Cambridge University Reporter


Nuffield College

POSTDOCTORAL PRIZE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS (PPRFS) IN ECONOMETRICS

Nuffield College seeks one PPRF in Econometrics, whose responsibility it is to engage in independent research in any area of Econometrics. PPRFs have no teaching or administrative obligations. The successful candidate may however undertake a reasonable amount of remunerated teaching by separate arrangement with the Oxford Economics Department. Graduates of any country are eligible. The appointment will be for three years, with effect from 1 September 2007, with the third year contingent on a doctorate having been completed within an appropriate time.

Candidates should, by 1 September 2007, be close to completing a doctorate. Candidates must not have spent more then eight years in postgraduate study, teaching, or research in Economics. The salary for a Postdoctoral Fellow starts at £19,382 a year (or a pre-doctoral grant is £10,648) with a research budget of £2,212. Postdoctoral Fellows are entitled to free single College accommodation or £4,741 housing allowance, and child support funds are available.

Further details and application forms may be obtained from http://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/General/jobs/, or from the Economics Secretary, Nuffield College, Oxford, OX1 1NF (e-mail economics.secretary@nuffield.ox.ac.uk). The deadline for applications is 15 November 2006.

THREE-YEAR POSTDOCTORAL PRIZE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES

Nuffield College intends to appoint, with effect from 1 September 2007, a number of Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellows (PPRFs). Applications are invited from graduates of any country wishing to undertake research in any area of the social sciences except Economics, for which there is a separate competition. Applicants who wish to undertake interdisciplinary research which includes Economics will also be considered. The main interests of the College are in Economics, Politics, and Sociology, but these are broadly construed to include, for example, social science approaches to history, social and medical statistics, international relations, social psychology, public policy, and social policy.

The PPRFs' main responsibility is to engage in independent scholarly research. They have no teaching or administrative obligations but are expected to participate in the intellectual life of the College. They will be expected to organize a seminar or workshop in their subject area during the three-year term of their appointment and the College can help finance and organize these activities.

The salary for a Postdoctoral Fellow starts at £19,382 a year. A pre-doctoral grant of £10,648 is available. The research budget will be £2,212 a year. Fellows will be entitled to free single College accommodation or a housing allowance of £4,741 a year and free lunch and dinner in College. Child support funds are available.

The Fellowships are intended for scholars from any country, who at the time of taking up the Fellowships will have completed, or be very close to the completion of, a doctoral thesis, or be at a comparable point in a research career. To be eligible, candidates should not, by that date, have spent more than a total of eight years in postgraduate study, teaching, or research in the social sciences, and should not have previously held a Research Fellowship similar to that advertised. The Fellowships are normally to be taken up on 1 September 2007. The appointment will be for up to three years.

Further particulars and the application form can be obtained from the College website at http://www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk/, or from the Administrative Officer, Nuffield College, Oxford, OX1 1NF (e-mail justine.crump@nuffield.ox.ac.uk). Applications must be received by 3 November 2006.

Nuffield College is an equal opportunities employer.