The Oxford Internet Institute – founded in 2001 - is a multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet.
Dr Ekaterina Hertog is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Research Assistant to support a quantitative component of the research project on Digital Lives of Care-Experienced Children in the UK.
The RA will play a central role in identifying relevant variables across survey waves and supporting the construction of analytical datasets and descriptive outputs in Stata. The role involves a high degree of initiative and the ability to communicate effectively with data service providers and university library services.
The position is variable hours, up to an average of 16 hours per week and fixed term from 1 September to 31 December 2026. You will be based in Oxford but there may be the opportunity for occasional remote working.
The ideal candidate must hold a doctoral degree or a doctoral student in Sociology or Social Policy, together with working with large household or cohort panel surveys. They will have excellent written, verbal and data presentation skills.
Please contact OII Recruitment (
[email protected]) with any queries relating to this vacancy.
You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application.
Only applications received online before noon UK TIME on 29 July can be considered.
We cannot accept late applications due to time constraints.
Interviews are currently due to take place on week commencing 10 August.
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