Pa / Research Group Assistant

The role We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed Personal Assistant to provide complex diary management, international travel arrangements and administrative support, sometimes of a highly confidential nature, to Professor Terry Lyons and the DataSıg project (including academics, research staff and students); the post is fixed term, on a part-time basis (0.5FTE). You will be a first-rate communicator and will use your initiative to deal appropriately with varied and complex queries, and will be able to develop good working relationships with a variety of people both within and outside the University. We will expect you to work with minimum supervision, have great attention to detail and be able to prioritise competing demands effectively, particularly when senior academic staff are away.  You will report to the Programme Manager, working closely together to support the work carried out by Professor Lyons and the DataSıg project, delivering customer service and meeting deadlines in an exciting research environment. What We Offer As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including: Flexible hybrid working model An excellent contributory pension scheme 38 days annual leave (pro rata) A comprehensive range of childcare services Family leave schemes Cycle loan scheme Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans The University also runs an enormous amount of social groups and sports clubs for those looking for more than just a great place to work. We proudly hold a departmental Athena SWAN Silver Award and an institutional Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, which guide our progress towards advancing racial and gender equality. As part of our strategic aim to improve staff equality and diversity, we would particularly welcome applications from BAME candidates, who are currently under-represented in positions of this type within the department. Application details Please direct informal enquiries to the Recruitment Coordinator (email: vacancies@maths.ox.ac.uk), quoting vacancy reference 170511. Applicants should read the job description document before writing their application. You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this post and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the 'Apply' button above.  Only applications received before 12:00 noon UK time on Monday 12 February 2024 can be considered. Interviews are expected to be held on Wednesday 21 February 2024.