Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the Minerva Global Security Programme

<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p></p><div><strong>About the Blavatnik School of Government</strong></div><br> <div>Our vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: <strong>teaching</strong> <strong>current and future leaders</strong>; <strong>generating</strong> <strong>research with impact</strong>; and <strong>engaging</strong> <strong>with governments and practitioners</strong>.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>What we offer</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The School is a collaborative, friendly, and dynamic department based in an award-winning building in Oxford. We host regular events and talks with well-known guest speakers &#8211; all of which are open to staff. On the social side, we have regular coffee/cake mornings for staff, a family-friendly Halloween event, and Christmas and summer parties.</div><br> <div>As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees&#8217; wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:</div><br> <ul><br> <li>An excellent contributory pension scheme</li><br> <li>38 days&#8217; annual leave</li><br> <li>Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services</li><br> <li>Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans</li><br> <li>Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs</li><br> <li>Opportunities for remote working.</li><br> </ul><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>More information about working at the School can be found on our&#160;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/workforus">jobs page</a>.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About the role</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The Blavatnik School of Government is looking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to contribute to the <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.bsg.ox.ac.uk/research/global-security-contested-space-illicit-flows-and-order-contemporary-world">Minerva Global Security Programme: Contested Cross-border Spaces, Illicit Flows, and Order in the Contemporary World</a><strong>.</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The role would suit a researcher with an excellent grounding in security studies and/or quantitative methods. Awareness of the key literature and debates on global security is required.&#160;The Research Fellow will support the collection, analysis, and writing up of data obtained through mixed methods. It is anticipated that the postholder will co-author one or more research papers with the PI.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The contract is fixed-term until 31 August 2025, with the possibility for extension.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>About you</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>You will hold, or be close to completion of, a doctorate along with relevant experience in International Relations, security studies, or peace and conflict studies. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic about interdisciplinary research and about working in a team, have a keen eye for detail, be proactive about identifying and solving problems, and be an effective communicator.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div><strong>Application process</strong></div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>You will be required to upload a sole-authored writing sample, &#160;<a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/cv-and-supporting-statement">covering letter/supporting statement, your CV</a>, and the details of two referees as part of your online application.</div><br> <div>&#160;</div><br> <div>The closing date for applications is <strong>12 noon (UK time) on Monday 29 January 2024</strong></div> </div>