Part Time Educational Outreach Project Officer

**About the Role**





Reporting to the Educational Outreach Officer, you will work closely and
collaboratively with members of the university’s access and outreach community
and researchers in the Ineos Oxford Institute, to develop and deliver two
important projects within the Department, namely the Building Bridges and
Crush the Bugs (please see the JD below for further information).





This is a part-time (50% FTE/ 18.75 hours per week) role and is fixed term
until 20th December 2024.





The Department of Chemistry has a clear commitment to outreach and engagement,
and to share and celebrate the role of chemical sciences research in wider
society.





**About You**





You will be self-motivated and have an enthusiasm for access and outreach
work; have demonstrable experience of delivering projects; be a keen team
player who relishes the opportunity to work with a range of researchers and
staff in the departments, colleges, institutes and GLAM (Gardens, Libraries
and Museums) as well as external partners including schoolteachers to enable
the delivery of high-quality engagement. As the role involves working with
schools, there is a requirement to be able to work flexible hours at times of
delivery.





**What We Offer **





As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ well-being, and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:





• An excellent contributory pension scheme



• 38 days annual leave



• A comprehensive range of childcare services



• Family leave schemes



• Cycle loan scheme



• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans.





Please note that this post is being advertised concurrently with a 0.5 FTE,
part-time STEM Officer post at Hertford College, such that a successful
candidate for both roles would be supported to work full-time. However,
applying for the other post will not have a bearing on the selection process
operating in the Department of Chemistry.





**Application Process **





You will be required to upload a covering letter with a supporting statement,
CV and the details of two referees as part of your online application. In your
supporting statement, please explain how you meet each of the selection
criteria found in the job description, and why you would like to do this role.
See guidance at https://www.jobs.ox.ac.uk/cv-and-supporting-statement.





The **closing date is Monday 30th October at noon**. Only applications
submitted by this time will be considered.





Interviews will take place on **6th/7th November 2023.**





The University of Oxford and The Department of Chemistry are Silver Athena
SWAN holders. Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and
ethnic minority candidates, who are under-represented in Chemistry research
posts in Oxford.