Location
Brighton, UK
Hours
Part time of 0.15 FTE / 5:28 hours per week.
Salary
Grade 6 starting at £33,882 to £37,999 per annum, pro rata if part time.
Contract Type
Fixed Term Contract
About the role
The Faculty of Media, Arts, and Humanities at the University of Sussex seeks a senior project officer (part-time) for the European Research Council-funded project ‘Promiscuous Print: Legal Deposit Libraries, Rejected Texts, and New Methods for Negative Bibliography’ (PromPrint). The project officer will work closely with Principal Investigator Dr Hannah Field and other members of the research team, which includes Research Software Engineer Dr Nicolas Seymour-Smith as well as a research fellow and a PhD researcher, in order to ensure the smooth running of the project. Key duties include liaising with project stakeholders, updating the project website, booking travel and accommodation for team members, and event organization.
About you
The role would suit someone who is well organized and personable. The role benefits from a varied and interesting array of tasks and will allow the post holder to interact with a wide range of academics, research students, and professional services team members. The work is highly flexible, and we are happy for you to fit the hours around other employment and responsibilities.
About our Faculty
The Faculty of Media, Arts, and Humanities at Sussex offers high-quality teaching and learning and cutting-edge interdisciplinary research in a friendly and supportive atmosphere. PromPrint sits within the Sussex Digital Humanities Lab (SHL Digital), a University Centre of Excellence for digitally oriented, interdisciplinary research with a central mission of making humanities research fit for purpose in the digital age.
Why work here
Our university is situated off the A27, next to the beautiful South Downs where you will enjoy everything that our 150-acre campus has to offer. We are accessible by public transport; Falmer train station is a five-minute walk to campus and several bus stops are located within campus. We also have dedicated cycling paths and encourage our staff to use these with our offering of a cycle to work scheme. Sussex is a renowned, multi-accredited, research-led International University and this is only possible because of the people that work here. Whether you are a member of Faculty, part of a Professional Services team or a Student, it’s our people that make us great and we want you to be part of that.
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Further Key Information
Please contact Dr Hannah Field h.field@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries. For full details and how to apply, see our vacancies page. The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route.
Expected Interview Date
To Be Confirmed
Expected Start Date
01 April 2025
Fixed Term Contract Duration
Fixed Term until 30 March 2030
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