Research Support Officer

Location: The Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, Woodstock Road, Oxford

Contract type: Fixed Term Contract (12 months) Maternity Leave Cover from 8 June 2026 until 11 June 2027

Hours: Part time (22.5 hours/0.6 FTE)

About the role

The Faculty of English seeks to appoint a Research Support Officer to play a vital role in a large and busy Faculty, by providing a single point of contact for staff for research administration-related queries. 

The post-holder will provide essential support for research activity in the Faculty, managing the application process for internal funding schemes, and providing support for external grant applications and ongoing research projects. They will be responsible for updating research information on the Faculty intranet, and providing routine operational support for research management, as well as arranging research events for the Faculty and supporting conferences organised by Faculty members. 

This is a part-time post (0.6FTE) and is available from 8 June 2026 for a fixed term until 11 June 2027. 

About you

You will be educated to degree level (or equivalent), with experience of administration in a higher education institution or similar organisation, and a demonstrable ability to work independently; you will also have strong organisational skills, a keen attention to detail, experience of using spreadsheets to manipulate and present data, and proven communication and interpersonal skills. 

The duties and skills required are described in further detail in the job description.

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.

For your online application, you will be required to upload your curriculum vitae and a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria for the post, using examples of your skills and experience. 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 recruitment@ell.ox.ac.uk. 

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on 27 April 2026. Only applications received before this time can be considered.

Interviews are expected to be held as soon as possible after the closing date.

Please quote Vacancy ID 185949 on all correspondence.

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

Contact Person: Theresa Phillips

Contact Email: recruitment@ell.ox.ac.uk

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