Stipendiary Lecturer and Researcher in Biochemistry in Oxford

Applications are invited for a part-time fixed-term position as Stipendiary Lecturer and Researcher in Biochemistry, tenable for one year from 1 October 2026. Applicants should hold a doctorate or be close to completion.

Magdalen College was founded in 1458 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester and Lord Chancellor, on the site of the Hospital of St John, just outside Oxford’s East Gate, near the centre of the modern city. Its top priorities are academic excellence and the fostering of a supportive and inclusive community, and it is committed to the tutorial system as a personalised and intellectually challenging method for undergraduate teaching. It also seeks to provide an outstanding environment in which graduate students may flourish. In any one year there are approximately 400 Magdalen undergraduates and 270 graduates.

The main duties of the post are as follows:

• to engage in independent research at an internationally competitive level in Biochemistry;
• during Full Term (each of Oxford’s three Full Terms of the year is eight weeks long), to provide an average of six weighted hours of tutorial and class teaching per week for undergraduates reading Biochemistry, contributing also to first-year Biomedical Sciences and Pre-Clinical Medicine teaching;
• to participate in the normal administrative duties associated with Biochemistry in the College, including the undergraduate admissions process;
• to share pastoral duties with other teaching staff in College;
• to participate in outreach and access initiatives.

For Biochemistry, teaching is expected within the following range:

• for the Preliminary Examination (Prelims) in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, including core topics such as molecular cell biology and biophysical chemistry;
• for the Final Honour School (FHS) in Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, including teaching for Blocks within the papers on Information Transfer, Cellular Chemistry, Molecular Processes in the Cell, and/or The Cell in Time and Space, as well as structural biology teaching as part of the Tool Boxes component of the course.

In addition to giving tutorials and classes, the successful candidate will be required to set and mark, or arrange to have marked, mock examination papers (Collections) at the beginning of each term, except in the term following a University examination; to participate in the annual undergraduate admissions process (which runs from October to December); to share pastoral duties with other teaching staff in College; and to participate in outreach and access initiatives, with a view to encouraging undergraduate applications from a wide range of educational backgrounds.

The selection criteria for this post are:

• Education at postgraduate level in Biochemistry or a closely related subject: applicants should hold a doctorate or be close to completion.
• Evidence of a high standard of research in Molecular and/or Cellular Biochemistry.
• Successful relevant teaching experience at undergraduate level.
• Evidence of an ability to provide a high standard of tutorial teaching in the appropriate areas of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, and of an ability to share effectively in the supervision of the undergraduates’ academic studies.
• Evidence that the candidate would be able to contribute well to the administrative work associated with the subject in the College.

The Lecturer will be employed from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2027, and will receive a salary on the scale £19,712 – £20,257 (= 50% of points 1 to 3 on Grade 7 of the College pay scale plus an Oxford Location Allowance of £1,730 p.a. pro rata). The Lecturer will have the use of a teaching room in College, will be a member of the Senior Common Room, and will be entitled to 16 meals (lunches or dinners) per Term free of charge and to a small entertainment allowance. The post carries an entitlement to join, or to remain a member of, the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS). The College provides for maternity leave on a basis that exceeds the statutory provisions.

The College is committed to equal opportunity and to fostering an inclusive academic community. We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit, with the ability to perform the duties of the post as the primary consideration.

To apply for this position, please click the 'Apply Now' button by the deadline of midnight BST on Thursday 3 September 2026. As part of the process, candidates will need to upload:

• a detailed letter, which sets out the subjects the candidate could offer to teach for the College and includes the names and addresses of two referees,
• a full curriculum vitae,
• one representative piece of written work (published or unpublished).

It is expected that interviews will be held in person on Friday 11 September 2026.