Research Assistant, The Impact of Punishment on Families in Cambodia
Internal Applicants Only
Deadline: 17 February 2025
Professor Rachel Condry is looking for a research assistant to help with a project exploring the impact of punishment on families in Cambodia, funded by an OPEN Seed Fund grant.
The project aims to explore the ways in which punishment and families intersect in Cambodia, working with an NGO in Cambodia, and will produce a design for a larger project and some collaborative publications with staff from the NGO.
The Research Assistant will be required to provide:
- Writing support: to conduct literature review on the history of imprisonment, colonial legacy, and family life in Cambodia, and on children detained with their mothers in prison. Grey literature search on prisoners' families in Cambodia.
- Website and online support: Assistance with blog posts and web-based resources about the project on the Global Prisoners’ Families network’s web pages.
Duration and hours
Working hours: a total of up to 40 hours across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the project supervisor.
Start date: 25th February 2025.
Date by which the work must be completed: 19th May 2025, or 12 weeks after start date.
Reporting
The Research Assistant will report to Professor Rachel Condry.
Requirements
- Excellent writing skills are essential
- Experience of writing a literature review is essential
- Good organisation and the ability to work independently are essential
- A good understanding of the field of criminology is desirable
- A knowledge of the field of families and punishment is desirable.
- Experience of using Drupal or other website content management systems is desirable.
Your normal place of work will be the St Cross Building or the Manor Road Building, Manor Road. However, provided you have the agreement of your PI/Supervisor, and a suitable space to work (including library access if required), it may be possible to undertake the work remotely.
In all cases the work must be undertaken in the UK.
Please note that you will be required to complete a Right to Work check before starting work. The Law Faculty HR Team will contact you directly to arrange for the appropriate check to take place. What is a right to work check? | Staff Immigration (ox.ac.uk)
Eligibility
This opportunity is open to current graduate students in the Faculty of Law.
Rate of Pay
The work will be paid at £18.43 per hour, which equates to University Grade 6, point 1, on the basis of completed and approved timesheets, which must be submitted to payroll@law.ox.ac.uk by the last Friday of each calendar month for payment on the last working day of the following month.
In addition, paid annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.
Funding
This opportunity is funded by an OPEN Seed Fund Award (C0D00153-BA03.01).
How to Apply
A short CV and cover letter (including the name of your supervisor) should be sent by email to rachel.condry@crim.ox.ac.uk by the 17th February 2025. Please explain how you meet the requirements for the role, and give details of your availability. Supervisors may be asked for a reference.
Enquiries about the project are welcome, and may be addressed to Professor Rachel Condry (Faculty member). General queries, e.g. about the appointment process, or eligibility, may be addressed to research@law.ox.ac.uk.
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