Research Assistant: Changing Global Orders

The Department of Politics and International Relations, in association with
the Oxford Martin School-funded research programme on Changing Global Orders,
invites applications for a research assistant in international relations and
global governance, with a focus on regionalism and regional institutions.
Reporting to the Changing Global Orders Co-Directors, Professor Louise Fawcett
and Professor Andrew Hurrell, the post holder will be work independently to
provide research support and research administration support for the
programme’s work, especially in areas concerning comparative regionalism,
regional institutions, and the changing role of regions within global order.
Administrative support will include events/publications planning and
organization.





The successful applicant will gather, analyse and present qualitative and/or
quantitative data from a variety of sources, as well as undertake
comprehensive and systematic literature reviews and write up the results for
publication in peer-reviewed journals or for presentation at conferences or
public meetings. They will also be required to manage their own academic
research and administrative activities, within guidelines provided by the Co-
Directors, and select, follow, and adapt specialist methodologies to confirm
or refute theories, and identify suitable alternatives where information or
research material is restricted.





**About you**



You will hold a first degree, together with some relevant experience and be
working toward a doctorate in International Relations or a closely related
discipline. You will also possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the
discipline to work within established research programmes and have an active
research interest in regionalism, global governance/global order, and
international institutions.



Excellent communication skills (including the ability to write text that can
be published, present data at conferences) are essential. Experience of
contributing to research publications, of contributing ideas for new research
projects and reading and writing knowledge of modern language(s) would be
desirable.





This role is fixed term until 30 September 2025 (limited by external funding)
and is part-time at 0.17 FTE (on average 6 hours a week, some flexibility
required dependent on the project need).





**Application process**



For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Professor
Louise Fawcett, Professor of International Relations and Wilfrid Knapp Fellow
and Tutor in Politics louise.fawcett@stcatz.ox.ac.uk and/or Professor Andrew
Hurrell, Senior Research Fellow at Balliol College
andrew.hurrell@politics.ox.ac.uk : all practical and procedural queries should
be sent to our Personnel team personnel@politics.ox.ac.uk All enquiries will
be treated in strict confidence; they will not form part of the selection
decision.



As part of the online application process, you should provide a supporting
statement setting out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae
and the names and contact details of two referees.





Only applications submitted online and received before **12:00 midday on
Monday 11 December 2023** will be considered. Interviews will be held remotely
on week commencing 18 December 2023





Please note that you will receive an automated email from our online
recruitment portal to confirm receipt of your application. **Please check your
spam/junk mail if you do not receive this email**. You may also receive
updates on the status of your application via the same means.





**Committed to equality and valuing diversity**