We are seeking four Research Assistants to join the vibrant and innovative Research Group on Digital Ethics and Defence Technologies, led by Professor Mariarosaria Taddeo. We are looking for passionate, highly qualified and motivated researchers to join a world leading group to work on the ethical governance of emerging technologies in defence.

The position is full-time and fixed term for 3 months or to the funding end date of 25 February 2026 – whichever is sooner – with an aim to start on 1 December 2025.

The research assistants will work with a team of experts to undertake research and contribute to draft a resulting article. We are looking for RAs with a background in any of these research areas: digital ethics, governance of emerging technology and law, the ethics/governance of cybersecurity, the ethics/governance of blockchain and crypto.

Main duties include undertaking comprehensive and systematic literature reviews, writing up the results for publication in peer-reviewed journals and gathering, analysing and presenting data from a variety of sources.

The ideal candidate must hold a first degree, together with relevant experience, in one or more of the following: digital ethics, governance of emerging technology and law, the ethics/governance of cybersecurity, the ethics/governance of blockchain and crypto. They will have excellent written, verbal and data presentation skills.

If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Professor Rosaria Taddeo on Mariarosaria.taddeo@oii.ox.ac.uk. Further details including the full selection criteria are found in the Job Description provided.

You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application.

Only online applications received before noon 10 November can be considered.

The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) and the Centre for Advanced Social Science Methods (CASSM) at the Department for Politics and International Relations (DPIR) are seeking to appoint an Associate Professor of Politics, Technology and Computational Social Science, to start from approximately Trinity Term 2026.  This post is held in association with Reuben College. The successful candidate will be appointed to a Fellowship by Special Election at Reuben College and will become a member of the College’s Governing Body.

The post-holder will be expected to conduct internationally excellent research at the intersection of politics, technology, and computational social science methods. They will contribute to graduate-level teaching and supervision, participate in admissions, examining and assessment, and engage fully in academic administration across OII, DPIR, and Reuben College. The post-holder will be based in CASSM at DPIR and is expected to divide their time equally between duties in OII and DPIR.

We welcome applications from candidates with a research profile in fields such as computational social science, political science, social data science, or related disciplines. While formal training in political science is not required, applicants should demonstrate a capacity to engage with and contribute to political science literature. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake innovative research that combines advanced computational social science methods with data-driven insights into questions of politics and technology.  We strongly encourage applications from women and/or candidates from a BME background as they are currently under-represented in academic posts.

If you would like to discuss this post and find out more about joining the academic community at Oxford, please contact Ben Ansell, Professor of Comparative Democratic Institutions in the Department of Politics and International Relations and Professorial Fellow, Nuffield College (ben.ansell@politics.ox.ac.uk)

All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a CV and a cover letter, and a separate research statement and teaching statement.  You are also required to arrange for three referees to submit confidential reference letters directly to vacancies@politics.ox.ac.uk by the stated deadline for applications.  You will also be asked to state which referees these are on your online application.

Circumstances such as caring responsibilities, ill health or disability may result in the quantity of a candidate’s outputs being less than might otherwise be expected, therefore when considering candidate’s research and publication record, career breaks will be taken into consideration.

Only applications received before 12:00 midday (UK time) on 5 December 2025 can be considered. Please quote reference 182985 in all correspondence.