The policy and practice of the University of Oxford require that 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. Subject to statutory provisions, no applicant or member of staff will be treated less favourably than another because of his or her sex, marital status, racial group or disability. In all cases, ability to perform the job will be the primary consideration. Where suitably qualified individuals are available, selection committees will contain at least one member of each sex. Where appointments are for at least three years, removal expenses and travelling expenses in connection with the move to Oxford of the successful candidate are generally paid in full in appropriate cases.
Further details are available on request.
Twenty or more members of Congregation may initiate the discussion by Congregation about matters of university policy, and any two members may ask questions about the policy or administration of the University. The person appointed to these posts will receive fuller details soon after they take up the appointments. As a result of cash-limited promotions exercises held between 1988 and 1994 a small number of staff hold ad hominem professorships or readerships. Virtually all university academic posts at Oxford have a formal association with a college. For lecturers the nature of this association broadly determines which particular type of lecturership they hold.