University of Oxford Faculty of Philosophy and > > >Saïd Business School Postdoctoral Research > > >Fellowship in Ethics and Geo-engineering Governance > > > > > >Protocol reference number: HUM/10033F/E. > > > > > >Grade 8: £36,715 - £43,840 per annum at 1 October 2010. > > >Fixed-term for two years from date of appointment. > > > > > >Applications are invited for a full-time > > >Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Ethics > > >and Geo-engineering Governance to work on a project in the newly > > formed Oxford > > >Geo-engineering Programme (OGP). The post will > > >be jointly hosted by the Institute for > > >Science and Ethics (ISE) (part of the Faculty of > > >Philosophy) and the Institute for > > >Science, Innovation and Society (InSIS) (part of > > >the Saïd Business School), both of > > >which are part of the Oxford Martin School. > > > > > >The Research Fellow will conduct research on > the ethical, legal and governance > > >implications of advances in geo-engineering and > > >will be expected to publish original, > > >high-quality research. In addition to research > > >responsibilities the postholder will be > > >expected to contribute to the project in other > > >ways, which may include, for example, > > >involvement in conference or other event > > >organisation and engaging in collaborations > > >with external researchers. > > > > > >The fellowship is for two years from the date of > > >appointment and the postholder will > > >be a Research Fellow of both ISE and InSIS. ISE > > >is based at Littlegate House, central > > >Oxford and InSIS is based at the Saïd Business School nearby. > > > > > >Candidates should have a strong academic > > >background in one or more of the following: (1) > > >Philosophy; (2) Politics and International > > >Relations; (3) Environmental Sociology; (4) > > >Political Anthropology; (4) Law; (5) Science and > > >Technology Studies. By the date of appointment, > > >candidates should have received (or submitted > > >their thesis for) the degree of PhD (or equivalent). > > > > > >Further particulars including details of the > > >application procedure are available from: > > > > > ><www.philosophy.ox.ac.uk/vacancies> >http://w > ww.ise.ox.ac.uk/get_involved/vacancy > > ><www.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/vacancies.htm> >www.insis.ox.ac.uk > > > > > >or directly from Deborah Sheehan, ISE, Suite 8, > > >Littlegate House, 16-17 St Ebbes St., Oxford OX1 > > >1PT. Telephone: +44 (0)1865 286888, e-mail > > ><[email protected]. > > > > > > > > >Deadline for receipt of applications: noon (GMT) on Monday 14 > > February 2011. > > > > > > > > > > >
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