Research Assistant, Mapping Death Row for Drug Offenders (DPRU)

Internal Applicants Only

Deadline: 25 October 2024

Professor Carolyn Hoyle is looking for a research assistant to help with her ESRC funded research aimed at mapping death row for drug offenders in Southeast Asia.

The project aims are to collate information on individual cases from published legal judgments of those executed and sentenced to death for drug crimes in Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore.

Tasks for the Research Assistant will be:

• Research support: e.g. Retrieving judgments from the appeal stages of capital cases from online databases
• Data input or analysis: e.g. Reviewing judgments and collating key relevant details about cases into a template spreadsheet
• General research project support: e.g. Discussing national-level trends and patterns from cases with the DPRU’s Postdoctoral Researcher

Duration and hours

Working hours: a total of up to 70 hours across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the project supervisor.

Start date: 1 November 2024

Date by which the work must be completed: 31 March 2025

Reporting

The Research Assistant will report to Professor Carolyn Hoyle.

Requirements

• A good understanding of the field of criminology is essential
• Experience of writing brief reports for non-academic audiences is essential
• A knowledge of death penalty law is desirable.
• Experience of the legal systems in the following countries is desirable: Southeast Asian countries
• Experience of empirical research is desirable.
• Experience of the following software/applications is desirable: Airtable
• Good spreadsheet skills are desirable.

Your normal place of work will be the St Cross Building or the Manor Road Building, Manor Road.  However, provided you have the agreement of your PI/Supervisor, and a suitable space to work (including library access if required), it may be possible to undertake the work remotely.  

In all cases the work must be undertaken in the UK. 

Please note that you will be required to complete a Right to Work check before starting work. The Law Faculty HR Team will contact you directly to arrange for the appropriate check to take place. What is a right to work check? | Staff Immigration (ox.ac.uk)

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to current graduate students at the University of Oxford.

Rate of Pay

The work will be paid at £17.83 per hour, which equates to University Grade 6, point 1, on the basis of completed and approved timesheets, which must be submitted to payroll@law.ox.ac.uk by the last Friday of each calendar month for payment on the last working day of the following month.

In addition, paid annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.

Funding

This opportunity is funded by a research grant from the ESRC (BAR00800).

How to Apply

A short CV and cover letter (including the name of your supervisor) should be sent by email to carolyn.hoyle@crim.ox.ac.uk by Friday 25th October 2024. Please explain how you meet the requirements for the role, and give details of your availability. Supervisors may be asked for a reference. 

Enquiries about the project are welcome, and may be addressed to carolyn.hoyle@crim.ox.ac.uk  (Faculty member). General queries, e.g. about the appointment process, or eligibility, may be addressed to research@law.ox.ac.uk.