TORCH Research Hub Coordinator – Performance
Humanities Division
Grade 5.1 (£15.78 per hour) – casual contract for up to 12 weeks, Trinity term
Hours: up to 1 day per week
About the role
The Performance Research Hub is one of five TORCH Headline Research Hubs that are points of synergy for cutting-edge, boundary crossing research which are central to Humanities.
Each TORCH Hub is supported by a post-graduate coordinator who plays a key role in the administration and organisation of Hub 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 Research Hub.
Responsibilities:
• To be responsible for day to day administrative support for one of the TORCH headline Research Hubs.
• To act as the first point of contact for enquiries about the hub including managing the hub’s email inbox and mailing list.
• To arrange meetings of the steering group and to take and circulate minutes at these meetings, following up action points as required.
• Coordinate plans, logistics and finances for events and other hub activities, liaising with the TORCH team as necessary.
• To liaise with external speakers, academics and other contributing stakeholders particularly relating to events.
• Provide up to date content for the TORCH website.
• Use social media to promote events and provide a strong online presence for the hub and to circulate information about relevant opportunities and events as appropriate.
About you
You will be a current postgraduate student or early career researcher at the University of Oxford with a research focus that is relevant to Performance, and a good understanding of the current issues covered by the Research Hub.
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 submit a curriculum vitae and a statement of interest (max 2 sides A4) explaining what you may bring to the role. Please include details of your current DPhil supervisor if applicable. Only applications received by 10am on Monday 31 March can be considered. Send applications to torch@humanities.ox.ac.uk
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 Theatre & Performance Research Partnerships Manager Alex Coke on alex.coke@humanities.ox.ac.uk
