Project Administrator

Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

The Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick invites applications for a Research Project Administrator to provide high-level administrative and financial management support for the ERC Consolidator Grant RAIDS. The role is 0.5 FTE (18.25 hours per week) on a five-year fixed-term contract, with day-to-day administration, funder liaison, and event planning.

The successful candidate will have experience with administrative policies, interacting with a wide range of people, and

Qualifications

• Experience with administrative policies and processes.
• Ability to provide high-quality support and interact with a wide range of people.
• Experience supporting ERC-funded research administration is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day financial management and administration of the RAIDS project.
• Plan and organise project activities and events.
• Manage funder liaison and reporting to ensure smooth delivery of the grant.

Skills

Administrative skills

Financial management

Stakeholder liaison

Job description

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Hours: Part-time, 18.25 hours per week (0.5 FTE)

About the Role

For further information or informal enquiries, please contact Professor Claire Blencowe ([e-mail]).

We are seeking to appoint a Research Project Administrator to provide high level administrative and monitoring support to facilitate the smooth running of Professor Claire Blencowe’s newly awarded ERC Consolidator Grant ‘Religious Authority in Extractive Industry Struggles (RAIDS)’. This position will be hired at 0.5 FTE (18.25hrs per week) on a five year fixed-term basis, starting immediately.

RAIDS builds on Professor Blencowe’s research on the role of religion in the expansion of extractive industries in 18th-19th C British Empire by investigating contemporary phenomena and multiple faiths. It breaks new ground in decolonial-feminist participatory research, offering new ways to centre voices and insights of communities who confront extractive industries on the ground. It addresses urgent questions about power and justice within land and labour disputes that are intensifying in the context of climate catastrophe and post‑carbon transition.

By identifying and analysing the significance of religious authority within eight specific mining disputes located in India, Indonesia, Brazil and the USA (spanning multiple faiths) and theorising the role of religious authority in extractive industry struggles in general, the project will open new ways for scholars and activists to understand and challenge inequalities and injustice.

The post holder will lead on day‑to‑day financial management and administration of the project, planning and organising activities and events and managing funder liaison.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).

About You

The successful candidate will possess experience of administrative policies and processes, will take pride in providing high‑quality support, and will be a positive and professional individual who enjoys interacting with a wide variety of people. The post holder will be responsible for managing the administrative processed of the RAIDS project funded by the ERC.

About the Department

The Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick is one of the UK's leading Sociology departments, recognised nationally and internationally for the quality of its teaching and research. We are ranked 8th in the UK for Sociology in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 and among the top 100 Sociology departments globally in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. In REF2021, 100% of our research environment was judged to be conducive to producing research of world‑leading or internationally excellent quality.

Our research and teaching engage with some of the most pressing challenges facing contemporary societies, including inequality, migration, race and ethnicity, gender, health, sustainability, technology and social justice. The Department hosts a wide programme of research activity and seminars throughout the year, delivered through our research clusters and centres. We are also expanding our teaching portfolio, with two new undergraduate programmes due to launch in the next academic year (2026‑27).

Sociology has a strong culture of community and engagement that extends beyond teaching and research. Our Care Collective provides an informal space for collegial support, and our Green Team is responsible for identifying and implementing departmental actions that contribute to environmental sustainability.

We are proud to hold an Athena Swan Silver Award, recognising our commitment to advancing gender equality and creating an inclusive working and learning environment. As part of our ongoing commitment to equality, we are currently working towards Athena Swan Gold accreditation.

We strive to create a culture in which everyone is treated with dignity and respect, differences are valued, and all members of our community are supported to thrive. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.

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Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting an welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non‑visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential. We aspire to remove economic, social, and cultural barriers that may otherwise prevent people from succeeding.

We therefore welcome and encourage applications from all communities regardless of culture, background, age, disability, sex/gender, gender identity or expression, ethnicity, religion/belief, or sexual or romantic orientation. To find out more about our social inclusion work at Warwick visit our webpages here.

The University currently holds a Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, Athena Swan Silver Award and a Disability Smart Bronze Award. Further information on all of the University's Awards and Accreditations can be found here. The University of Warwick is also one of the six founder institutions of the EUTOPIA European University Alliance.

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