Departmental Lecturer in Medieval Spanish Literature

The Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages is seeking to appoint a highly organised and proactive Departmental Lecturer in Medieval SpanishLiterature to join our friendly team.

This 12 month fixed-term post is to provide replacement teaching while Dr Rosa Vidal Doval is on research leave in the 2024–25 academic year. The successful candidate will contribute to the teaching of Spanish within the Sub-Faculty of Spanish by offering 16 hours of lectures or seminars over the course of the year. They will also be responsible during Full Term for providing on average eight contact hours a week of undergraduate tuition in Spanish language and literature for Magdalen College and St Edmund Hall.

The successful candidate will be expected to give tutorials (small-group teaching, typically of 2-3 students), seminars, and language classes to first-, second-, and fourth-year undergraduates (and, occasionally, visiting students), and may be required to teach postgraduate seminars. The undergraduate literature teaching involves tutorials and seminars on the set texts for the first-year examinations; tutorials and seminars in medieval literature and, where possible, history of the Spanish language for second-years and finalists; and supervising dissertations and bridge essays. Undergraduate language teaching involves translation into English and some teaching of Spanish.

Additional information on teaching requirements, other duties and responsibilities of the post, and details of how to apply for the position are included in the job description. Click the 'Apply' button above.

What we offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days’ annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Further college benefits are set out on the Further Particulars

Applications must be made online by 12:00 noon on Monday 3 June. You will be asked to upload a CV and supporting statement explaining your suitability for the post. Please ensure all documents are uploaded as PDF files. 

It is anticipated that interviews will be held on Friday 14 June.