Senior Research Fellow in Economics

Applications are invited for a full-time Senior Research Fellow in Economics
at Oxford University’s Global Priorities Institute (GPI).





The post is fixed-term from the date of appointment for up to two years and is
anticipated to start in September 2024 (flexible). As a Senior Research
Fellow, you will work with the economics team at GPI to develop research
projects directly relevant to GPI’s research agenda that intersect with your
own areas of interest and expertise, and you will spend at least 50% of your
time working on these projects. The role requires no teaching load and only
minor supervision responsibilities, although teaching may be arranged if the
fellow would like to do so. The Global Priorities Institute is an
interdisciplinary research centre, which aims to develop and promote rigorous,
scientific approaches to the question of how appropriately motivated actors
can do good more effectively. GPI formally sits within the Faculty of
Philosophy at Oxford University. You will be a member of GPI’s economics
research team and an Associate Member of the Department of Economics, one of
the world’s leading economics departments. You will be based at the Global
Priorities Institute, and you will have a desk at the Economics Department in
the Manor Road Building as well as at GPI’s offices. You will be assigned a
mentor who is a member of the Department of Economics and you will also have
the opportunity to receive mentorship and research advice from more senior
economists external to Oxford who work with GPI.





Applicants are required to have a PhD awarded either in Economics or in a
closely related discipline together with equivalent experience and expertise
in Economics and significant post-qualification research experience. Also
essential are experience of independent research, outstanding academic
ability, and an excellent track record in producing research suitable for
publication in peer-reviewed journals. In addition, you must possess a genuine
interest in global priorities research and be able to reflect on the impact of
your research on the world beyond academia.





We particularly encourage applications from women, black and ethnic minority
candidates, as these groups are underrepresented in economics.





Please note that GPI is advertising for a number of postdoctoral and senior
research fellow roles in economics and will run the selection processes for
these concurrently. If you apply for one of these roles, by default we will
consider that you have applied for all of them, unless you state otherwise in
your application. You therefore only need to apply for one role and if you are
invited to the longlisting stage of the process, we can discuss which role is
likely to be most suitable given your academic background and level of
experience.





Applications for this post are to be made online and must be submitted no
later than 12 noon (UK time) on 22 November 2023.