Current job vacancies

The Astrophoria Foundation Year (AFY) seeks to appoint a tutor for Mathematics as part of the AFY Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) team.

 

The post holder will deliver tutorials for the Mathematics for PPE module as part of the PPE Foundation Year (FY) course.  As well as providing teaching and associated duties, including preparation of assessments and admissions, they will contribute to review and improvement of the course.  

 

This is a 0.25 FTE position, available on a fixed-term contract until September 2025. The department is happy to consider a job share, for applicants who would like to apply but would prefer to work a smaller proportion of the total FTE.

 

About the Astrophoria Foundation Year 

The Astrophoria Foundation Year is a one-year fully-funded foundation programme for UK state school students with significant academic potential, who have experienced severe personal disadvantage and/or disrupted education which has resulted in them being unable to apply directly for an Oxford undergraduate degree programme.

 

Please see the job description and Foundation Year website for more information on the course structure and the details of the AFY PPE course.

 

OUDCE provides opportunities for people from a wide variety of backgrounds to benefit from the University’s rich and unique resources. We are ambitious and forward-thinking, with a strong sense of identity and community. Our mission is to inspire people locally, nationally and globally by extending access to Oxford’s world-class teaching and resources through flexible and inclusive opportunities for study and research.  

 

Colleagues uphold the Mission, Vision and Values of the Department and actively promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion. 

 

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including: 

 

 

You will be required to upload a supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.  Please ensure that your supporting statement explicitly explains how you fulfil the selection criteria detailed in the job description.

 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 18 September 2024.

 

Interviews are anticipated to take place in the week commencing Monday 23 September 2024.

 

Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence.

 

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background.

The Astrophoria Foundation Year (AFY) seeks to appoint a Subject Co-Lead for Politics as part of the AFY Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) team.  

 

The post holder will have joint oversight of the PPE Foundation Year (FY) course, sharing specific responsibility for the Politics subject elements of the course. The post holder will deliver Politics Module 1 (Theory of Politics) and contribute to delivery of the general Foundations in PPE module as part of the PPE FY. As well as providing teaching and associated duties, including preparation of assessments, examining and admissions, they will contribute to review and improvement of the course.   

 

This is a 0.1424 FTE position, available on a fixed-term contract until July 2028.  

 

The Astrophoria Foundation Year is a one-year fully-funded foundation programme for UK state school students with significant academic potential, who have experienced severe personal disadvantage and/or disrupted education which has resulted in them being unable to apply directly for an Oxford undergraduate degree programme. 

 

Please see the job description and Foundation Year website for more information on the course structure and the details of the AFY PPE course. 

 

OUDCE provides opportunities for people from a wide variety of backgrounds to benefit from the University’s rich and unique resources. We are ambitious and forward-thinking, with a strong sense of identity and community. Our mission is to inspire people locally, nationally and globally by extending access to Oxford’s world-class teaching and resources through flexible and inclusive opportunities for study and research.  

 

Colleagues uphold the Mission, Vision and Values of the Department and actively promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion. 

 

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including: 

 

 

You will be required to upload a supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.  Please ensure that your supporting statement explicitly explains how you fulfil the selection criteria detailed in the job description. 

 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Wednesday 18 September 2024. 

 

Interviews are anticipated to take place in the week commencing Monday 23 September 2024.  

 

Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence. 

 

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background. 

 

Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) is seeking to appoint a Chef de Partie to prepare high-quality meals and fine dining for events and private bookings, as well as supervising junior staff.

 

The kitchen team is a small friendly team and produces excellent food, from only fresh products and seeks local produce wherever possible.

 

This is a full-time position working 36.5 hours per week, five out of seven days (mostly straight shifts).  The Department operates for 50 weeks of the year and usually closes over the Christmas and New Year period.

 

The Department for Continuing Education provides a wide variety of meals and dining for both students and external clients across its sites and provides an excellent opportunity to grow your culinary skills.

 

To succeed in this role, you will have previous experience in a similar role within the hospitality industry. You will also have good culinary skills, good communication skills (both written and verbal), good IT literacy skills (including MS Excel and Word), flexibility and adaptability in your approach to work, and an awareness of health and safety standards and requirements.

 

Whilst the role is a grade 4 position, we would be willing to consider candidates with potential but less experience who are seeking a development opportunity, for which an initial appointment would be at grade 3 (£25,748- £26,638 per annum) with the responsibilities adjusted accordingly.

 

OUDCE provides opportunities for people from a wide variety of backgrounds to benefit from the University’s rich and unique resources. We are ambitious and forward-thinking, with a strong sense of identity and community. Our mission is to inspire people locally, nationally and globally by extending access to Oxford’s world-class teaching and resources through flexible and inclusive opportunities for study and research.

 

Colleagues uphold the  Mission, Vision and Values of the Department and actively promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.

 

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matter to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:

 

• An excellent contributory pension scheme • 38 days’ annual leave• A comprehensive range of childcare services • Cycle loan scheme• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs • Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans• Good training, support for further development and career progression.

 

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

 

To make informal enquiries about the post please contact the recruitment team at personnel@conted.ox.ac.uk

 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on  Monday,  23 September 2024.

 

Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday, 30 September 2024.

 

Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence.

 

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background.

 

Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) is seeking to appoint a Programme Co-ordinator. This is a great opportunity to support a complex programme using your expertise in budget management, administration and communications and events organisation. The Invisible East programme incorporates two grants funded by the European Research Council and the Arts and Humanities Research Council, which aim to bring the medieval Islamicate East to the forefront of historical research through the study of local texts.   

 

About the role 

You will be responsible for providing administrative support, the management of project communications, including developing and agreeing content for the website and social media feeds, and organising events such as conferences and seminars. You will work with the University Research Accounts team, Development office and external donors and funding bodies to ensure resource requirements and day-to-day expenditure are monitored and accurately reported.    

 

This is a full-time position (part-time hours, a minimum of 0.8FTE, will be considered), available on a fixed-term contract.  

 

You will be educated to degree level, with relevant work experience at a similar level in the areas of programme co-ordination, outreach and/or digitisation; and you will have the capacity to assimilate and communicate complex information and policies. You will have experience of monitoring and presenting budgets, and of financial processes, with meticulous attention to detail. You will bring the ability to manage a wide variety of tasks, to work effectively under pressure, prioritise workload and meet multiple deadlines, and you will have the ability to use initiative in solving problems. Your tact and discretion, and your excellent communication skills will enable you to work with a broad range of people from around the world, including academics, external partners, and students.  

 

OUDCE provides opportunities for people from a wide variety of backgrounds to benefit from the University’s rich and unique resources. We are ambitious and forward-thinking, with a strong sense of identity and community. Our mission is to inspire people locally, nationally and globally by extending access to Oxford’s world-class teaching and resources through flexible and inclusive opportunities for study and research.  

 

Colleagues uphold the uphold the Mission, Vision and Values of the Department and actively promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion. 

 

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including: 

 

 

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.  

 

To make informal enquiries about the post please contact  arezou.azad@ames.ox.ac.uk  

 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 23 September 2024. 

 

Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence. 

 

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background. 

 

 

Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (OUDCE) is looking for an experienced Systems Administrator and IT Support Specialist for our Technology-Assisted Lifelong Learning (TALL) unit.

 

Joining our friendly and highly creative online learning team, you will be responsible for maintaining the servers, systems and applications that support our online course delivery, as well as providing tier three technical support to students, tutors and staff.

 

You will be the senior administrator of our Virtual Learning Environment, a customised version of Moodle, as well as the infrastructure that supports it. You will be supported by a committed multidisciplinary team.

 

This is a full-time position, available on a permanent contract. We offer flexible hybrid work options. Most of our team is in the office at least two days a week. You’ll need to be able to attend on-site in the event of any serious outages.

 

You will have professional experience of installation, management and system administration on Linux and managing a web application or service with large numbers of external users.

 

You will be experienced in the routine maintenance cycle required to keep production services running safely. It is also important that you are comfortable communicating clearly with non-technical colleagues and end users both verbally and in writing.

 

This is varied and interesting role and would suit someone who:

 

•        Enjoys working with people

•        Is a reliable and dependable “safe pair of hands”

•        Is confident supporting a range of IT platforms and services.

•        Is vigilant about security and data safety

•        Pays attention to detail

•        Loves solving problems

•        Is adaptable and eager to learn new things

 

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

 

TALL is an innovative team that designs, produces, maintains and supports online courses across a wide range of disciplines. We create high-quality learning experiences for OUDCE and other departments in the University and undertake research and development in the technology and pedagogy of online learning to support this work. TALL currently has 20 members of staff.

 

OUDCE provides opportunities for people from a wide variety of backgrounds to benefit from the University’s rich and unique resources. We are ambitious and forward-thinking, with a strong sense of identity and community. Our mission is to inspire people locally, nationally and globally by extending access to Oxford’s world-class teaching and resources through flexible and inclusive opportunities for study and research.

 

Colleagues uphold the uphold the Mission, Vision and Values of the Department and actively promote a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.

 

Your happiness and wellbeing at work matters to us, so we offer a range of family friendly and financial benefits including:

 

•        An excellent contributory pension scheme

•        38 days’ annual leave

•        A comprehensive range of childcare services

•        Family leave schemes

•        Cycle loan scheme

•        Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

•        Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

 

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

 

To make informal enquiries about the post please contact    personnel@conted.ox.ac.uk

 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 23 September 2024.

 

Interviews will take place Wednesday 09 October 2024.

 

Bring your expertise to the University of Oxford and be a part of a community that values creativity, diversity, and excellence.

 

The University of Oxford is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals regardless of their background.