Researcher
Grade 7: £36,024 - £44,263 per annum pro rata
Reporting to the Principal Investigator, Dr Kate Greasley (Associate Professor of Law, University of Oxford), the post-holder will collaborate on an AHRC-funded project entitled Sexual Consent in the Post-#MeToo World: A Study in Philosophy and Law.
The research work will involve discussing, thinking, and writing about consent to sexual activity and other salient issues arising out of the #MeToo movement, from philosophical, legal, and political perspectives. This will include producing at least one single-authored piece of scholarship, under the mentorship of the PI; reading and commenting on draft work by the PI, collaborating with the PI on a series of filmed interviews with scholars working on questions concerning consent; collaborating with the PI to organise a conference to take place in Oxford in July 2024; and authoring shorter “think pieces” and blog posts to disseminate key ideas to a general audience.
The successful candidate will hold a relevant PhD/DPhil in the field of Philosophy, Law, or Politics, or be close to the completion thereof, together with relevant experience; possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to work within established research programmes; ability to manage own academic research and associated activities; previous experience of contributing to publications/presentations and the ability to contribute ideas for new research projects and research income generation. Experience of independently managing a discrete area of a research project and actively collaborating in the development of research articles for publication is desirable. For further details about the role, please consult the further particulars. Enquiries can also be submitted to kate.greasley@hertford.ox.ac.uk
This post is part time (0.7 FTE) and fixed term from 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024. The expectation is that the post holder will be based on site for at least two days per week during term time.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide one piece of sample written work, of up to 12,000 words (this could be a work-in-progress, a thesis chapter, or a published article) and will be asked to arrange for two references to be submitted before the interviews take place.
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via www.recruit.ox.ac.uk and enter vacancy ID: 166333. You will be required to submit a covering letter and CV as part of your application.
Closing date for applications is midday on Wednesday 12 July 2023. Interviews are likely to be held online as soon as possible after the closing date.
Deadline date: Midday on Wednesday 12 July 2023