Research Fellowships
Each year the College proposes to elect up to four Fellows by Examination (elsewhere known as Junior Research Fellows). Each Fellowship is tenable for three years. The Fellow is a member of the Governing Body of the College for the first two years and is entitled to free lunches and dinners in College and a research allowance. Fellows by Examination are expected to live in the Oxford area, and his/her research base must be in Oxford
The 2025 Fellowship by Examination competition has now closed. The next competition round will open in September 2025.
You may contact us via email (jrf@magd.ox.ac.uk) regarding Fellowships by Examination (Junior Research Fellowships) but please be aware that your query may not be answered immediately.
Visiting Fellowships
Each year the College elects a Visiting Fellow or Fellows for periods of one year or shorter during an academic year. In addition, a Robert S. Campbell Visiting Fellow may be elected for research in law, especially commercial or competition law. A Visiting Fellowship is intended to offer an established scholar, either from abroad or from the United Kingdom, an opportunity to pursue his or her own study and research as a member of the College.
The 2025 Visiting Fellowship competition has now closed. The next competition round will open in September 2025.
You may contact us via email (jrf@magd.ox.ac.uk) regarding Visiting Fellowships but please be aware that your query may not be answered immediately.
Development Trainee
Full-time (37.5 hours per week), fixed-term 12 months
Date Posted: 11 June 2025, Closing Date: 26 June 2025 (noon)
Magdalen College is seeking to recruit a recent graduate as a Development Trainee to support the work of its Development Office. This is a fixed-term 12-month office-based post designed to equip the postholder with the skills and experience for future progression in a development, alumni relations, fundraising or external relations career. Training and networking opportunities will be provided and encouraged.
The Development Trainee will play a vital and varied role in the team, supporting a wide range of fundraising and alumni relations activities. The position requires a highly-organised individual with keen attention to detail, high levels of accuracy, and excellent administrative, IT, written and numerical skills.
The salary is at Grade 4 of the College Unified Pay Scale (currently £26,338 per annum plus Oxford Location Allowance £1,500 per annum).
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the role in advance of applying, please email Anna Norman, Deputy Director and Head of Alumni Engagement, anna.norman@magd.ox.ac.uk
Full details of the post and the application process are set out in the further particulars below. The deadline for applications is 12.00 noon on Thursday 26 June 2025.
The College particularly welcomes applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates.
Magdalen College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Executive Assistant (EA) to the Development Director
Full-time (37.5 hours per week), permanent post
Date Posted: 11 June 2025, Closing Date: 26 June 2025 (noon)
Magdalen College is seeking to recruit a highly motivated and versatile Executive Assistant (EA) to the Development Director. The role of the EA to the Development Director is:
(1) to provide comprehensive and efficient support to the Director in all aspects of their work to facilitate the smooth and effective performance of the Director’s role;
(2) to provide administrative support to the wider Development Office.
The salary is at Grade 5 of the College Unified Pay Scale (currently £29,959 – £38,249 per annum depending on experience plus Oxford Location Allowance £1,500 per annum).
This is a full-time office-based role.
If you have any questions or would like to learn more about the role in advance of applying, please email Anna Norman, Deputy Director and Head of Alumni Engagement, anna.norman@magd.ox.ac.uk
Full details of the post and the application process are set out in the further particulars below. The deadline for applications is 12.00 noon on Thursday 26 June 2025.
The College particularly welcomes applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates.
Magdalen College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
Snack Bar Assistant
Full-time (40 hours per week), Permanent post
Date Posted: 10 June 2025, Closing Date: this post will remain open until a suitable appointment is made
Magdalen College is seeking to appoint a Snack Bar Assistant to join our established Catering team. The Catering team service the Senior Common Room, providing lunch and High table dinners. The Buttery provides breakfast, lunch and dinner provisions for Middle Common Room and Junior Common Room members in Hall. The Old Kitchen bar provides a snack bar service throughout the day as well as a licensed bar during the evenings, also providing a venue to students’ bops and functions. The College also houses several residential Fellows and provides teaching and meeting rooms, office and common rooms that are serviced seven days a week. The College is a busy conference venue during the summer months and is also a popular destination for visitors to Oxford during the vacations.
The salary for this post will be on the scale £23,881 – £28,381 per annum, equivalent to Grade 3 of the College Unified Pay Scale, depending on skills and experience, plus Oxford Location Allowance of £1,500 per annum. The successful candidate will be working 40 hours per week on a rostered basis to include Sundays in the long vacation.
Further particulars and application form are available below.
This post will remain open until an appointment is made.
The College particularly welcomes applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Candidates.
Magdalen College is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Deputy Librarian
Part-time (19.5 hours per week), fixed term post for 12 months
Date Posted: 4 June 2025, Closing Date: 16 June 2025
Magdalen College is seeking to appoint a Deputy Librarian for 19.5 hours per week. This is a fixed term post for 12 months. The Deputy Librarian will join the team responsible for the running of the college’s libraries, comprising the College Librarian, Deputy Librarian, Special Collections Librarian, Senior Assistant Librarian and Library Assistant. The library is at the heart of the college’s academic life and the remit of the library team is to provide a high-quality library service to the students, academics and staff of the college community as well as to make our research and special collections available to external researchers.
The Deputy Librarian will work alongside our current Deputy Librarian (part-time, 19.5 hours per week) to take responsibility, under the direction and supervision of the College Librarian, for the day-to-day running of the library and the supervision of the library team. We are recruiting an additional part-time Deputy Librarian to provide support during a period of unanticipated shortfall in staffing. The post will at times involve working outside normal hours (e.g. for weekend and evening talks or exhibitions).
The salary range for this post is Grade 6 of the College Unified Pay Scale (£33,482-£42,882 FTE) per annum depending on skills and experience, plus Oxford Location Allowance £1500 FTE per annum (pro-rata).
Full details of the post and the application process are set out in the further particulars below. The deadline for applications is 12.00 noon on Monday 16th June 2025.
The College particularly welcomes applications from Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic candidates.
Magdalen College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.