Associate Professorship in Evidence Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation

The Division of Social Coverage and Intervention seeks an impressive candidate for the place of Affiliate Professor in Proof-Primarily based Social Intervention and Coverage Analysis. The appointment might be made in affiliation with a non-tutorial fellowship at Inexperienced Templeton Faculty, additional particulars of which will be discovered within the additional particulars. The submit will begin on 1 September 2024 or as quickly as doable thereafter.

Purposes are invited from candidates with an impressive programme of empirical analysis in social or psychosocial intervention or coverage analysis analysis, with a concentrate on testing the effectiveness of interventions and insurance policies to deal with social or psychosocial issues. Experience in non-randomised strategies (e.g. pure experimental or quasi-experimental designs) for coverage analysis would even be a bonus. Nonetheless, we additionally encourage glorious candidates providing different approaches related to our analysis and instructing programme.

The profitable candidate may have accomplished a doctorate in social or behavioural sciences or public well being, or different carefully associated self-discipline. They may have an impressive programme of analysis and a observe file of securing analysis grants, together with the flexibility to show, supervise and assess high-achieving graduate college students from various backgrounds. Expertise and information of social coverage and intervention analysis strategies, corresponding to conducting randomised trials, quasi-experimental evaluations, or systematic critiques and meta-analysis are important, together with an understanding of the problems concerned in utilizing analysis proof to tell and affect coverage and follow.

The appointee might be anticipated to have interaction in unbiased analysis, in addition to contributing to instructing, supervision and analyzing at graduate degree in Proof-Primarily based Social Intervention and Coverage Analysis. The submit holder might be a part of a vigorous and intellectually stimulating multi-disciplinary analysis neighborhood throughout the division in addition to actively collaborating within the lifetime of the faculty.

Additional info will be obtained from Professor Jane Barlow, Head of Division (

[email protected]

). All enquiries might be handled in strict confidence and won’t type a part of the choice determination.

Additionally, you will be requested to add a CV, together with a full checklist of publications,  a supporting assertion (2-4 pages) and a analysis assertion (2 pages most). The supporting assertion ought to clarify the way you meet the every of the choice standards for the submit utilizing examples of your abilities and expertise. This may occasionally embody expertise gained in training or employment. The analysis assertion ought to summarise the previous, present and future path of your analysis, highlighting how your analysis has advanced and your key achievements.

You might be additionally required to supply particulars of three referees whom you might have requested to submit confidential reference letters. 

Solely on-line purposes made by 12 midday UK time on 15 April 2024 might be thought of. Interviews are more likely to happen in Could.

The Division of Social Coverage and Intervention holds a Bronze Athena Swan Award which demonstrates our dedication in direction of development of gender equality in larger training and analysis establishments: equal alternatives, illustration and success for all. Purposes are notably welcome from ladies and black and minority ethnic candidates, who’re under-represented in educational posts in Oxford.