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The Blavatnik School of Government is seeking an experienced writer and researcher to join the award-winning Case Centre on Public Leadership.

 

The Case Centre supports the development of teaching cases that are based on real-world public-policy challenges and are used to hone students’ analytical, decision-making and implementation skills. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the School’s teaching by applying academic research to real public-policy and managerial dilemmas, with topics as varied as civil service reform in Ghana to anti-corruption efforts in Paraguay.

 

You will work closely with the Case Centre team as well as faculty at the School and practitioners in the field to develop case studies and other teaching materials, including case supplements, abridgements, background notes, teaching notes, and multimedia products. The work entails project management, document research, interviewing, writing compelling case narratives, and constructing case exhibits. You will also contribute to the development and expansion of the Case Centre, including supporting case-training programmes for faculty.

 

You will have a varied workload, balancing months-long case projects with other short-term activities. In addition to conducting diverse research and writing activities, you will also support a number of administrative and organisational duties for the growing team. This may include disseminating cases internally and externally, promoting our teaching material externally, and helping to coordinate events and workshops for faculty and other stakeholders.

 

 

You will have excellent writing, organisational, and interpersonal skills, experience conducting in-depth fact-checking and information searches, and an ability to meet deadlines to contribute to the production of high-quality case studies.

 

You will be able to work with the School’s faculty to write case studies and develop a practice of case-method teaching, including working with faculty who may be unfamiliar with cases as a teaching tool. You should have experience with managing an in-depth writing project from conception to dissemination, such as a case study or a research report. While case-writing experience is an advantage, it is not necessary; the right candidate will be trained up on the job.

 

For further details on this position, please consult the job description.

 

 

You will be required to upload a CV, covering letter/supporting statement, one writing sample and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

 

The closing date for applications is 12 noon (UK time) on Friday 8 March 2024. Interviews will take place during week commencing 11 March 2024.