Vacancies: Research Fellowships in Economics

Applications for all roles are now closed. Applicants to each role will be considered for all available economics Fellowship roles, so you need only apply to one position. Applications closed at noon (GMT) on 22 November:

We are concurrently hiring for an Assitant Director (Economics) - details here.

The Global Priorities Institute (GPI), in association with the Department of Economics, offers openings for both Postdoctoral Research Fellows (Oxford's academic grade 7) and Senior Research Fellows (Oxford's academic grades 8 and 9). The Fellowships offer researchers the opportunity to develop their research portfolio within one of the world’s leading Economics departments and so strengthen their future position in the academic job market.

Successful applicants will conduct advanced research in economics. You will work with the economics team at GPI to develop research projects directly relevant to GPI’s research agenda that intersect with your own areas of interest and expertise, and you will spend at least 50% of your time working on these projects. The role requires no teaching load and only minor supervision responsibilities, although teaching may be arranged if the fellow would like to do so. The Global Priorities Institute is an interdisciplinary research centre, which aims to develop and promote rigorous, scientific approaches to the question of how appropriately motivated actors can do good more effectively. GPI formally sits within the Faculty of Philosophy at Oxford University. You will be a member of GPI’s economics research team and an associate member of the Department of Economics, one of the world’s leading economics departments. You will be based at the Global Priorities Institute and you will have a desk at the Economics Department in the Manor Road Building as well as at GPI’s offices. You will be assigned a mentor who is a member of the Department of Economics and you will also have the opportunity to receive mentorship and research advice from more senior economists external to Oxford who work with GPI.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (grade 7) applicants are required to either have, or be close to finishing, a PhD either in economics or in a closely related discipline, combined with equivalent experience and expertise in economics. Senior Research Fellow (grades 8 and 9) applicants are expected to have more research experience and a stronger track record of producing research suitable for publication in top economics journals. Also essential for all posts is outstanding academic ability and an interest in global priorities research. Alongside a CV, research paper and references, applications should include a supporting statement that clearly demonstrates your knowledge of and interest in global priorities research.

Candidates can apply for either a 2-year or a 4-year fixed-term position (with a possibility of extension), though applicants to one position will be considered for all open economics fellowship positions. All positions are full-time with the University of Oxford. We welcome applications from researchers who might prefer to complete a one- or two-year position at GPI before starting a new job elsewhere or returning to an existing position. Visa support is also available for successful applicants from overseas. We particularly encourage applications from women, black and ethnic minority candidates, as these groups are underrepresented in economics.

Details

Applications

Applications for all roles are now open. Applications are to be made online via the following links:

You will need to submit the following materials:

  • A CV and supporting statement. The supporting statement should be about one page in length and should include at least 100 words that clearly demonstrate your knowledge of and interest in global priorities research. You should also explain briefly how you meet the selection criteria for the post using examples of your skills and experience. This may include experience gained in employment, education, or during career breaks (such as time out to care for dependants).  
  • A research paper of your best, most polished work in economics, typically a job market paper or similar, that is suitable for us to use to assess your academic ability. It is not important that the topic of the research paper be relevant to the Institute’s research agenda, provided that sufficient evidence of your fit to the Institute is provided elsewhere in your application. 
  • The details of three referees and indication whether we can contact them now. We expect to contact referees for all longlisted candidates. If you are longlisted for the position, the committee will contact each of your referees to request a letter of reference. However, your referees may submit letters at any time before then either by emailing [email protected] or Alternatively, references can be submitted on application using the EconJobMarket (www.econjobmarket.org) web portal. If you are applying for more than one position at GPI, each referee can submit a single letter of reference for all of your applications. Please note that all other application materials must be submitted via the University of Oxford portal.

Longlisted candidates will be asked to complete a questionnaire. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the last stage of the application process, which will include submission of a research proposal, delivering a research presentation and an interview (which will be conducted online).

If you have any questions about this role, please contact [email protected]. (Do not send your application material to this email address, applications can only be submitted via the University of Oxford application portal.)

* Note that the initial version of the Further Particulars (FPs) for the Senior Research Fellow (Grade 9) roles had an incorrect list of materials to submit with your application. If you accessed the FPs of either of these roles before Monday 6 November, please make sure to download the amended version and submit the materials as noted therein (also detailed above).