French Lectrice/Lecteur (Teaching Assistant in French)

Christ Church, Lincoln College, and Brasenose College are seeking to appoint a Lecteur/Lectrice (Teaching Assistant in French), to commence from 1 October 2026. This fixed-term post is an excellent opportunity to develop experience of teaching and pastoral responsibility in a Higher Education setting and play a fulfilling role in a friendly college.

The Lecteur/ Lectrice role supports language teaching across three colleges: Christ Church, Lincoln, and Brasenose, with these colleges alternating on rotation each year to take on responsibility as the Lead college and will also be a member of the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages. Christ Church is the Lead college for the coming academic year and is responsible for the employment of the Lecteur/Lectrice.

The Lecteur/Lectrice will deliver a minimum of nine contact hours per week of teaching (three hours per week for each of the three colleges), averaged over the three Oxford teaching Terms, and work associated with that e.g. preparation and marking. The successful candidate will be fluent in French equivalent to native speaker level, and have successfully completed an undergraduate degree in English studies or Linguistics or a related subject with either an English Literature or Linguistics component.

For more information, including how to apply, please see the attached Further Particulars.

Vacancy details

University Grade 4: £33,400 per annum

Fixed-term: 1 October 2026 – 27 June 2027

If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact academic.recruitment@chch.ox.ac.uk. 

All enquiries will be treated with strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision.