Project Administrator

We are seeking a Project Administrator for the HESTIA project (https://hestia.earth). HESTIA is the main output of the Oxford Martin Programme on Food Sustainability. We are part of the Department of Biology at the University of Oxford. We also have team members at Leiden University and at the NGO WRAP.

HESTIA provides key parts of the scientific and digital infrastructure to enable food’s environmental impacts to be quantified, communicated, and reduced. We make everything we do free, open source, and open access, creating a transparent and public resource to underpin a global transition to sustainable food. We currently have data describing around 150,000 farms on the platform, we work with around 50 partner organisations worldwide, we have a growing team of around 20 people, split into data, software, and field work.

Your role will focus on providing administrative support to the entire project. You will primarily work with the project lead, Dr. Joseph Poore, but also support other team members from an administrative perspective.

We are ideally looking for someone with experience in project administration but are open to applicants with less or no experience in this area but looking for career in project management and administration. You will have strong numeracy skills and have strong organizational and communication skills. You will be able to interact effectively within the team with both senior and junior researchers, whilst also being able to work independently while using personal initiative and judgement.

The University of Oxford is committed to equality and valuing diversity. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.

This post is full time and available from 1 October 2025, but we can be flexible with the start date. The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 15 September 2025, interviews are likely to be scheduled for 29 September 2025.

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