Current job vacancies

The Astrophoria Foundation Year (AFY) Programme seeks to appoint an Engineering Science Subject Lead for the AFY Chemistry, Engineering and Materials Science (CEMS) course.

 

The role is fixed term until 31st July 2028. The role is equivalent to 0.2FTE and will have joint oversight with the Chemistry and Materials Science Subject Leads for the Foundation Year CEMS course and specific responsibility for the relevant part of the course. The post holder will have a range of duties including being part of the CEMS academic team, organising specific areas of the syllabus, writing and marking examinations and assessments, producing course materials and providing supervisory support and line management for course teaching staff.  Note that within the CEMS course academic team, the Engineering Subject Lead will take responsibility for EITHER the Physics syllabus and teaching, OR the Maths syllabus and teaching with responsibility for the other taken by the Materials Subject Lead, while the Chemistry Subject Lead will take responsibility for the Chemistry syllabus and teaching.  Please ensure your application includes whether you could act as Physics lead, Maths lead or either, since both the Engineering and Materials Science Subject Leads are currently in recruitment.

 

The AFY Programme 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 AFY website for more information on the course structure and module detail.  It is essential that applicants have a professional connection to the relevant Department within the University of Oxford.

 

Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (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:

 

•        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.

 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 2nd June 2025

 

Interviews will take place in the week beginning 16th June 2025.

 

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 part-time tutor to teach our short online courses on English Landscape Gardens and The Culture of the English Country House

 

About the role 

 

English Landscape Gardens and The Culture of the English Country House are accredited short online courses running up to three times a year. They are taught asynchronously, with interaction taking place via text-based forums. Tutors’ duties include teaching online, preparing weekly video messages, marking and providing feedback on coursework, as well as dealing with administrative tasks relevant to the course.

 
 
 

This is a part-time (0.27FTE) position, available on a permanent basis. 

 

About you 

 

You will be well-qualified academically with experience of teaching and researching at a university level. Candidates with a background in English local history and/or architectural history are particularly welcome. 

 

About us 

 

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. 

 

What we offer 

 

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 

 

Application process 

 

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 Jonathan Healey: jonathan.healey@history.ox.ac.uk 

 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 30th May 2025.

 

Interviews will take place during as soon as possible after the closing date. 

 

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 3 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 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 hr@conted.ox.ac.uk.

 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Thursday 05 June 2025.

 

Interviews will take place on Friday 20 June 2025.

 

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 Programme seeks to appoint a Teaching Associate for the Astrophoria Foundation Year Preparation for Undergraduate Studies (PUGS) course.

This role is equivalent to 0.29 FTE plus 17.1 % holiday pay, and will be working 18.75 hours per week, term time only (30 weeks). You will be responsible for delivering the PUGS Course. The AFY Programme includes the Preparation for Undergraduate Studies (PUGS) Course alongside subject specific teaching (the AFY Courses are CEMS (Chemistry, Engineering and Materials Science); Humanities (Classics, English, History, Theology and a selection of associated joint courses); Law; and PPE (Politics, Philosophy and Economics)). You will produce and deliver the PUGS Course material and set and mark relevant summative assessments. The teaching will be delivered both to groups and individual students. Applicants with experience in both settings are particularly welcomed.

 

The Astrophoria Foundation Year Programme 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 Astrophoria Foundation Year website for more information on the course structure and module detail.

 

 

Oxford University Department for Continuing Education (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:

 

•         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.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 19th May 2025.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 2nd June 2025.

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.