Job Description

The College wishes to appoint one 6-hour Stipendiary Lecturer to provide teaching in core areas of Biology. The appointment is from 1 September 2025 and is for one academic year in the first instance, but may be renewed for a maximum of three years. This post is suitable for an early career academic wishing to gain and deepen experience in teaching and associated academic administration.



The postholder(s) will be required to deliver the teaching in-person at 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 2025 LMH is a thriving co-educational academic community of over 420 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 70 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 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.



To find out more about the College, please see our website www.lmh.ox.ac.uk
Duties


Lady Margaret Hall has a strong cohort of Biological Scientists at all career stages. This includes Professor Aboobaker (Regenerative Biology) and Professor Adrian Thomas (Biological Mechanics). We have close ties to the WildCRU conservation biology research unit. The College has a number of biomedical scientists that makes for a very rich environment for biology research.



The Lecturer will work under the direction of Professor Adrian Thomas and the Senior Tutor. Professor Aziz Aboobaker will be on sabbatical leave in 2025-26.



There is an average intake of 6 undergraduate students reading Biology.



In addition to teaching, the Lecturer(s) will be expected to help, as required, with related administrative duties and pastoral duties. These may 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 Study Skills support. 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 postholder may be invited to act as "graduate adviser" to a small number of students.



The Lecturer will also take part in the annual undergraduate admissions exercise in December, which includes shortlisting and interviewing 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 Biology, (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 candidate will:have the ability or potential to be an effective and inspiring teacher in the tutorial context. Some experience of tutorial teaching would be an advantage; have the ability to teach aspects of the Biological Sciences degree to undergraduates at LMH, with priority given to those with a strong background in Quantitative methods, Evolutionary Biology and the Biology of Organisms. Experience in teaching these subjects would be an advantage; demonstrate an understanding of the needs of high achieving undergraduates, and a commitment to fostering high academic standards among undergraduates; have attained a high level of academic achievement (commensurate with the candidate's career stage); demonstrate good communication skills, as well as the sensitivity needed to deal effectively with pastoral duties; demonstrate enthusiasm for involvement in the wider life of the College and the potential to contribute to its intellectual life; demonstrate the ability to conduct research at the highest level. This could be demonstrated by the candidate's doctoral thesis, by any published or forthcoming work, or by other clear research plans; have the right to work in the UK. Salary, Benefits and How to Apply


Salary will be on the Senior Tutors' scale (stages 2-5) for Stipendiary Lecturers: 17,023 - 18,308 per annum for 6 hours at current 2024/25 rates. This may be subject to adjustment in line with any general cost-of living review of academic salaries which usually take place in October each year.



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



For the 6-hour post, a research allowance of 366 per annum will be reimbursed on submission of receipts to the Academic Registrar.



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.



Additional benefits include a free annual flu jab, employee assistance programme, a parking permit scheme, a childcare salary sacrifice scheme, a bicycle purchase scheme, a bus Season Tickets.



Applications can be submitted via the 'Apply Now' button to arrive not later than noon on

Monday 2 June 2025

. Applicants are asked to supply:

(a) A brief covering letter setting out your suitability for this post, including relevant teaching experience

(b) An up-to-date curriculum vitae.

Please submit both documents as one pdf in the 'Resume/CV' section of the Pinpoint system.



We hope to interview shortlisted candidates at LMH in the week beginning

Monday 9 June 2025.

Should you be shortlisted

, you will need to ask two referees, to write

directly

via email to Mrs Jo White academic-recruitment@lmh.ox.ac.uk . 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 an outline of how they would teach a set of tutorials to second-year or third-year students chosen from the current Biology curriculum. Further details will be made available after shortlisting in early June.



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.
About LMH


LMH began with nine women and is now a vibrant academic community transforming the lives of hundreds of students. We are diverse, open, intellectually curious and pioneering. We continue to break boundaries as the first Oxford College to establish a Foundation Year for under-represented students.

Application Deadline

June 02, 2025

Department

Academic Office

Employment Type

Fixed Term Contract

Location

Oxford

Workplace type

Onsite

Compensation

17,023 - 18,308 / year