Departmental Lecturer in the History of Art

We are looking for an energetic and innovative art historian with expertise in any field. This is an exciting opportunity to join our thriving History of Art community and gain valuable teaching and administrative experience at the undergraduate levels. Although this is primarily a teaching and administrative role, you will also engage in advanced study and conduct independent research and play an active role in the interdisciplinary St Catherine’s academic community. The post is intended to fill a gap in our teaching coverage while we search for a permanent replacement for Professor Gervase Rosser.

You will be responsible for overseeing the organisation of History of Art teaching at St Catherine’s (including undergraduate admissions) and will have academic/pastoral responsibility for undergraduate art historians at St Catherine’s. The key teaching requirement will be to cover core History of Art departmental courses, including a BA course on theory and methodology and another broad survey course titled Art, Design, Architecture. You will also be asked to contribute lectures and guest classes in other departmental courses and to participate in relevant tutorial teaching and supervision.

The appointee will be assigned a mentor, who will be a senior member of the Department or the History Faculty. In addition, the History Faculty provides support for early career and other researchers, including assistance in the preparation and submission of grant and fellowship applications through the Faculty Research Director and Research Development Officer.

Applications are particularly welcome from women, from disabled people and from people of Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, as these groups are currently under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

The post is fixed term until 30th September 2024 (limited by external funding) and is tenable from 1st October 2023.

You will hold a completed doctorate in a relevant field, or evidence that a doctorate is close to completion and experience of teaching the History of Art. You will also have expertise in any aspect of art history and ability to teach courses on the theories and methodologies of art history.

You will have a publication record commensurate with career stage, and familiarity with the existing literature and research in the field of the History of Art. You will demonstrate an ability and willingness to teach and supervise for both the Faculty of History and St Catherine’s, across the range of papers listed in the job description.

You will be able to inspire and enthuse students and draw on your own research to inform and augment your teaching.

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Professor Geoffrey Batchen: Geoffrey.batchen@history.ox.ac.uk. All practical and procedural queries should be sent to our recruitments team: recruitments@history.ox.ac.uk. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence; they will not form part of the selection decision.

You will be required to complete a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application.

The deadline for applications is 12.00 noon on Friday 19th May 2023.

Only applications submitted online through the University e-recruitment system and received before noon 19th May can be considered.