Senior Research Officer, What Works Hub for Global Education (Postdoctoral Researcher)
Applications for this vacancy closed on 15 January 2025 at 12:00PM
**About the Blavatnik School of Government**
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:
**teaching** **current and future leaders** ; **generating** **research with
impact** ; and **engaging** **with governments and practitioners**.
**What we offer**
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 – 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.
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
* An excellent contributory pension scheme
* 38 days’ annual leave
* Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services
* Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
* Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
* Opportunities for remote working.
More information about working at the School can be found on our jobs page.
**About the Role**
The postholder will have an exciting opportunity to engage with the large
community of researchers at the What Works Hub for Global Education, the CSAE,
the broader Oxford academic community, and with other researchers at
universities and international organisations working on similar areas, while
also developing their own research portfolio. Oxford provides a vibrant
environment for researchers in the social sciences. Many previous Oxford
postdoctoral fellows have moved on to permanent faculty positions at leading
universities in the US and Europe, or in leading public policy organisations.
The postholder will contribute to the WWHGE work in Pillar 3, research in
implementation science in education. In addition to conducting independent
research, the postholder will be expected as much as is feasible to work on
research projects with, or relevant for our strategic partners, working
closely with Stefan Dercon and Noam Angrist. The postholder will author and
co-author academic articles, working papers, reports, policy briefs, and other
outputs, summarising and reporting on results of the research synthesis and
evidence translation. They will coordinate, manage, facilitate and contribute
to existing research projects within WWHGE and strategic partners, guided by
Stefan Dercon and/or Noam Angrist. They will identify and implement novel
independent and joint research, preferably with Oxford-based researchers, that
is consistent with the focus of the project, including working with strategic
partners.
The postholder will be expected to contribute to the broader development
community, including as curated by CSAE, such as by attending seminars and
workshops, some mentoring of students, and other activities consistent with
further developing the vibrant research community on education and development
at Oxford.
**About You**
You will either already hold or be close to completing a PhD degree in
economics, education, public policy and/or development studies you will have a
strong focus on research on education with a strong quantitative focus. You
will have proven experience in the form of papers and projects of research in
themes broadly linked to the post.
Along with your experience of conducting research on developing economies,
with strong preference for experience in research on Africa and South Asia,
you will have the ability to carry our independent quantitative research, with
solid theoretical foundations, including strong writing skills and excellent
skills in statistics/econometrics. Strong IT skills specific to the
discipline, including the use of Stata/R and LateX.
You will have the ability to work effectively with colleagues as part of
building and contributing to a research community. You will also have
excellent interpersonal and communication skills, especially those necessary
for working in policy circles and to communicate effectively to relevant
academic and non-academic audiences using a range of media.
**Application Process**
You will be required to upload a supporting statement, your CV and the details
of two referees as part of your online application.
The closing date for applications is **12 Noon on Wednesday 15 January 2025**
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:
**teaching** **current and future leaders** ; **generating** **research with
impact** ; and **engaging** **with governments and practitioners**.
**What we offer**
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 – 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.
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
* An excellent contributory pension scheme
* 38 days’ annual leave
* Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services
* Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
* Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
* Opportunities for remote working.
More information about working at the School can be found on our jobs page.
**About the Role**
The postholder will have an exciting opportunity to engage with the large
community of researchers at the What Works Hub for Global Education, the CSAE,
the broader Oxford academic community, and with other researchers at
universities and international organisations working on similar areas, while
also developing their own research portfolio. Oxford provides a vibrant
environment for researchers in the social sciences. Many previous Oxford
postdoctoral fellows have moved on to permanent faculty positions at leading
universities in the US and Europe, or in leading public policy organisations.
The postholder will contribute to the WWHGE work in Pillar 3, research in
implementation science in education. In addition to conducting independent
research, the postholder will be expected as much as is feasible to work on
research projects with, or relevant for our strategic partners, working
closely with Stefan Dercon and Noam Angrist. The postholder will author and
co-author academic articles, working papers, reports, policy briefs, and other
outputs, summarising and reporting on results of the research synthesis and
evidence translation. They will coordinate, manage, facilitate and contribute
to existing research projects within WWHGE and strategic partners, guided by
Stefan Dercon and/or Noam Angrist. They will identify and implement novel
independent and joint research, preferably with Oxford-based researchers, that
is consistent with the focus of the project, including working with strategic
partners.
The postholder will be expected to contribute to the broader development
community, including as curated by CSAE, such as by attending seminars and
workshops, some mentoring of students, and other activities consistent with
further developing the vibrant research community on education and development
at Oxford.
**About You**
You will either already hold or be close to completing a PhD degree in
economics, education, public policy and/or development studies you will have a
strong focus on research on education with a strong quantitative focus. You
will have proven experience in the form of papers and projects of research in
themes broadly linked to the post.
Along with your experience of conducting research on developing economies,
with strong preference for experience in research on Africa and South Asia,
you will have the ability to carry our independent quantitative research, with
solid theoretical foundations, including strong writing skills and excellent
skills in statistics/econometrics. Strong IT skills specific to the
discipline, including the use of Stata/R and LateX.
You will have the ability to work effectively with colleagues as part of
building and contributing to a research community. You will also have
excellent interpersonal and communication skills, especially those necessary
for working in policy circles and to communicate effectively to relevant
academic and non-academic audiences using a range of media.
**Application Process**
You will be required to upload a supporting statement, your CV and the details
of two referees as part of your online application.
The closing date for applications is **12 Noon on Wednesday 15 January 2025**
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**About the Blavatnik School of Government**
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: **teaching** **current and future leaders** ; **generating** **research with impact** ; and **engaging** **with governments and practitioners**. **What we offer** 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 – all of which are open to staff. On the social ... About the Blavatnik School of Government 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: teaching current and future leaders; generating research with impact; and engaging with governments and practitioners. What we offer 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 – all of which are open to staff. ... |
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