Associate Professorship of the International Relations of the Global South in Oxford

Salary: Combined University and College salary from £57,986 to £77,366 per annum, plus substantial additional benefits including a College housing allowance of £11,798 per annum (2025-26 figure), plus other benefits. A University allowance of £3,199 per annum would be payable upon award of Full Professor title.

The Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR) of the International Relations of the Global South, in association with University College, is seeking a successful candidate who will be appointed to a Tutorial Fellowship at University College, and will be a trustee and member of its Governing Body, to start from 1 September 2026 or as soon as possible thereafter.

The post-holder will be expected to conduct internationally excellent research in the area of International Relations, with a particular focus on the IR of the Global South. They will also teach and supervise at the graduate and undergraduate level; contribute to admissions, examining, and assessment; and contribute fully to academic administration in the DPIR and the College.

We invite applicants from both early career and established scholars with a strong background in the International Relations of the Global South, broadly understood, with openness in terms of region(s), subfield, scholarly approach, and method. The Department has particular needs identified in the coverage of Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. You will also be expected to contribute to graduate core teaching, research design or methods teaching sequences in the Department, and to teach International Relations and related papers, in the tutorial format, to undergraduate students studying Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) and History and Politics (HPol).

The post will be held in conjunction with a Governing Body Fellowship at University College. We strongly encourage applications from women and/or candidates from a BME background as they are currently under-represented in academic posts.

If you would like to discuss this post and find out more about joining the academic community at Oxford, please contact Prof David Doyle, Head of Department and Professor of Politics at the Department of Politics and International Relations (david.doyle@politics.ox.ac.uk). Queries about University College can be addressed to the College’s Senior Tutor, Dr Andrew Bell (andrew.bell@univ.ox.ac.uk). All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence and will not form part of the selection decision.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a CV and a cover letter, and a separate research statement and teaching statement. You are also required to arrange for three referees to submit confidential reference letters directly to vacancies@politics.ox.ac.uk by the stated deadline for applications. You will also be asked to state which referees these are on your online application.

Circumstances such as caring responsibilities, ill health or disability may result in the quantity of a candidate's outputs being less than might otherwise be expected, therefore when considering candidate's research and publication record, career breaks will be taken into consideration.

Only applications received before 12:00 midday (UK time) on Tuesday 14 April 2026 can be considered. Please quote reference 185181 in all correspondence. Committed to equality and valuing diversity.