[PHILOS-L] JOB: Research Fellow in Ethics of Decarceration

[Rachel Gaminiratne]

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The Uehiro Oxford Institute and Oxford Martin School invite applications for a Research Fellow to work as part of the Oxford Martin Programme on Decarceration, researching ethical and human rights issues pertaining to the reduction of prison populations. The Fellow will be based in the Uehiro Oxford Institute, will be made a Fellow of the Oxford Martin School, and will work under the supervision of Professor Thomas Douglas, Co-Investigator on the Programme. This two-year post would be suitable for individuals who have a doctorate in moral philosophy, criminal justice ethics, public health ethics, legal theory, or human rights law, or who expect to have completed such a doctorate by 1 January 2026.

 

Reporting to Professor Thomas Douglas, Co-Investigator on the Oxford Martin Programme on Decarceration, the post holder is responsible for carrying out, in collaboration with other Programme members, research on ethical and human rights issues pertaining to the reduction of prison populations. The post holder will be part of a multidisciplinary Programme team led Professor Seena Fazel (Psychiatry), and including Rachel Condry (Law), Alex Sutherland (Social Policy and Intervention) and Apostolos Tsiachristas (Primary Care Health Sciences).   With a background in a relevant area, such as moral philosophy, criminal justice ethics, public health ethics, legal theory, or human rights law, the post holder will conduct original research with a focus on (i) analysing ethical and human rights issues raised by alternatives to carceral sentences (including the use of novel technologies to mitigate recidivism risk) and (ii) developing general principles to inform the safe and ethical reduction of prison populations. The post holder will also contribute to the wider research of the programme, for example by providing feedback on others’ written work and completing summaries of relevant literature.

 

Application deadline: 17 October 2025, 12:00 noon

 

For further particulars and to apply, visit the webpage on the University of Oxford website:

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