Vacancy: Environmental Humanities Programme Coordinator

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TORCH Programme Coordinator – Environmental Humanities

Humanities Division

Grade 5.1 (£14.29 per hour) – Fixed term contract for up to 12 months

Hours: approximately 4 hours per week (up to a maximum of 6) on a zero-hours basis. 

About the role

Environmental Humanities is one of four TORCH Headline Programmes that are points of synergy for cutting-edge, boundary crossing research which are central to Humanities.

Each TORCH Programme is supported by a post-graduate coordinator who plays a key role in the administration and organisation of Programme activity.  The post offers an exciting opportunity for a graduate student to get involved in wide reaching interdisciplinary research and to contribute to the shaping of a major programme.  You will be responsible for organising regular meetings, ensuring good communication with stakeholders, helping to organise and publicise events and ensuring an up to date online presence for the programme.  For a full role description, please see here.

About you

You will be a current postgraduate student at the University of Oxford with a research focus that is relevant to Environmental Humanities, and a good understanding of the current issues covered by the Programme.

You will need good networking and people skills including working with senior academic leaders, administrative staff and other students.  You must have excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to manage your own workload.  Accuracy, attention to detail and versatility are essential to provide effective administrative support as necessary.

Application process

Please send a curriculum vitae and a statement of interest (max 2 sides A4) explaining what you may bring to the role to torch@humanities.ox.ac.uk.  Please include details of your current DPhil supervisor.  Only applications received by 5pm on Friday 9 December can be considered.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an informal interview.  The position will be offered, subject to approval of the DPhil supervisor.

If you would like to discuss this role please contact Sarah Clay, TORCH Operations Manager on sarah.clay@humanities.ox.ac.uk or Environmental Humanities Academic Lead Prof Fiona Stafford on fiona.stafford@some.ox.ac.uk