mˈɑːɹkwændz ˌækədˈɛmɪk kɚɹˈɪɹ bɪɡˈæn æz lˈɛktʃɚɹɚɹ ɪn pˈɑːlətˌɪks æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv sˈʌsɪks ænd ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ðɪ ˈɑːkjʊpənsi ʌv tˈuː tʃˈɛɹz ɪn pˈɑːlətˌɪks, fˈɜːst æt sˈælfɚd ænd ðˈɛn æt ʃˈɛfiːld ænd fˈaɪnəli æz pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ʌv mˈænsfiːld kˈɑːlɪdʒ, ˈɑːksfɚd.
Marquand's academic career began as lecturer in Politics at the University of Sussex and included the occupancy of two chairs in Politics, first at Salford and then at Sheffield and finally as Principal of Mansfield College, Oxford.