Research Assistant: Women, Gender and Constitutionalism in Central and Eastern Europe

Internal Applicants Only

Deadline: 27 February 2023

Dr Barbara Havelková is looking for a research assistant to prepare for submission of an article to the International Journal of Constitutional Law (ICON) for a symposium on ‘Women, Gender and Constitutionalism in Central and Eastern Europe’. The work will largely consist in proof editing and formatting.

 

Duration and hours

Working hours: a total of up to 30 hours across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the Supervisor.

Start date: 6 March 2023

Date by which the work must be completed: 28 May 2023

 

Reporting
The Research Assistant will report to Dr Barbara Havelková.

 

Requirements

  • Experience with text-editing, language-proofing and pre-publication formatting is essential.
  • Experience of academic referencing systems is desirable.

The work can be done in any place in the UK where you have access to a good library and internet. Meetings with the PI may either be held in person in Oxford, or online (to be agreed on appointment).

 

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 Research Support Fund award (RSF2223-23).

 

How to Apply

A short CV and a few lines on motivation should be sent by email to Dr Barbara Havelková (Barbara.havelkova@law.ox.ac.uk) by 27 February 2023. Supervisors may be asked for a reference. 

Enquiries about the project are welcome, and may be addressed to Barbara.havelkova@law.ox.ac.uk. 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 AssistantGraduate 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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