Research Facilitator

Location: Humanities Divisional Office, Radcliffe Humanities, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6GG, then Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in Autumn 2025.

About the role 

Would you like to work with world-class humanities scholars to help articulate and secure funding for their research? The Humanities Division is seeking to fill a new permanent full-time Research Facilitator post in the Division’s Research Support team. Our researchers work on projects ranging from Roman provincial coinage to AI ethics, and collaborate across the university and with external partners.

There are four Research Facilitators in the team, managed by the Head of Research Facilitation. Each Research Facilitator takes the lead on promoting research funding opportunities in specific Faculties, and is the first point of contact for staff in those Faculties. The postholder will work with researchers and academic staff on the development of funding bids, including the costing of the proposed research, and guiding applications through the University’s approval processes. Each Research Facilitator also takes the lead on advising on grant funding in connection to one of the Division’s knowledge exchange priorities: Heritage, Creative Industries, Theatre & Performance, and Public Policy.

You will be joining a friendly and supportive team and training can be provided, so this could be your first step into a research administration career. The team will be moving into the new Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in September 2025.

For an informal discussion about the post in the first instance, please contact Dr Ian Lyne, Head of Research Facilitation, Humanities Division (ian.lyne@humanities.ox.ac.uk).

Application process 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via the above 'Apply' button, where the job description and access to the online recruitment system can also be found.

Applications should be submitted online and include a CV and a supporting statement.

As part of your application, you will be asked to provide details of two referees and indicate whether we can contact them now.

For further details, please refer to the How to apply section of the job description. Any further enquires may be directed to hr@humanities.ox.ac.uk.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 22 August 2025. Only applications received before this time can be considered.

Shortlisting is expected to take place the following week commencing and interviews held the week commencing 15 September.

Please quote Vacancy ID 180365 on all correspondence.

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

Contact Person: Tessa Krages

Contact Email: hr@humanities.ox.ac.uk

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