St Antony's College is one of the seven graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, which admits graduate students only. The College specializes in the inter-disciplinary study of international relations, economics, politics and history of particular parts of the world. It provides an informal and multi-cultural environment for advanced research and post-graduate education and has become a leading center for international studies. It has between 450 and 550 postgraduate students working on taught master’s courses and research-based doctorates.
The current Warden, Professor Margaret MacMillan, was a student at the College. Before becoming
Warden she was Provost of Trinity College, Toronto. She has published extensively and her recent publications include Peacemakers: the Paris Conference of 1919 and Its Attempt to Make Peace
(2002); When Nixon met Mao (2006); The Uses and Abuses of History (2009); The War That Ended
Peace (2013).
Like other Oxford colleges, the College is an independent self-governing institution. Its Governing
Body consists of 40 to 45 Fellows and is chaired by the Warden. The Fellows are distinguished scholars in their chosen fields and most of them hold senior academic posts in the University. Each conducts research and most supervise postgraduate students from St Antony’s and other colleges.
Some fellows also take part in University and College administration.
The College has seven regional centres, which cover Africa, Asia (except Japan), Europe, Japan,
Latin America, the Middle East, and Russia and the rest of the former Soviet Union. Most of the
Centres are based on the College’s campus in converted Victorian houses. Each Centre is run by a
Centre Director who is normally a Governing Body Fellow of the College, and Fellows are normally attached to one of these Centres.
Centres provide a unique inter-disciplinary and inter-regional overview of world events. They are the foundation on which the College has built its reputation for academic excellence
The Centres organise weekly seminars open to all members of the University and visiting scholars.
In addition, the Centres organise one- or two-day conferences and workshops. Through these events and the work of their Fellows, they make an important contribution to the University’s teaching programmes and research.
St Antony’s has between 450 and 550 postgraduate students working on taught master’s courses and research-based doctorates. Membership of the College is itself an important educational experience for the students. Coming from more than 70 countries, they learn from each other’s experience and broaden their understanding of the world.
The students also benefit from the experience and scholarship of the one hundred or more senior visitors whom St Antony’s welcomes each year. In addition to world-renowned scholars, these include businesspeople, politicians and government officials. World leaders often come to speak at the College.
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The Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre was launched in 2003 to carry forward the work of the internationally renowned Russian and East European Studies Centre, established in 1953. The Centre is a major component of research on Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia at Oxford
University. In matters relating to this last area it has close links with The Oxford Society for the
Caspian and Central Asia (TOSCCA).
Approximately half of all graduate students in one branch or another of Russian studies at Oxford
University come to St Antony's. Its former students occupy very prominent positions in academia, politics, the higher reaches of journalism, the civil service and international financial institutions.
The Centre organises seminars, addressed by visiting speakers, which have been weekly in term-time throughout the past fifty years. They have drawn in the most outstanding scholars in the field who come to Oxford both from the countries, which are the object of study and from Western Europe,
North America, Australia and elsewhere.
There are three senior (Governing Body) Fellows at St Antony's involved in teaching and research in the field of Russian and Eurasian studies. The Max Hayward Research Fellowship in Russian
Literature is offered every other year. Between them, the Centre Fellows cover Twentieth Century
Russian history, Russian and Soviet politics and foreign policy, Russian literature and culture, and the economics of Russia, Ukraine and Central Asia.
Six universities in the United States, Europe and Russia have formed a unique academic venture, called the ‘University Consortium (UC),’ to pool their strengths and jointly train a new generation of students, future faculty and potential policy-makers across all three regions. The universities are:
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St Antony’s College,
 the Moscow State Institute for International Relations (MGIMO),
 the National Research University - Higher School of Economics in Moscow (HSE),
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Freie Universität in Berlin,
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The Harriman Institute at Columbia University, and
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The Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies at Harvard University.
This inter-regional academic network promotes training, research, engagement and policy outreach on Euro-Atlantic issues critical to resolving the crisis in Russia-West relations.
Addressing the decline in Western academic expertise regarding Russia and the recent sharp deterioration of Russia-West relations, the UC seeks to build a new, distinct Euro-Atlantic network of students and faculty who will gain greater mutual understanding through intensive engagement with each other across three geographic regions. Through joint research, teaching and exchange, the UC will shed constructive, new light on the competing narratives that divide Russia and the
West, particularly on the sources (domestic and international, material and ideational) of those divisions. And, in the process, the UC will seek to identify potential areas of common ground and generate innovative and accessible policy-oriented ideas to enhance the prospect for renewed
Euro-Atlantic cooperation that is indispensable for tackling the increasingly difficult global challenges of the 21 st century.
Strategic Goals of the University Consortium: i.
To generate a substantive dialogue that creates a ‘space’ for productive discussion of contemporary international affairs and European security. While grappling with real

differences, this dialogue will help mitigate and, in the longer-term, counter the polarized and antagonistic spirit of much current public debate. ii.
To enable and sustain a significant degree of direct exchange and exposure among groups of students, faculty and policy-elites in Consortium countries at a time when Russian and
Western exchanges are declining and populations are exposed to damagingly narrow and politicized perspectives in the media, student societies and think-tanks. iii.
To enhance the training of a new pool of scholars across all three regions through a process of immersion and engagement in an intellectual environment of greater mutual understanding that will have an enduring impact on their academic and policy work. iv.
To create channels for academic exchange, joint discussion and student interaction that will continue to thrive beyond the two-year period of funding. Carnegie’s support will set in motion a process that will develop and flourish beyond the end of the grant, though we hope
Carnegie will continue to be part of this program’s on-going success. v.
To create an enduring UC Network, enabling students and UC alumni across Consortium countries to establish contacts and sustain dialogue with each other. The UC website (with links to the five other member-universities and relevant think-tanks), social-media platforms and proactive outreach to UC alumni will sustain and expand this network.
Activities and Objectives of the University Consortium: i.
To plan and execute four Consortium Modules (one per semester) – defined as a week-long trip for four students and one professor (all from different University Consortium institutions) to take part in courses and educational activities at a sixth UC institution. This week offers combined benefits of academic exchange, joint/guest teaching, research opportunities and inter-university student webinars on Euro-Atlantic issues, with the goal of promoting interregional dialogue, engagement and understanding. ii.
To impart a deeper area-expertise and real-world understanding to the student participants in the UC through a combination of Modules (academic exchange), inter-regional academic collaboration and policy-relevant conferences. iii.
To attract and retain a new pool of students in our Consortium countries. iv.
To attract faculty to the UC and encourage greater faculty interest in Euro-Atlantic issues and problems. v.
To build an on-going University Consortium network of students and faculty. vi.
To make excellent use of on-line technology and social media platforms, including blogs, to help the UC achieve all of the above—both short-term objectives and long-term goals.
The Programme Co-ordinator is responsible for the administration and delivery of the research activities of the University Consortium (UC). He or she will work with the UC Principal Investigator to ensure that the UC fulfils its goals, objectives and activities, adheres to its budget, and generates a successful programme that fosters high-level academic exchange and engagement between
Russia and the West. He or she will have the opportunity to contribute directly to the substantive work of the University Consortium itself.
The full details of the Programme Co-ordinator’s responsibilities and duties are provided in the job description.
The core working hours are normally 9.00 am to 5.00 pm with an hour for lunch. There may be some flexibility in the working pattern, to be agreed with the UC Principal Investigator and the

Director of the Russian and Eurasian Studies Centre. The post is funded for the period of the UC
Programme, which currently runs from 1 October 2015 to 30 September 2017.
The Programme Co-ordinator will be paid on the University grade 5: £24,057 - £28,695. The post carries with it generous benefits, including:
Annual Leave
41 days’ annual holiday including bank holidays*
Incremental Pay
For graded posts
Free Lunches
During normal work days each term
Pension
Membership of the OSPS
Pension Scheme
Maternity
Enhanced pay
Training & Development
Inc. access to Seminars and
Lectures
Bicycle Purchase
Salary Sacrifice Scheme
Child Care
Voucher Scheme
In House Gym
*Holiday cannot normally be taken during term time and College Staff work on Bank Holidays falling during term time
Applicants are asked to submit a completed application form.
Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.
Applications should be sent by email to recruitment@sant.ox.ac.uk .
The closing date for applications is 5.00 pm on Wednesday 21 st October 2015.
Candidates will be shortlisted solely on the extent to which they meet the essential and desirable criteria of the person specification based on their application form.
The interviews and tests will be held on Tuesday 3 rd November 2015.
The College is an equal opportunities employer and applicants are therefore asked to complete the confidential and anonymous online monitoring survey. Candidates will be emailed the link to the survey. The successful candidate may be asked to complete a confidential health questionnaire.