ST ANNE’S COLLEGE Job description and selection criteria
Job title Stipendiary Lectureship in Italian
Location St Anne’s College
£4,472 (Point 2, on the Recommended Scale For Stipendiary Lecturers 2016- Salary: 17)
Membership of the SCR Benefits: 2 free meals per week in Weeks 0-8 during Term (except at times when the kitchen is closed (Easter, Christmas, and for two weeks during August)
To provide 2 contact hours of undergraduate teaching per week averaged Hours over the three eight week terms of the academic year 2017-181.
Contract type Fixed-term from 1 October 2017 - 30 September 2019.
Introduction St Anne’s College
St Anne’s is a modern, down-to-earth, academically ambitious College. It is one of the largest in the University. Known for the diversity of its student body, it is an energetic and friendly co-educational community of some 750 students plus tutors and staff.
St Anne’s has a radical tradition. It can trace its origins back to 1879 and the formation of the ‘Association for the Education of Women in Oxford’. It became a college in 1952 and first admitted men in 1979. The College has always set its face outwards towards the world, driven by its commitment to making accessible the opportunities of an Oxford education to those of academic potential who otherwise might not envisage themselves in Oxford. The College has over 445 undergraduate students and in recent years has built up its graduate community to around 310 postgraduate taught and research students. It also has a large and committed alumni base. Famous alumni include: Danny Alexander (MP), Armando Iannucci (television producer and writer), Ben Hudson (pop artist), Samantha Shannon (author), Edwina Currie (MP), Helen Fielding (author), Sanjay Chose (Indian activist), Libby Purves (presenter) and Polly Toynbee (journalist).
St Anne’s Fellows are supported in their teaching by a committed team of College lecturers and the College is also home to a lively group of Research Fellows and Associates who contribute to the thriving academic life of the College. A dedicated support staff of over 90 provides administrative, library, maintenance, IT, accommodation and catering services.
St Anne’s College recently announced the election of Ms Helen King (PPE, 1983) as the College’s next Principal, who commenced the role in April 2017.
1 Term dates are listed at http://www.ox.ac.uk/about_the_university/university_year/dates_of_term.html 1 Modern Languages at St. Anne’s
The Modern Languages School at St Anne’s comprises College Tutors (Fellows and Lecturers) in French, Spanish, German, Italian, and Portuguese (from 2017), as well as the Kathleen Bourne Junior Research Fellow in French. We have a large and diverse group of undergraduate and graduate students, and pride ourselves on attracting students from the broadest range of backgrounds. St Anne’s is also the base for the Centre for Comparative Criticism and Translation, which supports comparative work across literatures in different languages, bringing together colleagues and students from English, Medieval and Modern Languages, Oriental Studies, and Classics, as well as participants from music, visual art, history, and film.
Each academic year, we normally admit 1 student for Italian sole, or 2 students for Italian in combination with another European language, or with a Joint School.
Additional Information can be found at: www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk
Overview of the role
No university post is associated with this Lecturership. The post holder will be an enthusiastic, self- motivated Stipendiary Lecturer able to undertake 2 contact hours of tutorial and/ or class teaching per week during the 24 weeks of full term across the academic year 2017-18. Tutorials may be given to both St Anne’s students and to those from other colleges under exchange arrangements.
The post holder will be required to teach both Prelims Italian Literature papers (Paper III on Italian Lyric Poetry and Paper IV on Modern Italian Narrative). In addition, the post holder should be able to offer tutorial teaching in one or more options for the Final Honours School, ideally to include Paper VIII (Modern Italian Literature) or Paper IX (Dante). Other period or Linguistics specialisms will be considered.
Responsibilities/duties
The post holder will be expected to work independently and in collaboration with other members of the Modern Languages School at St. Anne’s.
The post holder will act as Organising Tutor for Italian teaching and will have to liaise with other colleagues on language, literature and Linguistics teaching for the students in Italian. In addition, they will be required to administer internal college exams (‘Collections’) for the Italian students at the start of each term.
Selection criteria Commitment and ability to teach Italian in tutorial and small class contexts. A high level of research achievement, commensurate with the candidate’s career stage. Ability and willingness to participate in a full range of pedagogic and organisational tasks in the Faculty and College Collegiality, good communication skills and sensitivity in dealing effectively with any pastoral matters that may arise
2 How to Apply Electronic applications only. The following documents should be sent, in Word format, or as a pdf, attached to an email, to Mrs Ellen Creaser, Executive Assistant, St Anne’s College: [email protected]
1) A completed Appointing Committee’s Form (see page 5) 2) A Letter of Application which should specify:
a) why you wish to be considered for the post b) which papers you would be able to teach
3) A Curriculum Vitae
4) Two academic references. Referees should be asked to write (in English please) directly to the Executive Assistant (email above), without waiting for a request from the College. Your referees must be able to comment on your skills in Spanish and your experience/ suitability to teach high achieving undergraduates.
5) Candidates are also invited to complete the voluntary equal opportunities form and return it by post to St Anne’s College, or by email to [email protected]. These forms are used for monitoring purposes and will not be seen by any member of the selection committee.
Please note
Written work should not be sent, but may be requested at a later date.
The deadline for receipt of applications, including ALL references, is noon on 8th June 2017.
The email subject line should be ‘Italian Stipendiary Lectureship’
It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that all of the relevant materials, including references, are submitted by the application deadline. Incomplete applications will be discarded.
Candidates are advised that a personal interview will be essential. Interviews are expected to take place on June 2017. Skype interviews may be possible.
Subject-specific enquiries should be made to Dr Geraldine Hazbun (geraldine.hazbun@mod- langs.ox.ac.uk) and more general queries about the post and the College should be made, in the first instance, to the Executive Assistant, Mrs Ellen Creaser [email protected]
3 Right to work in the UK
The appointment will be subject to satisfactory provision of proof of the right to work in the UK. Applicants who would need a work visa if appointed to the post are asked to note that under the UK’s new points- based migration system they will need to demonstrate that they have sufficient points, and in particular that:
(i) they have sufficient English language skills (evidenced by having passed a test in basic English, or coming from a majority English-speaking country, or having taken a degree taught in English) and
(ii) that they have sufficient funds to maintain themselves and any dependants until they receive their first salary payment.
Further information is available at: http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/workingintheuk/
Equal Opportunities
The policy and practice of St Anne’s College, University of Oxford, require that entry into employment with the College and progression within employment shall be determined only by personal merit and the application criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of his or hers gender, age, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. In all cases, ability to do the job will be the primary consideration.
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APPOINTING COMMITTEE’S FORM
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Please note that it is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that references are received by the deadline of noon on Thursday 8th June 2015, as referees will not be approached by the College. Please do not send more than two referees; additional references will not be considered. Please send all applications and references to [email protected]
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