About the Blavatnik School of Government
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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 (pro-rata for variable hours appointments)
- Entitlement to University sick pay
- Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
- Opportunities for remote working.
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About the Role
The Blavatnik School of Government is seeking a Research Assistant to provide research support to the Minerva Global Security Programme: Contested Cross-border Spaces, Illicit Flows, and Order in the Contemporary World, funded by the Minerva Research Initiative.
Reporting to Dr Katerina Tkacova (Research Fellow in the Minerva Global Security Programme), you will be coordinating the writing of a handbook on global security, including liaising with authors of various chapters.
This role is on a variable hours basis, and it is envisaged that the Research Assistant will work up to 10 hours per week.
This is post is fixed-term until 31 August 2024, with possibility of extension.
About You
You must hold a graduate degree, together with some relevant experience. You will possess specialist knowledge, have the ability to manage your own research and administrative activities, and excellent communication skills. Experience of coordinating larger publication projects is also essential.
Application Process
The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon (UK time) on Friday 12 April 2024.
Interviews are expected to take place on week commencing 22 April 2024.
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