St Hilda’s College Oxford OX4 1DY

8-hour Stipendiary Lecturership in French:

Further Particulars

1. The Appointment

St Hilda’s College invites applications for the post of Stipendiary Lecturer in French from 1st
October 2011 to 30th September 2013. This is a fixed-term appointment. No salaried University
post is associated with this Lecturership.

2. About St Hilda’s

St Hilda's is one of the constituent colleges of Oxford University, spectacularly set in four acres of
gardens on the banks of the Cherwell at Magdalen Bridge. The College, which enjoys registered
charitable status, is an independent and self-governing body, with an academic staff of about 75
Fellows and Lecturers. There are at present approximately 400 undergraduates and 170 graduate
students, who study most of the subjects offered by the University. The College promotes a thriving
culture of research and intellectual engagement, to which all members of St Hilda’s contribute.

St Hilda's is a mixed college. It was founded in 1893 to promote women's education at Oxford, with
only women as Fellows and students. In 2006, the Governing Body voted to change the College
Statutes to admit men as well as women, both as students and as Fellows. Since then, both female
and male Fellows have been appointed, and the first mixed groups of undergraduates and
postgraduates began their degree courses in autumn 2008.

The Principal of St Hilda’s is Ms Sheila Forbes, CBE, MA. The College has a full-time Senior
Tutor, who is also Tutor for Admissions (Undergraduate and Postgraduate). The Tutor for
Graduates is responsible for postgraduates already on course, with the help of the College Advisers
assigned to each student.

The College encourages all its members in academic achievement. We support our students
through excellent teaching and pastoral care, and we provide useful termly grants for research and
travel. We are proud also to support our Fellows and Lecturers in their research and teaching.

Additional material about the College can be found in the Prospectus, the College Report and
Chronicle (available from the Development Office, St Hilda's College, Oxford OX4 1DY), and on
the St Hilda's College website at http://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk.

3. French and MML at St Hilda’s

St Hilda’s admits on average 14 undergraduates in MML and in joint schools per year. (All MML
and joint schools candidates must offer either French or German.) At St Hilda’s the relevant joint
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schools with MML are English and MML; History and MML; Philosophy and MML; European and
Middle Eastern Languages; and MML and Linguistics. Currently there are 28 students (plus 10 on
their Year Abroad) reading French as part of an MML or MML and Joint Schools degree. In
academic year 2011-12, there will be 32 (plus 4 abroad). As for postgraduates in MML at St
Hilda’s, currently there are three DPhil students in MML at St Hilda’s (all three with scholarship
funding), and two MSt students.

There are two Tutorial Fellows in MML, Dr Helen Swift (Medieval French) and Dr Georgina Paul
(Contemporary German Literature). They are ably supported by College Lecturers in French
(Drs Bourne-Taylor and Goddard), Italian (Dr Marco Dorigatti), Russian (Dr Jennifer Baines), and
Spanish (new appointment in progress). Two other Fellows with interests in the Early Modern
Period are Dr Margaret Kean (English) and Dr Hannah Smith (History). Other relevant Fellows of
St Hilda’s are Dr Kerstin Hoge, University Lecturer (UL) in German Linguistics; Dr Elinor Payne,
UL in Phonetics and Phonology; and Dr Fiona Macintosh, UL in Classical Reception and Director
of the Archive of Performance of Greek and Roman Drama.

4. Duties of the Post

The successful applicant will be required to do an average of eight hours of teaching per week
during the 24 weeks of Full Term for St Hilda's College. The primary teaching needs are:
• First-year literature tutorials and translation classes (French to English) (English to French is
covered by Dr Bourne-Taylor). The appointee will be expected to teach all of Prelims
Paper III (short texts), and all of Paper IV (narrative texts) except for the medieval text
(taught by Dr Swift);
• Second-year translation classes (French to English); Period Paper (FHS Paper VII), and
Special Author (FHS Paper X) literature tutorials for the Early Modern period (Medieval is
covered by Dr Swift, and Modern by Dr Goddard);
• Fourth-year translation classes (French to English) and Special Author (FHS Paper X), and
where relevant, Special Subject (FHS Paper XII) coverage for the Early Modern Period.

Details of the Oxford undergraduate course in Medieval and Modern Languages may be found on
the Faculty website at http://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/handbooks#gen. Details of the French papers
studies for the end-of-first-year examinations (Prelims) and for the final-year examinations (FHS)
may be found at http://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/files/docs/handbooks/french_prelim_1011.pdf, and
at http://www.mod-langs.ox.ac.uk/files/docs/handbooks/french_fhs_1011.pdf . The Lecturer will be
expected to take part in the intensive admissions procedure immediately after Michaelmas Term,
interviewing undergraduate applicants. She or he will be involved in setting and marking college
exams (collections) at the start of each term and report-writing at the end of each term and will be
expected to act as Personal Tutor to some of the students reading for an MML or joint school degree
including French. She or he may also act as College Adviser to any graduates in St Hilda’s reading
for postgraduate degrees in MML and related fields. The appointee will be a member of the
College’s Tutorial Committee.

5. Remuneration and facilities

The salary for the post is £16,247 - £18,285, depending on experience, and membership of the USS
pension scheme is offered. There is a research allowance (payable against receipts) of £235 per
annum, and an entertainment allowance of £235 per annum. The Lecturer will be entitled to five
meals per week (either lunch or dinner) free of charge during weeks 0 to 9 of each term, with
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additional out-of-term entitlements, for example during the admissions period. The Lecturer will
have the use of a shared teaching room in College. She or he will be a member of the Senior
Common Room at St Hilda’s College.

All teaching rooms in St Hilda's College are ethernetted. The College's IT Department will provide
computer support. Some support is also available from the Oxford University Computing Service.

Expenses incurred for academic purposes in College (telephone, fax, photocopying, stationery and
postage) are met by the College. The Academic Office provides some secretarial support for the
academic and administrative work of Lecturers.

Lecturers are welcome to use the College's public rooms for seminars and conferences, as well as
for social events, and to book the College's guest accommodation. They may also enjoy the
facilities of the Jacqueline du Pré Music Building, and the musical events that take place there,
including termtime concerts organised by the Director of College Music.

6. Selection criteria

• A strong record in and/or potential for research in Early Modern French literature (1530-
1800).
• An appropriate range of teaching, particularly in the Early Modern Period, for second- and
fourth-year tutorial teaching; the ability to cover the chronological range of texts included
in the first-year syllabus; and the ability to teach translation classes to all year groups.
• The ability to relate well and appropriately to students in tutorial teaching and in pastoral
situations.
• Good oral communication skills.
• A willingness to be a ‘team player’ in the College.

7. Application procedure

Candidates should have a strong educational background, with a good first degree, and should be
working for, or have already obtained, a doctorate in French. Some teaching experience is
essential.

Four hard copies (or one copy if sent from abroad) of the application should be sent to the
Academic Registrar, St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY, and should include the
following:
- A cover sheet (to be downloaded from the College website, http://www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk, on
the Vacancies page, through a link with the Further Particulars).
- A covering letter.
- A description of teaching experience.
- A curriculum vitae including a brief statement of research interests
- The names of two referees. Applicants should ask their referees to write directly to the
Academic Registrar, St Hilda’s College, Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY by the closing
date of 12 noon on Tuesday 7 June.

References may be sent in hard copy or by email (to college.office@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk). Emailed

references will only be accepted if they are sent in the form of a scanned copy of a letter which must
include a signature.
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Candidates are also asked to complete one copy of the recruitment monitoring form, which can be
downloaded from the College website and return it by post to the Academic Office, St Hilda’s
College, Cowley Place, Oxford OX4 1DY or by email to college.office@st-hildas.ox.ac.uk). This
form is used for monitoring purposes only and will not be seen by any member of the selection
committee.

The closing date for applications and the last date for receipt of references direct from referees, is
12 noon on Tuesday 7 June.

The interview process is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 21 June.

As part of the interview short-listed candidates will be asked to give a presentation of 10 minutes’
duration, on an aspect of Early Modern French literature, suitable to a second-year undergraduate
audience. Further details will be sent to shortlisted candidates.

Applicants who would need work visas 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/tier2/generalarrangements/eligibility/.

All reasonable interview expenses will be reimbursed.

St Hilda’s College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

May 2011