Postdoctoral Research Fellow

This full time post is available from 1 August 2025 on a 12 month fixed term basis.

The post

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to participate in the research project 'Shaping Competition in the Digital Age' (SCiDA, https://scidaproject.com/). The successful applicant will be participating in a comparative research of the UK, EU and German regimes for shaping competition in digital markets and contribute to teaching European Union Law and Law, Digital Markets & Competition modules.

The post will include conducting comparative theoretical, empirical and doctrinal research of UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act, EU Digital Markets Act and the amended German Competition Act; studying relevant legislation, jurisprudence, soft law, academic literature and policy discussions in order to produce high quality academic research and contribute to other activities within the SCiDA project.

About you

The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicants will be a nationally recognised authority in Competition Law (preferably with the focus on Digital Markets) and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicants will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leaders as required. Applicants will be able to contribute to teaching of European Union Law and Law, Digital Markets & Competition modules.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

What we can offer you

• Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
• Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
• An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
• Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
• A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon

Further information

For further information please contact:

Prof. Oles Andriychuk, e-mail o.andriychuk@exeter.ac.uk.

Interviews are expected to take place shortly after the closing date.

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