Research Assistant, South Asian Constitutionalism Beyond Courts
Internal Applicants Only
Deadline: 22 February 2022
Prof Tarun Khaitan is seeking to recruit a Research Assistant to finalise an edited collection on 'South Asian Constitutionalism Beyond Courts', co-edited with Dr Dinesha Shamararatne and Ms Swati Jhaveri (forthcoming, Hart Publications 2022). This role will suit a graduate research student who is highly organised, motivated and willing to work flexibly. The main duty concerns editing and proof-reading contributions to this collection, which is based on a workshop on South Asian Public Law that was co-organised by Prof Khaitan in Melbourne in 2019.
Duration and hours
Total number of hours of work available: 50
Maximum number of hours of work per week: 8
Start date: 1 March 2022 at earliest
Date by which the work must be completed: 31 August 2022, or 12 weeks after start date.
Reporting
The Research Assistant will report to Prof Khaitan.
Requirements
- A primary degree in a field related to public law.
- A strong interest and some exposure to any aspect of constitutional law in any of the South Asian jurisdictions.
- Being registered as a graduate research student at the University of Oxford.
- Excellent writing, editing and proof-reading skills.
Eligibility
These posts are open to graduate research students in the Law Faculty or in another department or Faculty at the University of Oxford if there is a significant legal dimension to their research. The hours are in line with the restrictions on working hours for students. It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK.
Rate of Pay
These posts will be paid at the standard research assistant rate of £15.60/hour plus holiday pay of £1.88/hour = £17.48/hour.
Funding
This post is funded by the Research Support Fund, Faculty of Law, Oxford
How to Apply
Please send a short CV and cover letter (as a single PDF file) explaining why you are interested in and suitable for the posts, as well as a letter from your supervisor, confirming they support your application. Applications should reach tarunabh.khaitan@law.ox.ac.uk by noon on 22nd February 2022. Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.
Informal enquiries may be emailed to tarunabh.khaitan@law.ox.ac.uk
Graduate students in the Faculty of Law may work up to 8 hours per week, or a common sense average across the year.
Work must not commence without a letter of engagement and a right to work check having been carried out.
Approval of the Associate Dean for Research Students is required for any graduate student to work for their supervisor.