Research Assistant in Corporate Law and Governance
Internal Applicants Only
Deadline: 11 November 2022
Professor Luca Enriques is looking for a research assistant to help with three projects over the coming academic year on a number of projects:
- Institutional investors' role in corporate governance, with specific regard to the dialogue between them and the board of directors of portfolio companies;
- A book on European Financial Markets Law (to be coordinated together with Alessio Pacces, University of Amsterdam);
- The update of the Chapter on Related-Party Transactions for the second edition of Jeffrey N. Gordon, Wolf-Georg Ringe (eds), The Oxford Handbook of Corporate Law and Governance, Oxford, OUP, 2018.
Assistance may also be required on other related projects in the areas of corporate law, corporate governance, and securities regulation.
The tasks the Research Assistant will be required to undertake include:
- Secondary sources research, retrieval and analysis;
- Proof-reading.
Duration and hours
Working hours: a total of 120 across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the Supervisor.
Start date: As soon as possible
Date by which the work must be completed: 30 June 2023
Reporting
The Research Assistant will report to Professor Luca Enriques.
Requirements
- A general understanding of the field of law is essential
- A reasonable understanding of the field of corporate law, corporate governance and financial markets regulation is essential.
- An ability to understand empirical work in financial economics is desirable.
- This opportunity requires excellent writing and research skills, and access to online search tools and a law library.
- Good IT skills are desirable.
- The work can be done in any place where you have access to a good library.
Eligibility
This opportunity is open to current graduate research students in the Law Faculty, the Said Business School or the Blavatnik School of Government and the hours are in line with the restrictions on working hours for students in the Law Faculty. It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK.
Rate of Pay
The work will be paid at £16.07 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, annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.
Funding
This opportunity is funded by a Law Faculty Officer Allowance.
How to Apply
A short CV and cover letter (including the name of your supervisor) should be sent by email to (luca.enriques@law.ox.ac.uk) by Friday 11 November 2022. 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 Enriques. General queries, e.g. about the appointment process, or eligibility, may be addressed to research@law.ox.ac.uk.
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Guidelines for Faculty members, line managers and students Work must not commence without a letter of engagement or variable hours contract and a right to work check having been carried out by the Faculty Personnel Officer. Full-time graduate students in the Faculty of Law may work up to 8 hours per week, or a common sense average across the year, regardless of the type of work. Students may not work as Research Assistants for their own supervisor without the approval of the Associate Dean for Graduate Students. Any queries regarding the eligibility of a particular student should be directed to Geraldine Malloy in the Faculty Office. It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK. |