Associate Professorship of Philosophy and Public Policy

Blavatnik School of Government in association with Wadham College

The Blavatnik School of Government and Wadham College are recruiting an Associate Professor of Philosophy and Public Policy to join the School in the academic year from September 2027 (or soon thereafter).

As a school committed to this vision of a world better led, better served and better governed, the Blavatnik School teaches current and future leaders to tackle this century’s most pressing public policy challenges. We are proud of our academic excellence and independent and academically rigorous research, together with our ability to bring people together across disciplines and sectors to share knowledge, exchange ideas and create solutions.

The appointment will be made in association with Wadham College. You will have the opportunity to contribute to the academic life of an engaging and interdisciplinary community which unites students and Faculty at all levels and across a wide range of intellectual approaches.

The School is one of the world’s leading academic institutions for research, teaching, and public leadership development in the area of government. The Associate Professorship will bring to the School an academic with an emerging global reputation for excellence in an area or areas of philosophy and public policy. You will have a doctorate in philosophy or related fields concerned with normative questions around government and public policy – including political philosophy, ethics, political theory or philosophy of law – and be equipped to teach in an inspiring way to current and future public leaders. You will be engaged with policymakers, or keen to engage with them.

The general expectation is that members of faculty will devote up to 60% of their time to research, publication and policy engagement, and 40% to teaching, assessment, and administration. The amount of teaching must not normally exceed an average of 288(1) teaching units per year without approval by the Divisional Board. All Associate Professors are expected to engage in public policy and to contribute to institutional advancement – both of which are part of the criteria for confirmation of appointment after an initial period of office, along with teaching and research.

Further information (including full details about how to apply) is included in the further particulars.

Please upload a full CV, a supporting statement, and three current academic reference letters.

If you or your referees would prefer, references can be emailed directly to by the closing date.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon, Monday 30 November 2026.

Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.

We are committed to equality and valuing diversity

(1) One hour lecture, 3 units; one hour paired tutorial, 1 unit; one doctoral student, 24 units; and other types of teaching to be weighted proportionally. This tariff is subject to local variation.