Postdoctoral researcher

Corehr; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

38 days leave (pro‑rata)

Childcare services

Family leave schemes

Travel discounts and loans

Social and sports clubs

Job summary

University of Oxford's Department of Computer Science invites applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Game Theory, including Social Choice Theory. The role contributes to EPSRC-funded project and reports to Professor Paul Goldberg, collaborating with King's College London.

The appointment covers November and December 2026, requiring onsite work in Oxford with possible UK-wide remote/flexible arrangements. The closing date is noon on 21st September 2026.

Job description

UK date and time: 19-September-2026 13:57

Computer Science, Wolfson Building, Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QD

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher in Computational Game Theory, including Social Choice Theory at the Department of Computer Science.

The post-holder will report directly to Professor Paul Goldberg and will work on the EPSRC-funded project “Driving Behaviour in Multi-winner Voting” within the Algorithms and Complexity Theory research theme.

The position is for the two-month period of November and December 2026. The project involves collaboration with the PI Prof. Paul Goldberg, and collaborators at King's College London. The project web page is at https://www.cs.ox.ac.uk/people/paul.goldberg/project-BMW.html

What We Offer

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 part-time roles)
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

The postholder will work onsite in the Department of Computer Science buildings in central Oxford, howeverremote (within the UK) and flexible working can be considered.

Diversity

Committed to equality and valuing diversity.

The closing date for applications is noon on Monday 21st September 2026.