Research Associate in Climate Financial Risk, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group

Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, School of Geography and the Environment, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QY The postholder will report to the Head of Transition Finance Research. The researcher will deliver the next generation of stress tests and scenarios to enhance the resilience of the global financial system to climate and environmental risks. The researcher will work in close partnership with central banks, supervisors, financial institutions, policymakers, and international organizations. A major focus of this work would be in developing countries, such as India and Thailand, where OxSFG has ongoing research projects, in collaboration with respective central banks, i.e., the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) as well as the Bank of Thailand (BoT). The role is strongly balanced towards research, but with opportunities for gaining teaching experience. Postholders will contribute to existing research projects and help create new ones in collaboration with the Head of Transition Research. The postholder will have the opportunity to attend international conferences and workshops relevant to their work and potentially also participate in short-term secondments with our partners. The postholder will have the opportunity to raise funding, manage budgets and supervise research assistants or DPhil students where appropriate. The successful candidate must hold or be close to completion of, a PhD/DPhil in a relevant subject with post-qualification research experience. You will have expertise in climate stress testing, climate risk scenario analysis, and financial modelling; ideally demonstrated via a track record of high-quality publications. You will have the ability to contribute ideas for new research projects and research income generation. This is a full-time post (we may consider fractional appointments) for 12 months.

Further information on this role can be found in the job description. We offer very generous benefits, some of which are:

• Generous holiday allowance of 38 days pro-rata including bank holidays
• Hybrid working
• Membership of the Oxford staff pension scheme
• Discounted bus travel
• Cycle loan scheme
• Plus, many other University benefits