Research Fellow (109616-1124)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: 2 years

About the Role

For informal enquiries, please contact David Vitale (Associate Professor and project lead) at David.Vitale@warwick.ac.uk.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Research Fellow (2 years’ fixed term and full-time £34,866 - £45,163 per annum) to be part of an Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC) project at the University of Warwick Law School (WLS).

The project, “Open Constitutional Democracy: Reconciling Deliberation and Constitutional Democracy”, is a multi-institution project, as part of the Trans-Atlantic Platform call on Democracy, Governance and Trust, involving collaboration among teams in the UK (led by Dr David Vitale, Associate Professor, WLS), Switzerland (led by Dr Odile Ammann, Associate Professor, University of Lausanne) and Canada (led by Dr Michael Pal, Associate Professor, University of Ottawa). The project is co-funded by the ESRC, the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC).

The project aims to deepen understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with theories of deliberative democracy, and more specifically with the theory of open democracy. It aims to interrogate the constitutional, legal and institutional dimensions of this democratic theory to determine its capacity to serve as a model for future reforms. In doing so, the project seeks to propose a revised, trust-based version of open democracy, integrating citizen participation while preserving institutions to guarantee rights and effective governance.

We anticipate holding interviews the week commencing 13 January 2025, with a potential start date of 1 April 2025, or shortly thereafter (to be negotiated with the successful candidate, depending on their circumstances).

Please note that our Terms and Conditions of Employment specify that staff must live within a reasonable travelling distance of their place of work to fulfil all the duties and responsibilities of their role.

About You  

We are seeking research expertise in Constitutional Law (including the law of democracy and social rights) and/or Political Theory (including deliberative democracy and political trust).

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure. 

CLOSING DATE: Sunday 15 December 2024 at 11.55 pm

Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.

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