Associate Professorship of Quantitative Methods in International Relations

The Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) in association with Brasenose College are recruiting to the post of Quantitative Methods in International Relations to start from 1 September 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter. Applications are welcome from both early career and established scholars in any sub-field of international relations. Substantive expertise in international conflict and security will be an advantage.

The successful candidate will be required to carry out advanced research in the field and to develop courses and provide teaching and supervision to undergraduate and graduate students. They will be expected to play a leading role in the development and delivery of quantitative methods training within the Department’s graduate and undergraduate programmes. They will also be contributing to the core courses in International Relations, and delivery of appropriate optional courses, including International Conflict and Security to undergraduates and graduates. The appointee will be required to supervise graduate students, participate in academic administration, examining and assessment, the admission of students to the Department and College, and in the governance of the Department and the College.

The post will be held in conjunction with a Tutorial Fellowship at Brasenose College.

DPIR strongly encourages applications from women and/or candidates from a BME background as they are currently under-represented in academic posts.

If you would like to discuss this post and find out more about joining the academic community at Oxford, please contact Petra Schleiter, Joint Head of Department at DPIR (petra.schleiter@politics.ox.ac.uk). All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a CV, a covering letter or statement and a separate research statement and teaching statement. You are also required to provide details of three referees whom you have asked to submit confidential reference letters. Please ensure that your referees send their letters to vacancies@politics.ox.ac.uk by the stated deadline for applications.

Circumstances such as caring responsibilities, ill health or disability may result in the quantity of a candidate's outputs being less than might otherwise be expected, therefore when considering candidate's research and publication record, career breaks will be taken into consideration.

Only applications received before 12:00 midday (UK time) on Monday 1 April 2024 can be considered. Please quote reference 171326 in all correspondence.

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