The Oxford Internet Institute—founded in 2001—is a multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet.
We have an exciting opportunity to join the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford to work as a Variable Hours Research Assistant for Prof Adam Mahdi. This is a variable-hours, fixed-term role, starting immediately (subject to pre-employment checks) for 3 months and it is expected that the successful candidate will work up to 20 hours per week for 240 hours in total.
You will join a research project Identifying capabilities and shared risks across LLMs and Agents which is funded the Dieter Schartz Foundation.
You will be based at 34 St Giles, Oxford, with a planned move to new premises at the Schwarzman Centre on 29 September 2025. You may be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working in the United Kingdom with your line manager.
The successful candidate will:
- Manage their own research and administrative activities, within guidelines provided by PI
- Contribute to the design of research materials and make arrangements for data gathering
- Gather, analyse, and present qualitative data from a variety of sources
- Undertake comprehensive and systematic literature reviews and write up the results for publication in peer-reviewed journals or for presentation at conferences or meetings
- Contribute to research publications, book chapters and reviews
- Contribute to discussions and share research findings with colleagues
- Contribute to wider project planning, including ideas for new research projects
Those seeking to apply should meet the following requirements:
- Hold an MSc in a Social Science subject or related area
- Have experience with running LLM pipelines, running large scale computational projects
- Have documented interest in AI
If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Prof. Adam Mahdi adam.mahdi@oii.ox.ac.uk. Further details about the post are found in the Job Description provided.
You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application.
Strictly only online applications received before noon UK TIME on 15 August 2025 can be considered.
Interviews are expected to take place at the end of August.
Committed to equality and valuing diversity.