Research Assistant for the Tax Law Research Group

Internal Applicants Only

Deadline: 15 April 2023

Professor Tsilly Dagan is looking for a research assistant to help with facilitating the activities of the Tax Law Research Group for the remainder of the 2022-2023 academic year 

Tasks for the Research Assistant will include:

• Helping with the running of the Tax Law DPhil annual workshop in June 2023, including reviewing authors' papers to help match them with commentators, and liaising with authors and commentators;
• Helping coordinate Tax Law and Policy Discussion Group activities in Trinity term 2023, including scheduling and attending planning meetings with Graduate and Senior Convenors, and sending out papers to Discussion Group members;  
• Updating the Tax Law Research Group subsite, including helping write and upload News items; 
• Helping manage the Tax Law Twitter and LinkedIn accounts, including updating with announcements regarding Discussion Group papers and presenters; 
• Acting as a point of first contact for Tax Law Research Group enquiries and helping manage the Tax Law and Policy Discussion Group mailing list.

Duration and hours

Working hours: a total of up to 40 hours across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the Supervisor.

Start date: 24 April 2023

Date by which the work must be completed: 31 July 2023, or 12 weeks after start of work.

Reporting

The Research Assistant will report to Tsilly Dagan.

Requirements

• A good understanding of the field of taxation law is essential.
• Experience of event planning/co-ordination is desirable.
• Experience of using Drupal or other website content management systems is desirable.
• Experience of managing mailing lists and social media communications is desirable.

The work can be done in any place in the UK where you have access to the internet. Meetings with the PI/team members will be held online.

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 the Tax Law Research Group allowance.

How to Apply

A short CV and cover letter (including the name of your supervisor) should be sent by email to Tsilly.Dagan@law.ox.ac.uk by April 15th 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 Tsilly.Dagan@law.ox.ac.uk (Faculty member). General queries, e.g. about the appointment process, or eligibility, may be addressed to research@law.ox.ac.uk.