THEUNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
FACULTY OF LAW
in association with
BALLIOLCOLLEGE
Further Particulars for the Fixed-Term (two-year) University Lecturership (CUF)
with Tutorial Fellowship in Law
Balliol College and the Faculty of Law of the University of Oxford invite applications for a fixed-term University Lecturership (CUF) to commence not later than 1 October 2013), until 30 September 2015. The Lecturership will be held in conjunction with a fixed-term Tutorial Fellowship in Law at BalliolCollege. The terms and conditions of the Lecturership and Fellowship are set out below.
ITUTORIAL FELLOWSHIP
BalliolCollege admits approximately six students each year to read for degrees in Law and Law with Law Studies in Europe, and approximately seven students to read for the BCL and MJur (one year taught masters courses). In addition, the college normally has a number of students undertaking research degrees in Law. The syllabus for the First Public Exam and FinalHonourSchool (the two parts of the undergraduate degree) and that for the BCL, MJur and MSt can be viewed on the Law Faculty website:
Apart from Professor Endicott, Balliol’s other law Fellows are Dr Grant Lamond (UL), who works in legal theory and criminal law, and the University’s Professor of Legal Philosophy, Leslie Green. Professor Joseph Raz is an Emeritus Fellow, and the College’s Visitor is traditionally a Balliol Old Member and Senior Law Lord.
College Duties
The appointee will be required:
(i)to help with the organisation of law teaching in BalliolCollege, and to share the responsibility of acting as “personal tutor” to law undergraduates (that is, the person responsible for their academic and personal welfare);
(ii)to undertake for Balliol College up to eight hours of teaching per week, averaged over the three 8-week terms which constitute the academic teaching year (see below);
(iii)as a member of the Governing Body of Balliol College, to attend College Meetings and Tutorial Board meetings (normally three of each per term), and to take an appropriate share in the other committee and administrative work of the College;
(iv)to take part in the annual admissions procedures for the selection of law undergraduates and law graduates at Balliol;
(v)to act as college adviser to some of the graduate members of BalliolCollege reading for higher degrees in law and related subjects.
The successful applicant will be expected to offer teaching for the College in three of the following subjects: Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Contract Law, EU Law, Jurisprudence, Land Law, Tort, or Trusts. An ability to teach Administrative Law, Constitutional Law and Jurisprudence may be an advantage.
IIUNIVERSITY LECTURERSHIP(CUF)
The duties of a CUF lecturer are to engage in advanced study or research; to give, under the direction of the Board of the Faculty of Law, not less than 16 lectures or classes a year; and to take part in university examining and graduate supervision as and when requested. Additional remuneration is paid to those undertaking examining and graduate supervision. There is also an expectation that the appointee will undertake a reasonable share of Faculty administrative duties. Those holding administrative appointments within the Faculty of Law may be eligible for additional payments.
The Board of the Faculty of Law welcomes applications from candidates able to teach for it in any of the subjects falling within its BA and BCL/MJur curricula. The Faculty may give preference to a candidate who is able to offer teaching in one or more of the following subjects: Commercial Law, Corporate Finance, Corporate Insolvency, Labour Law, Medical Law and Ethics, Roman Law (FHS/BCL), Land Law, Criminal Law, Trusts, Civil Procedure, Labour Law.
IIIASSESSMENT CRITERIA
The objectives of the Colleges, and of the University, in making this appointment are to develop and strengthen the teaching and research capacities of the Law Faculty, and more generally to contribute to the goal of maintaining Oxford University as a leading centre for research and teaching in law. The selection committee recognizes that candidates can contribute to these goals in many different ways, and will use its professional judgement, based on the evidence available, to decide how successfully candidates would make such a contribution, bearing in mind the needs of the College and the Faculty.
Candidates might wish to draw to the attention of the selection committee evidence of the following:
(i)a postgraduate degree in Law, or be in the final stages of obtaining one;
(ii)an established research and publication record of a standing appropriate to the stage of the candidate’s career, with evidence of or, exceptionally, evidence of potential for producing, distinguished research within the broad field of Law, and the intention to continue researching and publishing. The application should include a list of the applicant’s publications. The selection committee may ask for copies of some of these items;
(iii)the ability or, exceptionally the potential, to be an effective teacher of students of high ability in a tutorial system within the field of appointment as outlined above; to provide lectures and seminars at an appropriate level to undergraduate and graduate audiences in an interesting and engaging manner; to supervise graduate students at the highest level; and to act as an examiner;
(iv)the ability or potential to participate effectively in the administration and development of law studies in the College and at Faculty level and to co-operate in College and University affairs;
(v)the ability and willingness to undertake pastoral responsibilities; and
(vi)a willingness to forge links with schools and to participate in access initiatives with a view to encouraging applications from a wide range of educational backgrounds.
IV THE APPOINTMENT PROCESS
Applications for this post will be considered by a selection committee consisting of representatives of the Faculty of Law and BalliolCollege. The selection committee is responsible for conducting all aspects of the recruitment and selection process; it does not, however, have the authority to make the final decision as to who should be appointed. The final decision will be made by the Social Sciences Divisional Board and the Governing Body of Balliol College on the basis of a recommendation made by the selection committee. Consequently, no offer of appointment will be valid until and unless the recommendation has been approved by both the Divisional Board and the Governing Body, and a formal contractual offer has been made.
All appointments are subject to the relevant provisions of the Statutes and Regulations of the University in force from time to time, as published from time to time in the University Gazette.
V TERMS AND CONDITIONS
The tenure of the fellowship will be from not later than 1st October 2013, until 30th September 2015. The purpose of the appointment is to provide cover whilst Professor Timothy Endicott holds the position of Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. The funds supporting the appointment have been made available for a limited term, and it is a condition of this appointment that it must also be on a temporary basis. The appointment is therefore of strictly limited tenure and cannot be held beyond 30th September 2015.
The appointment involves two separate contracts, one with the University and one with BalliolCollege. If either contract is terminated, the other will be terminated from the same date. In particular, it is a condition of the appointment of a CUF lecturer that he or she continues to hold the college teaching post in association with which the appointment to the CUF lecturership is advertised. In the event of the termination of the college teaching post, for whatever reason, the appointment as a CUF lecturer shall itself automatically terminate on the same date as the college teaching post.
1Stipend and pension
The combined college and university salary will be on a scale up to £58,157 per annum, the costs being met by the College and University together. Different pay spine points
may be adopted by the University and the College.
University
The successful candidate will be appointed on the Oxford scale for CUF lecturers, (£17,212 - £23,112 per annum). Lecturers appointed below the top of this range will receive annual increments until they reach the top point. There is also an annual ‘cost-of-living’ review. The Faculty Board may also, in wholly exceptional cases, propose the awarding within the substantive scale of additional increments to lecturers at any time during their appointment.
Additional remuneration is currently paid to those undertaking examining and graduate supervision. Those holding administrative appointments within the faculty may be eligible for additional payments.
College
The candidate will also be appointed by the College on a scale for tutors who are also CUF lecturers, (£26,100 - £35,045 per annum). Lecturers appointed below the top of this range will receive annual increments until they reach the top point. The College will have particular regard to the Fellow’s depth of experience in small group or tutorial teaching when determining the entry point.
Pension
The appointee will have the option of becoming or remaining a member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS).Details are available on the website at
2Additional entitlements
Fellowship of BalliolCollege brings the following entitlements:
(i)a teaching room in College;
(ii)occupancy of College accommodation free of charge, if available; or, alternatively, an annual housing allowance, currently £5,200;
(iii)free meals at the Common Table whenever available;
(vi)an annual academic support allowance from the College of £1,035 and a non-cumulative hospitality credit within the College for the entertaining of junior members;
(vii)optional membership of BUPA (the British United Provident Association).
Childcare facilities: Balliol operates a small (16-place) subsidized Day Nursery, about which further information is available at The College also has the right to make a nomination to the three University Nurseries: see paragraph 6, below.
The Law Faculty will provide the postholder with a start-up grant of £2,600 (unless the appointee currently holds an established OxfordUniversity academic post). This may be spent, at the postholder’s discretion, on any purpose connected with their academic work, for example IT equipment, research assistance, travel, conference attendance and/or book purchases. The start-up grant must be spent within two years. In addition, the Faculty currently operates grant schemesfor research support and IT equipment to which the postholder will be eligible to apply after the first year of appointment.
3Sabbatical leave/dispensation from lecturing obligations
The holder of a CUF lecturership is eligible to apply for dispensation from lecturing obligations in conjunction with sabbatical or other leave granted by the College. No CUF lecturer may be dispensed from more than four courses of eight lectures or classes in any period of fourteen years, or from more than two courses in any period of three years.
A written application for leave must be submitted to the Academic Committee of Balliol College and to the Faculty. It is a condition of the grant of leave that adequate substitute teaching arrangements have been put in place by the applicant.
4Membership of Congregation
All CUF lecturers, along with other members of the academic staff and certain senior academic-related staff, are normally members of Congregation, which is the University’s ultimate governing body. Congregation’s approval is required for all university statutes or amendments to statutes, and for major policy decisions, and the members of Congregation constitute the electorate for ten of the members of the main executive body (the Council of the University) and for members of a number of other university committees. Twenty or more members of Congregation may initiate the discussion by Congregation of matters of university policy, and any two members may ask questions about the policy or administration of the University. The appointee will receive fuller details after he or she takes up the appointment.
5Appraisal
All staff participate in the University’s appraisal scheme which is currently under review.
6Family support
The University has generous maternity and adoption leave arrangements, and also offers support leave to fathers and partners. Additional paternity leave of up to 26 weeks is available where parents decide to share the 52 week maternity leave entitlement. Details are available on the website at
All staff are eligible to apply to use the University nurseries (although there is a long waiting list for nursery places), and the full range of tax and National Insurance savings scheme is in operation. Details are available on the University’s childcare website at
The University will try to accommodate flexible working patterns as far as possible and there is considerable flexibility in the organisation of duties. More information on family support and flexible working policies is available on the website at
7Equal opportunities
The policy and practice of the University of Oxford require that all staff are offered equal opportunities within employment. Entry into employment with the University and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria which are related to the duties of each particular post and the relevant salary structure. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Where suitably qualified individuals are available, selection committees will contain at least one member of each sex.
8Probationary period
The appointment will be subject to an initial probationary period of six months, during which the appointment may be terminated by one month’s notice on either side. Following the successful completion of the probationary period the period of notice would be three months on each side.
9Medical questionnaire and the right to work in the UK
The appointment will be subject to satisfactory completion of a medical questionnaire and the provision of proof of the right to work in the UK.
Applicants who would need a work visa 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:
10Intellectual property policy
The Statutes and Regulations of the University record the extent of the University's claims to intellectual property, and the proportions in which exploitation revenues are shared with researchers. Copies of the relevant extracts are available upon request.
11Relocation expenses
The University will meet 40% and BalliolCollege 60% of the costs of reasonable removal expenses and travel expenses in connection with the move to Oxford of the successful candidate in appropriate cases. There are rules governing this expenditure and the successful candidate is advised to contact BalliolCollege and the University before incurring any such expenses.
12Data Protection
All data supplied by applicants will be used only for the purposes of determining their suitability for the post and will be held in accordance with the principles of the Data Protection Act 1998 and the University’s Data Protection Policy.
VIAPPLICATION AND APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE
Applicants should complete the enclosed form (downloadable from and send it with a covering letter, curriculum vitae and summary of research interests (8 typed copies, except in the case of overseas applicants, who need send only one typed copy), together with the names and addresses of three referees, to the Academic Administrator, Balliol College, Oxford OX1 3BJ by Friday 24 May 2013. Applicants should contact their referees enclosing a copy of these Further Particulars and arrange for references to be sent to the Academic Administrator by the closing date. The College and the Faculty wish to take this opportunity of thanking those referees who write on behalf of applicants. E-mail applications are permitted, but hard copy should follow in the mail. Informal enquiries may be made to the Academic Administrator (email: ; tel. 01865 277758).
Interviews are likely to take place in the week commencing Sunday 2 June 2013. Candidates invited for interview will be asked to submit written work, and to give a short talk of about fifteen minutes’ duration on a topic suitable for a second-year undergraduate audience. (Further details will be sent to short-listed candidates.) Those interviewed will also be invited to lunch in BalliolCollege: this forms no part of the selection process, and members of the selection committee will not be present. Those who do not live in or near to Oxford will be offered overnight accommodation during the interview period. All reasonable interview expenses will be reimbursed.
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