Associate Professorship (or Professorship) of Medieval History (full-time)
St Peter’s College and the Faculty of History are seeking to recruit an Associate Professor (or Professor) of Medieval History. The post is available from 1 September 2027 (or as soon as possible thereafter).
Applications are invited from well-qualified candidates with a research specialism in the political, institutional or social history of Britain and Ireland in the period 900 to 1250 which will complement, rather than replicate, existing expertise in the Faculty of History in religious, cultural and intellectual history.
The successful candidate will become an Official (Tutorial) Fellow at St Peter’s College and an Associate Professor (or Professor) in the Faculty of History. They will conduct advanced research in their specialist field and will contribute to Oxford’s vibrant research culture. They will inspire and enthuse students through research-led teaching and will supervise, support and examine students at the undergraduate and graduate levels. They will play a full and active role in the academic and administrative life of both the Faculty and the College.
Details about how to apply can be found within the Further Particulars for the post.
The closing date for applications will be 12noon on 5 January 2027.
The policy and practice of St Peter’s College require that entry into employment with the College and progression within employment will be determined only by personal merit and the application of criteria that are related to the duties of each particular post.
To help ensure that this policy is fully and fairly implemented and monitored, applicants for employment at the College are asked to fill in a recruitment monitoring form and return it to the Human Resources Manager at human.resources@spc.ox.ac.uk. Completion of the form is voluntary. Academic candidates applying for academic posts may submit this form with their application to the academic recruitment email address given in the further particulars (not to Human Resources).
The College application form (only for use for non-academic posts) can be downloaded here.
If you have difficulty downloading these forms or in case of any other query, please contact the HR Manager.

