Grade 7: Salary £28,839 – £35,469 p.a.
The International Migration Institute (IMI) in the Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) is seeking to recruit a researcher to work on a major research project on "The determinants of international migration: A theoretical and empirical assessment of policy, origin and destination effects" (DEMIG). This project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) through a Starting Grant recently awarded to Dr Hein de Haas, Senior Research Officer at IMI.
We are looking for an enthusiastic person with the knowledge, skills, and experience to play a full and active part in all aspects of this project. Under the supervision of Dr de Haas, the work of the successful candidate will concentrate on part II of the project, consisting of a review of migration policies, the identification and operationalisation of key policy variables, as well as the measurement of the effects of migration policies on bilateral migration flows using panel data. The main tasks comprise the preparation of literature reviews, the compilation of new databases, advanced quantitative data analysis, and the preparation of joint publications and project reports.
Qualifications include a doctorate in economics, demography or a related social science, excellent mathematical modelling and statistical skills, experience with and strong interest in migration issues, and excellent communication skills. Based in Oxford, this full-time post is for five years.
Further particulars may be obtained from the ODID website (http://www.qeh. ox.ac.uk/ vacancies) and from the Administrator, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TB (tel: 01865 281805, email: recruitment@ qeh.ox.ac. uk). Applications must quote reference VG-09-015 and enclose a completed coversheet (http://www.qeh. ox.ac.uk/ vacancies), a letter addressing the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae, and the names of two referees.
The closing date for applications is noon on Friday 30 October 2009