Post-Doctoral Research Officer for the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice

*This post is for internal candidates only

About the Blavatnik School of Government
Our vision is of a world better led, a world better served and a world better governed. We are a global school committed to improving the quality of government and public policymaking worldwide, through three routes: teaching current and future leaders; generating research with impact; and engaging with governments and practitioners.

What we offer
The School is a collaborative, friendly, and dynamic department based in an award-winning building in Oxford. We host regular events and talks with well-known guest speakers – all of which are open to staff. On the social side, we have a regular events calander that are designed to appeal to all, including our Christmas and summer parties.
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days’ annual leave
• Family leave schemes and a comprehensive range of childcare services
• Cycle loan scheme and discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
More information about working at the School can be found on our jobs page.

About the role
The Blavatnik School of Government is looking to recruit a Post-Doctoral Research Officer to contribute to research and projects conducted by the Oxford Institute of Technology and Justice.
will contribute to compilations of relevant caselaw, practice and potential use cases and assist with the drafting of research papers and briefings. The post-holder will also work on policy recommendations for strengthening the potential of digital evidence, and on standards in relation to the use of AI in the collection, analysis and generation of digital evidence
This is a variable hours post (maximum of 20 hours per week), fixed term until 31 December 2026.

About you
You will be required to hold a relevant degree with specialist knowledge of international criminal law, human rights law and/or AI and technology. As well as this you should have relevant experience of the use and evaluation of new technologies in a legal context, including cases involving digital evidence at the domestic or international level.

Application process
Please upload a supporting statement that outlines how you meet the selection criteria in your own words, along with your CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.
The closing date for applications is at 12 noon (UK time) on 30 April 2026
Interviews are scheduled to take place at the beginning of May.

Contact Person: HR Team
Vacancy ID: 186145
Closing Date & Time: 30-Apr-2026 12:00
Pay Scale: RESEARCH GRADE 7
Contact Email: recruit@bsg.ox.ac.uk
Salary (£): 7.1 - 7.5: £39,424 - £43,984 per annum, pro-rata for variable hours appointments