Vacancies

Pay scale: ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR (TF-UNIVERSITY)
Salary: Grade 30S: Combined salary £55,755 - £74,867 per year (depending on experience) plus benefits

We are seeking a talented, highly motivated researcher and teacher with outstanding potential to bring exciting new perspectives to the study and teaching of Animal Behaviour at the University of Oxford. This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic new Department with a culture that values inclusivity, innovation, collegiality, and scholarship.

This post is offered by the Department of Biology in association with Merton College, where the postholder will be both an Official Fellow and Tutor.

Associate Professor is the main academic career grade at Oxford. Associate Professors have responsibility to lead a successful programme of research and be an enthusiastic and engaging teacher. Associate Professors are appointed jointly by a University department/faculty and an Oxford college, and you will have a contract with both.

The successful applicant will conduct high-quality research in: animal cognition; neuroscience; molecular (e.g. genomics, post-genomics, epigenetics) and or physiological mechanisms underpinning behaviour (e.g. neurophysiology, metabolism). We are particularly interested in applicants with expertise and research interests in animal-inspired robotics, social and collective behaviour, machine-learning and neuronal networks, invertebrate model systems, sensory ecology but candidates with excellence in any area of animal behaviour will be considered. The post-holder will add complementary expertise to traditional strengths in Animal Behaviour research and will contribute to teaching Animal Behaviour and Animal Biology at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. This includes providing high-quality tutorials to undergraduates of Merton College.

The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.

The post is full time and will become permanent on successful completion of a five-year review. For an informal discussion about the post, please contact the Human Resources Team (recruitment@biology.ox.ac.uk), as appropriate.

Updated closing date: Please note the closing date has been extended to 12 midday (GMT) on Wednesday 22 October 2025. Applications must be made online by this deadline.

You will be required to upload a CV, including a full list of publications; a supporting statement and a research proposal setting out your plans and priorities for the next 5 years. The full details of how to apply are in the job description.

We expect to hold the interviews in November 2025.

Merton College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Fixed Term Contract

Commencing December 2025, to September 2026

£25,000 per annum

The position of Graduate Associate in Development is an exciting new opportunity for a recent (2024 or 2025) graduate interested in learning more about the varied elements of a successful Development Office as well as gaining valuable skills and experience within a busy office.

The successful candidate will be exposed to a spectrum of fundraising activities, event delivery, alumni relations and stewardship as well as key administrative functions. It will provide opportunities for creativity and will require an open and flexible approach to suit the ever-changing demands and priorities of a busy office within an ancient and friendly Oxford college. 

We offer an excellent benefits package, including 30 days holiday per year (in addition to the normal public holidays), private medical cover, lunch in hall and car parking.

The position may be discussed further with Mark Coote via email vacancies@merton.ox.ac.uk.

The duties and skills required, and the entitlements of the post are described in more detail in the Further Particulars.  

To apply please email all of the required documents (as specified in the further particulars) to vacancies@merton.ox.ac.uk. Please then complete the online Application Form.

Candidates are encouraged to complete the Equal Opportunities Recruitment Monitoring form at the end of the Application form. The information collected on the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form does not form part of the selection process and will not be circulated to the selection panel. It will be used solely to monitor the effectiveness of the College’s Single Equality Scheme.

The closing date for applications: 9.00am on Tuesday, 4^th November 2025.

Merton College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Salary range: Combined University and College salary: £56,535 - £75,915 per annum. An additional allowance (currently of £3,199 per annum) would be made upon award of the title of Professor (without change to the duties of the post). Merton College offers substantial additional benefits, including a housing allowance of £20,000 p.a. and access to a Joint Equity scheme or rent-free single accommodation in College, or a rent-free house or flat, both with a residence allowance and subject to availability); a tutorial allowance of £6,000 p.a.; and an allowance of up to £3,800 p.a. for research expenses, an entertainment allowance of £450 p.a. and private medical cover. The household allowances and tutorial allowance are pensionable. 

Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter 555, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG

Merton College, Merton Street, Oxford OX1 4JD

The Faculty of Philosophy are seeking to appoint an Associate Professor or Professor of Philosophy, in association with a Tutorial Fellowship at Merton College. The successful candidate will have an area of specialization in Ethics and/or Political Philosophy, with at least an area of competence in Feminist Philosophy. This post is available from 1 September 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter. This is a permanent appointment (subject to initial probation).

The successful candidate will be expected to engage in advanced research in Ethics and/or Political Philosophy, and must be able to provide research-led teaching and supervision at all levels, undergraduate and graduate. The successful candidate will also be expected to provide small-group undergraduate teaching for Merton College, in the form of tutorials, on a range of subjects within philosophy at both introductory and advanced levels.

Candidates must demonstrate a research record in philosophy of international standing appropriate to the stage of their career; and must have research interests in Ethics and/or Political Philosophy, the ability to deliver excellent teaching, the ability to supervise graduate students, and a willingness to undertake administration and pastoral responsibilities on behalf of Merton College and of the University. Candidates should hold a completed doctorate, or a completed doctoral dissertation submitted for examination by the advertised closing date for this position, in Philosophy or a closely related field. 

Applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon (GMT) on Monday 3 November 2025. Interviews are expected to be held in mid January 2026.

The duties and skills required, and the entitlements of the post are described in more detail in the Further Particulars. 

To apply please email all of the required documents (as specified in the further particulars) to vacancies@merton.ox.ac.uk. Please then complete the online Application Form.

Informal enquiries about the post should be directed in the first instance to the Chair of the Philosophy Faculty Board, Professor Ursula Coope (ursula.coope@philosophy.ox.ac.uk) or to the Senior Tutor at Merton College, Dr Jane Gover (senior.tutor@merton.ox.ac.uk). All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not be taken into account in the selection decision.

For any other queries about how to apply, please contact vacancies@merton.ox.ac.uk .

Salary: £14.75 per hour (including holiday pay) plus a meal allowance per shift 
Department: Lodge             
Contract type: Casual

We would like to hear from applicants who enjoy working with and assisting a wide range of people, and who enjoy variety and responsibility. You will be naturally personable and able to demonstrate experience of working in a public facing role that has involved providing great customer service.      

Shift pattern: The working hours available on both Days and Nights are offered on an `ad hoc’ basis, as and when there are shifts to be covered at the College’s Holywell Street Accommodation Lodge. All shifts are 12 hours long with Days being 06:30-18:30hrs and Nights being 18:30–06:30hrs.

The duties and skills required are described in more detail in the Further Particulars.

Those wishing to apply for this post should complete the online Application form.

Candidates are encouraged to complete the Equal Opportunities Recruitment Monitoring form at the end of the Application form. The information collected on the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form does not form part of the selection process and will not be circulated to the selection panel. It will be used solely to monitor the effectiveness of the College’s Single Equality Scheme.

The position may be discussed further with Huw James, Head Porter (email: headporter@merton.ox.ac.uk)

Please note, previous applicants need not apply.

Closing date: The vacancy will only remain open until a suitable candidate is appointed. Early application is encouraged. 

Merton College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
 

Contract type: Full time Average 42 hours/week, Permanent position
Salary:  starting at £29,833.44 rising to £30,117.36 per annum after probationary period.

The Lodge is very much the gateway to the College and on a daily basis our team of Porters welcome and assist a significant number of Fellows, students, staff and visitors from all over the world. The role is a very busy and public facing one in which the Porters are required to provide the highest possible standards of service at all times.

We would like to hear from applicants who enjoy working with and assisting a wide range of people, and who enjoy variety and responsibility. You will be naturally personable, able to demonstrate experience of working in a public facing role that requires problem solving skills alongside providing exceptional customer service and able to remain calm in the event of an emergency.    

The duties and skills required are described in more detail in the Further Particulars.  

Those wishing to apply for this post should complete the online Application form.

Candidates are encouraged to complete the Equal Opportunities Recruitment Monitoring form at the end of the Application form. The information collected on the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form does not form part of the selection process and will not be circulated to the selection panel. It will be used solely to monitor the effectiveness of the College’s Single Equality Scheme.

Closing date: The vacancy will only remain open until a suitable candidate is appointed. Early application is encouraged.

The position may be discussed further with Huw James, Head Porter (email: headporter@merton.ox.ac.uk)

Merton College is an Equal Opportunities Employer