Stipendiary Lectureship (4 hours) in Criminal Law and Torts

The College proposes to appoint a Stipendiary Lecturer in Law, beginning at the start of Michaelmas Term 2026, running for one year (i.e. three terms) with the possibility of renewal depending on teaching requirements. The person holding the post will be expected to teach the students of St Edmund Hall in Criminal Law and Torts, including revision, as well as assist with the interview process for undergraduate admissions.

The appointed Lecturer will be expected to provide an average of four hours teaching to undergraduates per week during term time. Please note, this is an average and the teaching hours will vary a little from term-to-term.

The appointment will be made on the Senior Tutors’ Committee recommended scale for 4-hour Stipendiary Lecturers (£11,270 to 12,446 per annum) and will be pensionable with the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). The successful candidate will be entitled to a research allowance at the rate of £925 per annum.

The Lecturer will be also be entitled to up to 3 lunches and 1 Formal Hall per week at the Common Table throughout the period of the appointment whenever the College Kitchen is open, and to the use of bookable teaching room.

Applicants should hold or be working towards a doctorate in Law or be able to demonstrate excellence in legal research in other ways. Consistent with Law Faculty policy, we will not offer employment to research students who have not yet obtained their D.Phil student status (i.e. passed their Qualifying Test).

Applications

Applications should be sent by email to recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk not later than GMT 12:00 on Friday 12 June. Applications should include:

1. A short covering letter, of no more than one page, explaining the candidate’s motivations for applying, and how they meet the criteria of the post.
2. A CV, detailing career, education, and qualifications (including degree classifications); teaching experience and research in progress or planned; publications, prizes, or awards. The CV should be no longer than four pages, and ideally less than two.
3. The names and contact details for two academic referees (see below).

Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Interviews are expected to take place on Wednesday 1 July.

If you have any queries about the post’s duties, please contact Professor Joanna Bell (joanna.bell@law.ox.ac.uk).

Referees

You are advised to contact your referees before applying, to ensure that they are aware of your application and the requirements for the post, and to ensure that they would be content to write a reference for you for this post if asked to do so, in the event that you are shortlisted. Your application should include for each referee their name, position, relationship to you, postal address, email address and contact telephone number, and whether you give permission for us to contact them. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to contact their referees and ask them to submit the references directly to us.

The College welcome applications from candidates who have a disability or long-term health condition and are committed to providing long term support. Please let us know if you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, including the provision of these documents in large print, audio or other formats. If we invite you for interviews, we will ask whether you require any particular arrangements at the interview.

Recruitment Monitoring

Please also consider completing the online Equal Opportunity Monitoring Form.  Submission of this form is voluntary and does not form part of the selection process, but we would be grateful if you are willing to return it with your application to assist us with our equal opportunity monitoring. A paper copy can be obtained on the website or by emailing: recruitment@seh.ox.ac.uk.

All applications will be acknowledged after receipt.

Equality of Opportunity

The Equal Opportunities policy of the College requires that all staff are offered equal opportunities within employment. Entry into employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria related to the post. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant will be treated less favourably than another because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Key Information

• Deadline:12 Jun 2026 12:00pm
• Posted:14 May 2026