Postdoctoral Researcher in Political Economy

University of Oxford
Oxford - United Kingdom
S: £30,434 - £37,394

The Department of Sociology seeks an enthusiastic quantitative researcher to work on an EU-funded project to evaluate the health effects of lobbying and corporate influence. This offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to the development of a world-leading research programme in the political economy of health at the University of Oxford to work with Professor David Stuckler.

The appointed person will take responsibility for leading several analyses using innovative text-based datasets and software, social network analysis, and quantitative power-structure analysis. He/she will also be engaged in writing research proposals on related topics. Researchers will be encouraged to further their research portfolios and publication outputs and to develop their academic career potential. The successful candidate will be engaged in writing research proposals on related topics and will be expected to manage their own academic research.

The successful candidate will hold or expect to obtain a PhD or DPhil in economics or political science. Training and expertise in analysing secondary data, strong quantitative analysis skills and proficiency in using STATA and EndNote are essential. Candidates will be required to show evidence of developing a track record of excellent quality publications in highly-ranked peer-reviewed academic journals and/or major presses.

The post is full-time on a fixed-term contract, for 30 months however the start date is flexible and can be negotiated.

Applications, including a covering letter, CV and the names of three referees, should be submitted by 12.00 noon on 3 December 2014.

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