The Levin Junior Research Fellowship in Peace Studies

From September 2025

This Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) at Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) is intended as a three-year career development post for an early career academic. It provides an opportunity to develop independent research alongside gaining some experience and training in tutorial teaching. The successful applicant will be provided with a mentor, who will offer career guidance and general advice.

This post is funded in memory of Jerry and Sis Levin who dedicated their lives to the search for peace following Jerry’s kidnapping in the 1980s in Beirut when he was CNN bureau chief. The Levin CDF in Peace Studies has been established in the context of the College’s strategy to enhance its own academic provision, to provide new opportunities for career development and to develop links between the world of teaching and research and the wider national and international environment.

The person appointed would be expected to conduct significant research and teaching in the field of non-violent conflict resolution, broadly defined. They would be expected to undertake research that will have a substantial empirical component in the field. The research should have practical as well as academic impact in their subject area, and that will inform policymaking of the professionals working in the area.

The person appointed will be expected to undertake three hours a week of undergraduate tutorial teaching in International Relations (for LMH during the three 8-week terms). They will help with the organisation and promotion of teaching and research in International Relations at LMH and will play a full role in the intellectual and social life of the College. The College would also encourage the Research Fellow to engage with the academic activities of the Department of Politics and International Relations.

The salary will be on the Grade 7 scale, starting at £38,674 per annum, at current rates. An annual research allowance of £1,824 is also offered. In addition, the postholder will be entitled to all meals (Common Table rights) whenever the kitchens are open.

Applicants should either have successfully completed a doctorate or have a Master’s degree and be well advanced in the process of completing a doctoral thesis. Candidates should additionally have a project which they intend to complete in the period of the Fellowship. The award is intended to support a recent post-doctoral candidate. Candidates who have not previously taught the International Relations papers (courses) at Oxford will be expected to familiarise themselves with the syllabus and to be prepared to teach at least the core paper 214; but the ability to teach paper 212 (International Relations in the Era of Two Wars) and paper 213 (International Relations in the Era of the Cold War) would be welcome.

To apply for this role, please visit our careers website via the ‘Apply’ button above.

The closing date for applications is noon on Monday 7 April 2025.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited for interview at LMH on Thursday 22 May 2025.

Lady Margaret Hall is an Equal Opportunities Employer

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