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This post will focus on ethnographic work, qualitative data analysis (content analysis of text, visual analysis of images), and survey design/analysis. It is expected the successful candidate will work up a total of 111 hours which will be variable and mutually agreed from time-to-time with the supervisor. You will be based at 34 St Giles, Oxford, but you may be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working in the UK with your line manager. With planned move to new premises at the Schwarzman Centre in September 2025. The successful candidate will: • Manage their own research and administrative activities, within guidelines provided by PI • Contribute to the design of research materials and make arrangements for data gathering • Gather, analyse, and present qualitative data from a variety of sources • Undertake comprehensive and systematic literature reviews and write up the results for publication in peer-reviewed journals or for presentation at conferences or meetings • Contribute to research publications, book chapters and reviews • Contribute to discussions and share research findings with colleagues • Contribute to wider project planning, including ideas for new research projects Those seeking to apply should hold an MSc in a Social Science subject or related area, have experience with qualitative research methods, including digital ethnography and have a documented interest in researching AI and cultural work. If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Prof. Kathryn Eccles at kathryn.eccles@oii.ox.ac.uk and include “[RA]” at the start of the email subject field. Further details about the post are found in the Job Description provided. You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application. Permission will be sought from candidates at interview stage before requesting. Strictly only **online** applications received before **noon** **UK TIME** on 28 May 2025 can be considered. Interviews are expected to take place on week commencing 9 June 2025. **Committed to equality and valuing diversity** """ . "locality"@en . . . . "Address"@en . "34 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LD - with planned move to Schwarzman Centre in September 2025" . "3C09"^^ . . . _:Naa0798ab030d4367a9d8e460ee8981db "+44-1865-270708" . 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"""Job Description _________________________________________________________________________ Summary Job title Research Assistant Division Social Sciences Division Department Oxford Internet Institute Location 34 St Giles, Oxford OX1 3LD - with planned move to Schwarzman Centre in September 2025 Grade and salary Grade 6: £34,982-£40,855 per annum pro rata Hours Variable hours Contract type Fixed term until 30 December 2025 Reporting to Prof. Kathryn Eccles, Associate Professor Vacancy reference 179877 Additional information It may be possible to agree a pattern of hybrid work within the United Kingdom with the supervisor. Proof of Right To Work in the UK: This vacancy does NOT meet the Home Office requirements for a Certificate of Sponsorship application. Overview of the role Reporting to Professor Kathryn Eccles, the post holder will join a research project examining the question of how AI has intruded into the work of creative professionals, and the extent to which systems of professional gatekeeping, creative peer review, categorisation, and valorisation have been affected by new AI tools and practices. This post will focus on ethnographic work, qualitative data analysis (content analysis of text, visual analysis of images), and survey design/analysis. The department will be closed for three weeks during September during the move to the Schwarzman Centre, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter. Any associated requirements will be considered with the offered candidate when they start. Responsibilities/duties • • • • • • • Manage own research and administrative activities, within guidelines provided by PI Contribute to the design of research materials and make arrangements for data gathering Gather, analyse, and present qualitative data from a variety of sources 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 Contribute to research publications, book chapters and reviews Contribute to discussions and share research findings with colleagues Contribute to wider project planning, including ideas for new research projects Selection criteria Essential 1. Hold an MSc in a Social Science subject or related area 2. Have experience with gathering, analysing and presenting qualitative data, including digital ethnography 3. Have documented interest in AI and cultural work 4. Experience in conducting literature reviews and synthesising relevant publications 5. Ability to manage own research and administrative activities 6. Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write text that can be published, present data at conferences and meetings Desirable 1. Experience of contributing to reports and articles for publication 2. Experience of survey research 3. Experience of working in a research team and contributing ideas for new research projects Flexible working This is a variable-hours, fixed-term role, starting immediately (subject to pre-employment checks). It is expected the successful candidate will work a total of 111 hours but the exact number of hours per week will be variable and mutually agreed from time-to-time with the supervisor. You will be based at 34 St Giles, but you may be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working in the United Kingdom with your line manager. Pre-employment screening Standard checks If you are offered the post, the offer will be subject to standard pre-employment checks. You will be asked to provide: proof of your right-to-work in the UK; proof of your identity; and (if we haven’t done so already) we will contact the referees you have nominated. If you have previously worked for the University we will also verify key information such as your dates of employment and reason for leaving October 2024 2 your previous role with the department/unit where you worked. You will also be asked to complete a health declaration so that you can tell us about any health conditions or disabilities for which you may need us to make appropriate adjustments. Please read the candidate notes on the University’s pre-employment screening procedures at: https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/pre-employment-checks About the University of Oxford Welcome to the University of Oxford. We aim to lead the world in research and education for the benefit of society both in the UK and globally. Oxford’s researchers engage with academic, commercial and cultural partners across the world to stimulate high-quality research and enable innovation through a broad range of social, policy and economic impacts. We believe our strengths lie both in empowering individuals and teams to address fundamental questions of global significance, while providing all our staff with a welcoming and inclusive workplace that enables everyone to develop and do their best work. Recognising that diversity is our strength, vital for innovation and creativity, we aspire to build a truly diverse community which values and respects every individual’s unique contribution. While we have long traditions of scholarship, we are also forward-looking, creative and cutting-edge. Oxford is one of Europe's most entrepreneurial universities and we rank first in the UK for university spin-outs, and in recent years we have spun out 15-20 new companies every year. We are also recognised as leaders in support for social enterprise. Join us and you will find a unique, democratic and international community, a great range of staff benefits and access to a vibrant array of cultural activities in the beautiful city of Oxford. For more information, please visit www.ox.ac.uk/about/organisation. The Oxford Internet Institute The Oxford Internet Institute – founded in 2001 - is a multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet. Digital connections are now embedded in almost every aspect of our daily lives, and research on individual and collective behaviour online is crucial to understanding our social, economic, and political world. Research: We have unprecedented access to a huge volume of rich social data, and are developing new theories, concepts and methods to analyse it. Teaching: Our Masters and doctoral programmes bring students from all over the world, to work with our faculty at the cutting edge of their fields. Policy: We provide the empirical data and conceptual analysis that is so needed to design policy solutions to societal problems. Our academic faculty and graduate students are drawn from many different disciplines: we believe this combined approach is essential to tackle society’s ‘big questions’. Together, we aim to positively shape the development of our digital world for the public good. October 2024 3 The OII aims to operate at the cutting edge in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies that cut across disciplines and topics. The core of our activity is to develop rigorous peer-reviewed research and disseminate the outputs in high-quality journals, while ensuring that research helps inform and shape policy and practice. Our research focuses on areas critical to the public interest and has already delivered significant impact. Our faculty were among the first to draw the world’s attention to “fake news” and defined the concept of “big data”. They have undertaken ground-breaking research into technology and wellbeing using realtime industry data and persuaded major global firms to adopt a new methods and practices. And OII researchers have developed the first global ratings system for firms operating in the gig economy and had a significant role in influencing the online harms debate in the UK. Our four teaching programmes graduate around 80 students a year across our two MSc programmes in addition to around five doctoral students. Many of our talented alumni go on to perform important roles and achieve significant accomplishments in the world of policymaking, technology development, civil society and academia. In 2025, the OII is expected to take up residence in the new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, moving from our current location across three sites on St Giles. For more information about the Oxford Internet Institute please visit https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/. Social Sciences Division The Oxford Internet Institute is a department within the Social Sciences Division, one of four academic Divisions in the University, each with considerable devolved budgetary and financial authority, and responsibility for providing a broad strategic focus across its constituent disciplines. The Social Sciences Division represents the largest grouping of social sciences in the UK. 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The Oxford Internet Institute—founded in 2001—is a multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet. 

 

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford to work as a Variable Hours Research Assistant for Prof. Kathryn Eccles.  This is a variable-hours, fixed-term role, starting from approximately mid June 2025 to early October 2025.

 

You will join a research project examining the question of how AI has intruded into the work of creative professionals, and the extent to which systems of professional gatekeeping, creative peer review, categorisation, and valorisation have been affected by new AI tools and practices. This post will focus on ethnographic work, qualitative data analysis (content analysis of text, visual analysis of images), and survey design/analysis.

 

It is expected the successful candidate will work up a total of 111 hours which will be variable and mutually agreed from time-to-time with the supervisor.  

 

You will be based at 34 St Giles, Oxford, but you may be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working in the UK with your line manager. With planned move to new premises at the Schwarzman Centre in September 2025. 

 

The successful candidate will: 

•         Manage their own research and administrative activities, within guidelines provided by PI

•         Contribute to the design of research materials and make arrangements for data gathering

•         Gather, analyse, and present qualitative data from a variety of sources

•         Undertake comprehensive and systematic literature reviews and write up the results for publication in peer-reviewed journals or for presentation at conferences or meetings

•         Contribute to research publications, book chapters and reviews

•         Contribute to discussions and share research findings with colleagues

•         Contribute to wider project planning, including ideas for new research projects

 

Those seeking to apply should hold an MSc in a Social Science subject or related area, have experience with qualitative research methods, including digital ethnography and have a documented interest in researching AI and cultural work. 

 

If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Prof. Kathryn Eccles at kathryn.eccles@oii.ox.ac.uk and include “[RA]” at the start of the email subject field. Further details about the post are found in the Job Description provided.  

 

You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application.  Permission will be sought from candidates at interview stage before requesting. 

 

Strictly only online applications received before noon UK TIME on 28 May 2025 can be considered. 

 

Interviews are expected to take place on week commencing 9 June 2025. 

 

Committed to equality and valuing diversity
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