"Departmental Lecturer in Modern Chinese History"

The Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies intends to appoint a Departmental Lecturer (DL) for four years in Modern Chinese History. This is an excellent opportunity for a highly promising scholar to develop their career in the field of Modern Chinese History, as they play an active and valued role in teaching the Faculty’s undergraduate and graduate courses, and contributing to the administration of degree courses.

You will have completed, or be close to completing, a doctorate in modern Chinese history. You will be able to demonstrate an aptitude for academic teaching at undergraduate and graduate teaching, making use of original Chinese texts on aspects of modern Chinese history, and a solid knowledge of the Chinese language. You will have a commitment to communicating and publishing research, and ability and willingness to carry out administrative roles in an academic setting, possessing excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills, supported by a good standard of English.

This position is based at the China Centre at St Hugh’s College, close to central Oxford. This is a full-time, fixed-term position until 31 August 2029.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 9th January 2025.

Contact Person: HR Recruitment

Closing Date & Time: 09-Jan-2026 12:00

Contact Email: recruitment@ames.ox.ac.uk

Pay Scale: STANDARD GRADE 7