Research Assistant, Private and Criminal Law

Internal Applicants Only

Deadline: 3 March 2023

Professor Matt Dyson is looking for a research assistant to help with comparative and historical work in private law and criminal law.

The project aims are to support the development and completion of academic publications.

Tasks for the Research Assistant will be obtaining materials, particularly scanning, and assisting with text formatting.

 

Duration and hours

Working hours: a total of up to 150 hours across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the Supervisor.

Start date: 10 March 2023

Date by which the work must be completed: 30 July 2023

 

Reporting

The Research Assistant will report to Matt Dyson

 

Requirements

  • Good text editing and formatting skills are essential
  • Ability to use library and online resources effectively is essential.
  • Ability to work on English language materials in more than one jurisdiction is desirable.
  • Ability to do modern legal history, including some familiarity with finding materials since 1850, is desirable.
  • Ability to work in French, German, Italian, Spanish or Portuguese are potentially valuable but the absence of them does not rule you out in any way.

The work can be done in any place in the UK where you have access to a good library and internet, but access to the Bodleian is likely to be required.

 

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to current graduate students in the Faculty of Law, and the hours are in line with the restrictions on working hours for students within the Law Faculty.

It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK. 

 

Rate of Pay

The work will be paid at £16.49 per hour (including the exceptional non-consolidated uplift for 2022-23), 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 Law Faculty Officer allowance.

 

How to Apply

A short CV and cover letter (including the name of your supervisor) should be sent by email to matthew.dyson@law.ox.ac.uk by 3 March 2023. 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 Matt Dyson. General queries, e.g. about the appointment process, or eligibility, may be addressed to research@law.ox.ac.uk.

Guidelines for Faculty members, line managers and students

Work must not commence without a letter of engagement or variable hours contract and a right to work check having been carried out by the Faculty Personnel Officer.

Graduate student engagement opportunities in the Faculty of Law usually fall into one of three categories: Research Assistant; Graduate Teaching Assistant; or Blog Editor. 

Full-time graduate students in the Faculty of Law may work up to 8 hours per week, or a common sense average across the year, regardless of the type of work.

Students may not work for their own supervisor without the approval of the Associate Dean for Graduate Students.

Any queries regarding the eligibility of a particular student should be directed to Geraldine Malloy in the Faculty Office.

It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK.

 

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