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Location : Somerville College - Oxford
Contract Type: Fixed-term
Closing Date: 14 May 2026
Overview:
The Governing Body of Somerville College invites applications for a Junior Research Fellowship in Ancient History tenable for three years from 1 October 2026 and not renewable thereafter.
To complement the areas of research of the existing team members, the postholder will contribute by conducting research on the impact of religion on social cohesion in either Classical Athens or the Cities of the Roman East in the first two centuries CE.
Location : Somerville College - Oxford
Contract Type: Fixed-term
Closing Date: 14 May 2026
Overview:
The Governing Body of Somerville College invites applications for a Mary Ewart Junior Research Fellowship in Classics. The research undertaken will be in the field of classical languages and literature, classical archaeology or ancient history.
The post is tenable for three years from 1 October 2026.
Location : Somerville College - Oxford
Contract Type: Fixed-term
Closing Date: 14 April 2026
Overview:
Somerville College proposes to appoint a Stipendiary Lecturer in Linguistics for two terms (October 2026 to March 2027 exact dates TBC) to support the College’s needs whilst the College’s Tutorial Fellow in Linguistics, is on leave.
Location : Somerville College - Oxford
Contract Type: Fixed-term
Closing Date: 23 April 2026
Overview:
We are seeking a graduate student to join our team, as Student Welfare Advisor from September 2026 for two years. (You’ll need to be enrolled on a full-time graduate research course at the University of Oxford.)
Student Welfare Advisors are expected to display mature and good judgement, discretion, an ability to relate to people at all levels, and a high degree of flexibility in response to a wide range of unpredictable situations.
Somerville has approximately 450 undergraduates and almost 250 graduate students. Most undergraduates and approximately 60 graduates live on the main Somerville site on Woodstock Road. The Welfare Team at Somerville comprises of the Senior Tutor, the Welfare Support Lead, the College Nurse and the Student Welfare Advisors.


