Comparative Data & Methods Postdoctoral Researcher

Oxford Department of International Development, Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB
The Oxford Department of International Development (ODID) is seeking to recruit a Comparative Data & Methods Postdoctoral Researcher. Reporting to Professor Masooda Bano, the post-holder will join a research team funded by a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant, Choosing Islamic Conservatism: Muslim Youth in Europe and the UK and the Question of Social Cohesion. Building on the earlier phases of the project, the team is now establishing the European Muslim Observatory: Comparative Research Infrastructure on Muslim Institutional Development in Europe. The Observatory aims to develop the first systematic comparative research infrastructure documenting the institutional development of Islam and Muslim communities across Europe. It will bring together legal, political, institutional and religious data to examine how Muslim institutions evolve in interaction with constitutional frameworks, state institutions and wider society, creating a lasting research resource for comparative
scholarship on Islam in Europe.
The Observatory aims to establish a lasting comparative database that will support future academic research, policy engagement and international collaboration beyond the lifetime of the current ERC grant. Successful applicants will become part of the founding research team responsible for designing, developing and implementing this new research infrastructure.

The successful candidate will have ( or will be near to completion) a PhD in Political Science, Comparative Politics, Sociology, Public Policy, Development Studies or a closely related discipline. They will also have demonstrated experience working on comparative research projects. Experience working with comparative datasets or research databases is essential to this role.