Salary: Grade 7: £36,024 - £44,263 per annum
Start date: February 2024 or as soon as possible thereafter
The Faculty of History is currently recruiting for a Research Facilitator.
You will be responsible for managing the application process from initial investigation through to successful award, and working with other members of the Faculty of History’s professional staff over post-award management. You will combine an understanding of the principles of research and the nature of academic culture with proven professional-level administrative abilities.
As the Faculty of History’s first point of contact for all external research funding applications, you will provide one-to-one support for academic colleagues (from post-doctoral researchers to senior academic staff); work with Faculty Officers on appropriate funding strategies and report on current research funding activities; liaise with the University’s Research Services and external research funding bodies to ensure all appropriate procedures are followed; and work with other facilitators across the Humanities Division and beyond to support interdisciplinary collaborations. As such, you will play a central role in maintaining and enhancing the research culture of the Faculty, as reflected in the rankings in the latest REF exercise.
The Research Facilitator post is challenging, requiring judgement, responsibility, tact, and attention to detail while working in a busy environment with frequent deadlines, spread across the year. Its reward is to be embedded at the heart of one of the world’s finest universities helping colleagues to achieve their research goals.
The Faculty of History has a strong track record of success in obtaining external research grants from major sponsors including: the European Research Council, Research Councils UK, the British Academy, the Leverhulme Trust, the Mellon Foundation, and the Wellcome Trust. Research excellence is at the heart of the Faculty, and the Research Facilitator plays a critical role in supporting History research.
For an informal discussion about the post, in the first instance please contact Ms Zoe Townsend, Head of Administration & Finance (administrator@history.ox.ac.uk).
The closing date for applications is 12:00 noon on Friday 12th January 2024.
Only applications submitted through the University of Oxford’s e-recruitment system and received by 12:00 on Friday 12th January 2024 can be considered.
You will be required to upload your CV and a supporting statement as part of your application.
