academic year in each of 2027–28 and 2028–29. The main focus of this teaching…