Gender inequalities in remote work – Doctoral studentship

The Oxford Internet Institute with Willowgrove Holdings Limited is awarding a doctoral studentship to focus on gender inequalities in remote work (working at a distance with technological mediation). The research should address the general experience of working remotely, and the perception of remote workers in general, with the specific experiences of women in remote work.

This research project should use a creative combination of data (for example interviews, case studies, collaboration network data, digital traces or remote work) to uncover the positive and negative effects of remote work by gender. Starting from the immediate socio-technical solutions of online meetings, this research will aim to understand micro-mechanisms of sidelining or including women in video meetings (and other technological affordances of working at a distance), and also chart the changing place of women in collaboration networks and organizational hierarchies, when collaborations involve remote work. Focusing on applications, this research should identify some technological, organizational, or policy solutions that can mitigate inequalities in remote work.

The DPhil studentship will be funded by Willowgrove Holdings Limited. The student will be based in the Oxford Internet Institute, in the Social Data Science DPhil program. The student will supervised by Professor Balazs Vedres, DPhil Programme Director in Social Data Science and Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Internet Institute.

How to apply and award details

To apply for the studentship you must submit an application to study for a DPhil in Social Data Science at the University of Oxford by 22nd January 2021. Details about applying can be found at:
https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/dphil-social-data-science?wssl=1

Your application should include a research proposal (of up to 2,500 words) indicating how you would engage with the core elements of the call – gendered dynamics and discrimination in STEM fields – if offered a studentship. Your proposal should draw on the information detailed above. The applicant will be assessed as part of the applicant pool for the Oxford Internet Institute Social Data Science DPhil program.

The award pays £101,790 to cover course fees and living costs over 3 years for home applicants.
The usual University of Oxford eligibility rules apply to these studentships. Please see (http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate) for more information.

You will need to apply for both the OII DPhil programme and this studentship via the main University online graduate application form, and pay an application fee. The application form, all supporting materials required for the programme (including references) and payment must be submitted by the appropriate studentship deadline.
On the application form, in the section headed ‘Departmental Studentship Applications’, you must indicate that you are applying for a studentship and enter the reference code for this studentship 21OII02WEB.

Queries about the studentship should be addressed to:
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