Associate Professorship of Comparative Political Economy

The Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR), in association with Magdalen College, is seeking to appoint an Associate Professor of Comparative Political Economy and Tutorial Fellow in Politics.

The successful candidate will be expected to conduct advanced research; to teach, supervise, and examine in politics (with a specialism in comparative political economy) at the graduate and undergraduate level; to play a part in the administrative work of the Department and the College; and to act as a College adviser for graduate students.

Associate Professor is the main academic career grade at Oxford with a focus on research and teaching, spanning the full range of professorial grades in the USA. Applications are welcome from both early career and established scholars with a strong background in comparative political economy, broadly understood. Applicants should have completed a doctorate in Politics or a closely related field, and should demonstrate an outstanding portfolio of research and publications in Comparative Political Economy, as well as an exciting future research programme.

The post will be held in conjunction with a Tutorial Fellowship at Magdalen College. The postholder will receive additional College benefits including either College accommodation or a College housing allowance of £15,000 p.a (which is paid as taxable, pensionable income) together with a teaching room in College. The postholder will also be assigned a room for teaching and research in the Department of Politics and International Relations, Manor Road Building, Manor Road.

If you would like to discuss this post and find out more about joining the academic community at Oxford, please email Professor Petra Schleiter, Joint Head of the Department of Politics and International Relations. Queries about Magdalen College can be addressed by email to the Senior Tutor at Magdalen College, Dr Mark Pobjoy. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a C.V, including a full list of publications; details of teaching experience; a statement of research interests and future research plans, and a covering letter or 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 by the stated deadline for applications.

Only applications received before midday (UK time) on Friday 7 April 2023 can be considered. Please quote reference 163922 on all correspondence.

Applications are encouraged from women and from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.