"Postdoctoral Researcher (Quantum Worldviews Project)"

Postdoctoral Researcher (Quantum Worldviews Project)

Faculty of Theology and Religion

The Faculty of Theology and Religion is hiring a postdoctoral researcher for the Quantum Worldviews Project, to conduct research on the entanglements between quantum mechanics and religion in the twentieth- and twenty-first centuries. The appointee will work across several of the Project’s strands of research, focusing on historical and theological analysis of the emergence and evolution of quantum religion, but also contributing to social-scientific studies of contemporary quantum religion, and to constructive theological analysis of realist quantum interpretations.

The role will also involve public engagement activities, especially in documentary and podcast work. It is expected that the appointee will author their own publications from research undertaken within the Project, contribute to some of the Project’s multi-authored outputs, attend and present their work at relevant conferences. They will also assist with the organisation of an international conference towards the end of the Project’s three-year duration.

What We Offer

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
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs

This role also offers the opportunity for hybrid working

The ideal applicant will possess expertise in the historical and contemporary study of scientific theories (which may include quantum mechanics), and in the religious, theological, and/or philosophical questions connected to, and arising from, those theories, plus experience of promoting collaborative research environments for people from different backgrounds.

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant or members of staff shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

Application Process

You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application.

The closing date for applications is 5th January 2026 at 12:00pm.

Pay Scale: RESEARCH GRADE 7

Salary: (£39,424-£42,794 per annum)

Contact Person: Theology and Religion HR

Vacancy ID: 183325

Contact Email: hr@theology.ox.ac.uk