Departmental Lecturer in Spanish and Spanish American Literature and Film

The Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages are seeking to appoint a highly organised and proactive Departmental Lecturer in Spanish and Spanish American Literature and Film to join our Friendly team.

This post is to replace Professor Ben Bollig who will be in the post of University Assessor, seconded to the University Proctors’ Office, during the academic year 2024/25.

The post is to engage in advanced teaching and academic research in Spanish and Spanish American literature and film. This will include giving lectures and tutorials to undergraduate and graduate students, contributing to the teaching, research, and academic administration of the Sub-Faculty; and pursuing an independent research programme.

The lecturer will also be expected to carry out the normal duties of a College Tutor (for St Catherine’s College and for St John’s College), including organizing tuition in Spanish, co-ordinating the undergraduate admissions process for Spanish (including interviewing), setting and marking termly College examinations, and, in collaboration with the other tutors in Modern Languages, assisting with the admissions process for Modern Languages and sharing responsibility for the pastoral care of undergraduate students.

Additional information and details about how to apply are included in the job description.

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 Tuesday 9th April 2024. 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.

As part of the interview process you will be asked to e-mail an example of your written work to  

. This should be approximately 10,000 words (an article or a chapter).

upload this to the on-line application system. [This work will not be considered as part of the shortlisting decision, and will be read for shortlisted candidates only. Submission at this stage is simply to speed up the application process].

Interviews are anticipated to be held on Wednesday 24 April 2024.