Postdoc: Quantitative Political Science—Trust & Democracy

University of Oxford; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Generous leave

Pension scheme

Transport benefits

Family leave

Social clubs

Job summary

The University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work with Prof Petra Schleiter on the TRUST-D project. Based at CeDR, you will lead quantitative analyses of participatory innovations and political trust using advanced causal inference methods.

You will assemble, merge and analyse large administrative, electoral and survey datasets, contribute to publications and policy briefs, and engage with stakeholders

Qualifications

• Lead rigorous quantitative research designs using advanced causal inference methods.
• Assemble, merge and analyse large administrative, electoral and survey datasets.
• Contribute to publications, policy briefs and replication datasets.

Responsibilities

• Lead quantitative analyses for TRUST-D project.
• Link European and regional datasets and provide robust causal estimates.
• Collaborate with PI, collaborators and policy stakeholders.

Job description

The University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to work with Prof Petra Schleiter on the TRUST-D project. Based at CeDR, you will lead quantitative analyses of participatory innovations and political trust using advanced causal inference methods.

You will assemble, merge and analyse large administrative, electoral and survey datasets, contribute to publications and policy briefs, and engage with stakeholders