The Department of Anthropology at UCL is a research-led department with an international reputation, offering innovative teaching programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. There are over 120 staff in the department, many of whom are academics and researchers conducting fieldwork around the world as well as teaching our many students.
This is a professional services role which will provide valuable support to the research and finance administrative team.
We provide a friendly and supportive work environment in which initiative and good ideas are encouraged, and the opportunity to work with some incredibly interesting colleagues and students whose work around the world makes a real difference. Our staff do everything from working with indigenous communities in the Amazon, astronauts in NASA, to making ethnographic and documentary films and immersive VR content. We are looking for someone who is interested in the world and the people in it, and who wants to work collaboratively with staff and students of all backgrounds to achieve our goals.
About the role
We are looking for a part-time research and finance administrator to join our department. The position is available immediately as a 12-month fixed term contract which is also available as a secondment to staff within UCL and is offered at 0.8FTE (4 days per week).
This role involves providing general support to the research and finance administrative team and in particular administering the department’s ERC (European Research Council) grants. This is a fantastic opportunity for an excellent research administrator to gain a depth of knowledge working with complex international funding.
About you
The post holder will be highly numerate and will have experience of supporting research finance at UCL. They will be able to manage a busy workload and would ideally have some experience of online financial and procurement systems.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates currently underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include: people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people, LGBTQ+ people, and women (for our grade 9 and 10 roles).