Applications are invited for a one year Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship in Public Policy in the Department of Politics and International Studies, from 1 January 2016 or as soon as possible thereafter. This is an exceptional opportunity to join a growing department at Cambridge and to have input into public policy research across the University.
Essential Criteria: - A good first degree and a doctorate - Evidence of ability to engage in high level research - Evidence of teaching ability - Ability to develop university level courses
The Mellon Fellow in Public Policy will be expected to divide his or her time 50:50 between teaching and research. The research will involve a project focusing on one of the following: the emergence of open policy making; the interaction between science and politics in the policy-making process; and the interface between policy and politics. We are particularly interested to receive applications from those making use of quantitative methods in their work.
The Fellow will contribute teaching to the Human, Social and Political Sciences Tripos as well as a teaching a module for the MPhil in Public Policy (MPP).
Funds for this position are available for one year in the first instance.
Further details at: http://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/8307/