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Please find below a list of vacancies in Mathematics which are currently open for applications at Oxford colleges. Note that these vacancies are not administered by the Mathematical Institute. Applicants will need to click on the individual apply links to view the details for each vacancy, including the further particulars, and to apply directly via the College website. Informal enquiries should be directed to the contact as stated on the College advertisement.
Stipendiary Lectureships in Pure Mathematics at Trinity College - closing Wednesday 22 May
We invite applications for a part-time, fixed-term Stipendiary Lectureship in Pure Mathematics, for one year from 1st of October 2024 to 30th September 2025. The successful candidate will be required to teach three weighted hours per week, averaged across the three terms, for students of Mathematics. Candidates should have an excellent educational background, with a good first degree, and either possess or be working towards a doctorate. They should have the ability to teach first- and second-year modules in Pure Mathematics as detailed in the further particulars to high-achieving undergraduates via College tutorials.
Further particulars and details of how to apply are available here: SL Pure Maths Further Particulars.pdf
Informal enquiries can be directed to Melanie Rupflin (@email) or Ian Hewitt (@email).
Balliol College Lecturer in Statistics and Probability - closing Thursday 27 June
Balliol College intends to appoint a Non-Stipendiary Lecturer to teach Probability and Statistics to Mathematics and Computer Science undergraduates, commencing in October 2024. The appointment will be for one year and may be renewable for a further year. This post will suit early career researchers or postgraduate research students with prior teaching experience who are enthusiastic about developing their teaching alongside their own academic work.
First-year teaching in Mathematics at Balliol is delivered through linked classes and tutorials. The team of Balliol Maths Tutors lead this teaching, with support from Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs). Probability in Year 1 is taken by Mathematics students, Computer Science students, as well as joint school students in both subjects. Second year teaching is delivered exclusively through tutorials.
The person appointed will have responsibility for delivering some of this teaching, as outlined below, with help from a GTA. They will have full responsibility for marking and for leading the 2nd year tutorial teaching in Part A Statistics. Remaining details will be agreed after appointment.
The duties of the role will include:
• Deliver classes and tutorials for 1st year Probability to students in Computer Science and Computer Science joint degrees
• If needed, deliver some tutorials for 2nd year Probability, including marking, in MT
• Deliver tutorials for 2nd year Statistics, including marking, in HT
• Deliver revision tutorials for the above topics, including marking of Collections at the start of HT and TT, and Mock Exams in TT
Teaching will take place in teaching rooms in Balliol. It is expected that the role may involve teaching up to 3 hours a week, plus marking. For further information on teaching requirements please contact Cora Cartis.
The Lecturer will be paid at the hourly standard tuition rates as set by the Senior Tutors' Committee. In addition they will be entitled to one SCR dinner and one SCR lunch per week in Weeks 0-9 of term.
The applicant should, by October 2024, have completed at least one year of a postgraduate research degree, and have completed Stage 1 of the teacher training programme in Mathematics or Statistics, or equivalent, though exceptions may be considered.
To apply, please send the following to Coralia Cartis (@email).
(1) an application letter outlining your interest in the role and a brief summary of your teaching experience as well as research interests;
(2) a CV; and
(3) the names of one or two referees (including your research supervisor/PI and, where applicable, someone who can comment on your teaching).
Applicants should ask their referees to send brief references directly to the above email address before the closing date.
All applicants are asked to fill in an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form to help us fulfil our duties as an equal opportunities employer.
The closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday June 27 (midnight), with interviews to occur shortly thereafter.
Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford. Candidates will be expected to supply original documentation proving that they have the right to work in the United Kingdom (UK).