Location University of Warwick Campus, Coventry Department Politics & International Studies Position Type Fixed Term Duration Ending 31 March 2029 Salary £34,866 to £45,163 per annum About the Role For informal enquiries, please contact Lena Rethel (Professor) at L.Rethelwarwick.ac.uk. Applications are invited for the role of Research Fellow as part of the UKRI Frontier Research Grant (ERC Consolidator Grant conversion) project “FINDEM – The Politics of Financial Citizenship”, led by Professor Lena Rethel, in the Department of Politics and International Studies (PAIS) at the University of Warwick. The project examines how middle-class expectations shape financial policy and politics in emerging market democracies, with a focus on Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia) and Sub-Saharan Africa (Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria). The successful candidate will be expected to support theoretical innovation around key concepts such as financial citizenship, financial development and the financialisation of social policy provision, contribute to data collection and conduct fieldwork in Kenya, Nigeria and/or Ghana, lead on academic outputs (research articles, edited volume) and work collaboratively with an international team of scholars in the interdisciplinary field of international political economy. Please note that it is a University of Warwick requirement that you reside in the UK outside fieldwork periods; no exemptions can be made. About You The Research Fellow will undertake research under the PI’s guidance and will receive appropriate training on methods from the PI, Senior Team Members and the host institution. The research fellow will co-author with the PI and other research team members, lead own project publications and play a significant part in disseminating the results of the project at conferences and policy reports. The research fellow should have expertise in conducting fieldwork in Kenya, Nigeria and/or Ghana and an academic background in one or more of the following areas comparative politics, international political economy or a related discipline. If you are near submission or have recently submitted your PhD but have not yet had it conferred, any offers of employment will be made as Research Assistant at the top of level 5 of the University grade structure. Upon receipt of evidence of the successful award of your PhD, you will be promoted to Research Fellow on the first point of level 6 of the University grade structure. About the Department PAIS is one of the UK’s leading Politics and International Studies departments: in the 2023 The Times/The Sunday Times Good University Guide PAIS ranked 2nd of the 80 UK Politics Departments; in REF2021 and REF2014 we were awarded 100% 4 for research environment; and since 2016 PAIS has ranked as number 1 or 2 for ‘overall satisfaction’ in Russell Group for Politics in the National Student Survey (NSS). Our organisational aim is to be a diverse and inclusive community of students, academic and professional services colleagues that is geared towards embedding the values of dignity, equality, freedom, and justice in our practices, including widening opportunity for both students and staff. PAIS values diversity, aims to challenge discrimination, and promotes equality. We are committed to strengthening our equality, diversity and inclusion agenda in relation to our community (students and staff), our research and teaching practices, and our curricula. Applications are particularly encouraged from groups that are presently under-represented in PAIS, including individuals who identify as Black, Asian and other under-represented ethnicities, women, those who are disabled, those who identify as LGBTQUA people, and those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. About the University Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’. How to Apply CLOSING DATE: Thursday 30 January 2025 at 11.55pm To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm). Please attach a CV and cover letter. Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history. Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the job description.