Senior Academic Research Leader in Child Development and Education

About the role

The Department of Education at the University of Oxford wishes to appoint a Senior Academic Research Leader to lead in the area of Child Development & Education (CDE). 

You will provide intellectual leadership in the area of Child Development and Education and establish the strategic direction of a major research programme in this area. All academic staff in the Department are expected to have a high level of research activity and you will enhance the Department’s REF profile through your publications and research funding, as well as contributing to the intellectual leadership of the research groups associated with the Masters in Child Development and Education and the DPhil programme.

You will be at the forefront of recent developments within your field, and your work will combine empirical psychological or educational research with theoretical analysis and will contribute to debates about the relationship between education and child development with a focus on early years and/or primary school aged children.

You will be a leading authority in social scientific research in the field of CDE with an outstanding international reputation for research. You will have the ability to link research in the area of CDE to larger theoretical debates in education and social sciences with an in-depth knowledge of your specialism to enable the development of innovation and new understanding in the field. Essential skills for collaboration and teamwork are required for the postholder in this role, as well as having an excellent reputation in teaching and academic supervision in the area of CDE.

We encourage and welcome applications from candidates with relevant disciplinary backgrounds, including but not limited to Education, Child Development, Psychology, Sociology, and/or any other related fields.

This post is full time and offered on a permanent basis.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online and you will be required to upload a supporting statement, CV and a statement of research interests and future research plans as part of your online application. Your supporting statement must explain how you meet each of the selection criteria for the post.

Only applications received before 12.00 midday on Monday, 7 April 2025 will be considered.

Interviews are planned to be held on Wednesday, 30 April 2025, at the Department of Education, Oxford.

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