Stipendiary Lecturer in Early Medieval History

University of Oxford - The Queen's College

Placed On: 9th March 2026
Closes: 13th April 2026

The Queen’s College, Oxford

The Queen’s College seeks to appoint a six-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in Early Medieval History for twelve months from 1st September 2026 to provide teaching during a College Fellow’s period of sabbatical leave. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing six weighted hours (about which more can be found in the further particulars) of undergraduate tuition in Medieval History at The Queen’s College and at Pembroke College per week averaged over the course of three eight-week terms.

The successful candidate will be expected to be willing to teach the following papers:

• History of the British Isles 1: c.300-1100 (both first- and second-year versions of the paper)
• European and World History 1: 370-900 (The Transformation of the Ancient World)
• At least one and preferably two of the FHS European and World History papers: The World of Late Antiquity, 250-650; The Early Medieval World, 600-1000; The Central Middle Ages, 900-1300; The Global Middle Ages, 500-1500
• Disciplines of History (co-taught with colleagues)
• Approaches to History (at least one of the seven available ‘approaches’)

Detail regarding the content of these papers is available at https://www.history.ox.ac.uk/ba-history

Salary and Entitlements

The postholder will receive a salary on a scale of £17,433 to £19,197 per annum, depending on experience. They will be entitled to lunch and dine in College free of charge six times per week during Weeks 0-9 (not including weekends and with other limited exceptions). The lecturer can also apply for an allowance for teaching materials of up to £1,217 per annum. Full details of benefits and allowances may be found in the Further Particulars.

Place of Work: Main College site in central Oxford.

Closing Date: 11:59pm (EDT) Monday 13th April 2026

Interviews are expected to be held on Tuesday 28th April 2026.

Further Particulars and Application Guidance

Further Particulars are available at Job description and person specification selection criteria