Research Assistants for Mapping Death Row for Drug Offences in the Middle East
Professor Carolyn Hoyle is looking for three research assistants to help with the project “Mapping Death Row for Drug Offences in the Middle East: Gender, citizenship and justice”
The project aims to develop a database of those convicted and sentenced to death or executed for drug offences in the region since 2016.
Tasks for the Research Assistants will be shared out once appointments are made:
- literature review on the political economy of capital punishment for drug trafficking in the Middle East
- literature review on penal policies and practices for drug crime (criminalisation/harsh penal responses) across the Middle East, exploring how criminal justice responses to drug offending are shaped by historical (including colonial) and contemporary power relations, politics and culture. How do the power relations and the wider landscape of cultural, and religious and geo-political power, create and sustain the conditions whereby some people, and not others, are subject to the excesses of penal power.
Duration and hours
Working hours: a total of up to 70 hours for each research assistant across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the project supervisor.
Start date: 19th May 2023
Date by which the work must be completed: 31st July 2023
Reporting
The Research Assistants will report to Professor Carolyn Hoyle
Requirements
- Experience of conducting literature reviews in criminology is essential
- A good understanding of the field of criminal justice and punishment is essential
- Knowledge of the death penalty is desirable
- Familiarity with theories of punishment is desirable
- Experience of the legal systems in the Middle East or Asia 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/team members will be held in-person in Oxford or 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 £17.02 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 research grant from the John Fell Fund.
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 12th May. 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 (Faculty member). 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.