Stipendiary Lecturer in French

Stipendiary Lecturer in French

Application Deadline: 15 May 2024

Department: Academic Office

Employment Type: Part Time

Location: Oxford

Compensation: GBP 10,162 - GBP 11,332 / year

Description

General
The College wishes to appoint a 4-hour Stipendiary Lecturer in French for the academic year 2024-25, to provide teaching in core areas of the French curriculum from 1st September 2024. To find out more about the College, please see our website www.lmh.ox.ac.uk.

LMH
Lady Margaret Hall is located in spacious gardens beside the University Parks. The College was founded in 1878 with a dual passion for learning and for equality, specifically making it possible for women to study at Oxford the first time. In 2016, LMH was the first Oxbridge college to a launch a Foundation Year targeted at under-represented but academically able students. We combine consistently high academic standards with a long tradition of being a welcoming, stimulating and inclusive environment.

In 2023 LMH is a thriving co-educational academic community of over 430 undergraduate and some 300 postgraduate students. We have a Governing Body Fellowship of 48 with academics from across all four Divisions of the University. These include Statutory Professors, Tutorial Fellows, Official Fellows and Supernumerary Fellows.

We have around 140 support staff across the College and an additional cohort of some 60 academic staff. We are particularly proud to be the only Oxbridge college to hold the Gold Award from Investors in People for our support staff.

LMH is committed to research and scholarship and to effective, highly personalised teaching and learning. The collegiate system fosters a strong sense of community, bringing together leading academics and students across subjects, and from different cultures and countries. Our current strategic plan recognises the importance of student-staff collaboration.

We welcomed our new Principal, Professor Stephen Blyth, in Michaelmas Term 2022. Professor Blyth is continuing LMH's commitment to reducing barriers to higher education as well strengthening investment in our people: students, academics, support staff and alumni.

Nature of Appointment
The post is to cover the research leave of the Fellow in French, Prof. Marie-Chantal Killeen. The Lecturer will undertake teaching for an average of four contact hours per week during term time to undergraduates reading French at Lady Margaret Hall. The lecturer will be expected to offer tutorials in the Modern period (Prelims [ first years] and FHS [Final Honours School]), as well as first-year French to English Translation classes. For details of French at the University of Oxford please see: https://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/french/undergraduate-studies

Background and Duties

Lady Margaret Hall has three Fellows in Modern Languages: Prof. Killeen, Dr Hanne Eckhoff (Tutor in Russian and Linguistics) and Dr Hannie Lawlor (Tutor in Spanish). Also associated with the College are Dr Chimène Bateman (Medieval and Early Modern French); Prof. Ben Morgan (German Tutor, Fellow at Worcester College) and Prof. Francesca Southerden (the Italian Fellow at Somerville College). French language teaching is covered by Ms Ysaline Rossi, Ms Marie Léger and Dr Alice Violet.

The Lecturer will work under the direction of Dr Chimène Bateman and the Senior Tutor.

There is an average intake of 6-7 students reading French at Lady Margaret Hall per year.

In addition to teaching, the Lecturer will be expected to help, as required, with related administrative duties and pastoral duties. This will include serving as Personal Tutor to undergraduates, helping to organise their tuition, to monitor their progress and to provide general pastoral support. Please note that LMH has an excellent Wellbeing Team and a Study Skills unit. The post will also involve the setting and marking of collections (termly college examinations) and completing tutorial reports on the Tutorial Management System (TMS).

The Lecturer will also take part in the annual undergraduate admissions exercise in December, which includes reading submitted schoolwork and shortlisting applicants. Training in admissions interviewing is required, and will be provided, if the Lecturer has not already undertaken the training. The Lecturer will be encouraged to participate in recruitment and access initiatives relating to Modern Languages, (e.g. open days and taster days in the College) and in the social events with students which are funded by the College. It is hoped that the Lecturer will become an active member of the College community and participate in the life of the College. The appointment carries with it membership of the College's Education Committee, which meets once a term.

Selection Criteria

The successful candidates will

• Have the ability to be an effective and inspiring teacher in the tutorial context. Some direct experience of tutorial teaching would be an advantage.
• Have the ability to teach the Modern literature Papers and French-to-English translation.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of high achieving undergraduates, and a commitment to fostering high academic achievement in undergraduates.
• Have a high level of academic achievement (commensurate with the candidate's career stage).
• Good communication skills, and sensitivity to deal effectively with pastoral duties.
• An enthusiasm for involvement with the wider life of the College and the potential to contribute to the intellectual community.
• Have good research achievement or potential.
• The successful candidates will
• Have the ability to be an effective and inspiring teacher in the tutorial context. Some direct experience of tutorial teaching would be an advantage.
• Have the ability to teach the Modern literature Papers and French-to-English translations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of high achieving undergraduates, and a commitment to fostering high academic achievement in undergraduates.
• Have a high level of academic achievement (commensurate with the candidate's career stage).
• Good communication skills, and sensitivity to deal effectively with pastoral duties.
• An enthusiasm for involvement with the wider life of the College and the potential to contribute to the intellectual community.
• Have good research achievement or potential.

Salary And Emoluments

Salary will be on the Senior Tutors' scale for Stipendiary Lecturers, (GBP 10,162 to GBP 11,332 per annum for 4 hours at current 2023/24 rates). This may be subject to adjustment in line with any general cost-of living review of academic salaries which may take place in October 2024.

The post is superannuated within the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).

A research allowance of (GBP 234) per annum will be reimbursed on submission of receipts to the Senior Tutor.

The Lecturer will be entitled to entitled to weekday lunches without charge throughout the period of appointment (when the kitchen is open), and to one free dinner (including Formal Dinners) per week. Other meals may be taken if paid for; all drinks and formal desserts are charged.

The Lecturer may have access to a shared college room but bookable teaching rooms are available. The Lecturer will be eligible for membership of the Senior Common Room at Lady Margaret Hall.

Applications can be submitted via the 'Apply Now' button to arrive not later than noon on Wednesday 15 May 2024. Applicants will be asked to supply;

(a) Details of any previous and current teaching experience

(b) A list of published work (if any)

(c) A brief description of any current research

Please submit your whole application as a single document in the 'Resume/CV' section.

Candidates who are shortlisted for the post will invited to interview at Oxford on Friday 31 May 2024.

Should you be shortlisted, you will need to ask two referees, to write directly via email to Mrs Jo White [email protected] . References must be sent by email from an institutional email address. A copy of the further particulars should be passed to referees, and the Selection Committee would like to take this opportunity to thank referees for their help.

Shortlisted applicants will be asked to provide and present a syllabus for the teaching of the following course: PAPER VIII: FRENCH LITERATURE 1715 TO THE PRESENT. Additional information will be provided in due course.

A principal aim of this College's Equal Opportunities Policy is to ensure that in the recruitment, selection, training, appraisal, development and promotion of employees, the only consideration must be that the individual best meets, or is likely to meet, the requirements of the programme or course or post.

Lady Margaret Hall is committed to provide a learning, working and social environment in which the rights and dignity of all its members are respected, and which is free from prejudice, 5 intimidation and all forms of harassment, including bullying. We seek to ensure that no-one suffers, either directly or indirectly, as a result of discrimination.

Lady Margaret Hall has a range of family friendly policies.