Departmental Lecturer in English Literature
Listed on 2026-11-02
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Education / Teaching
Academic, English Teacher / ESL TEFL, University Professor, College Lecturer
Departmental Lecturer in English Literature
LocationEnglish Faculty, The Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford,and St Hugh’s College, St Margaret’s Road, Oxford.
Contract typeFixed-term (1 year)
HoursFull Time
About the roleA 1-year fixed-term teaching and research appointment in English literature, with a core focus on the eighteenth-century and Romantic periods, is available for an outstanding academic at an early stage of their career. The appointee will be expected to provide undergraduate and graduate teaching on a range of topics in English language and literature for the English Faculty and St Hugh’s College.
The purpose of the post is to cover the Faculty and College teaching of Professor David Taylor, who has been awarded a Leverhulme Research Fellowship.
It is anticipated that the appointee will take up the post on 1 April 2027.
About youYou will have a doctorate in English literature or a related field. You will have an excellent record of research and publications, appropriate to your career stage, in literature of the long 18th century. You will also have sufficient depth and breadth of knowledge of literature of the long 18th century to develop course materials and research proposals.
The duties and skills required are described in further detail in the job description.
The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Monday 23 November 2026. Only applications received before this time can be considered.
Interviews are expected to be held on Monday 11 January 2027 or as soon as possible thereafter.
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