Project Administrator

University of Hull; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job description

Applicants are required to submit a current CV and cover letter.

At University of Hull, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world's talent. 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 who are likely to be underrepresented in University of Hull workplace.

These include people from global majority backgrounds; people who have a declared disability; LGBTQI+ people; and women particularly for our Grade 9 and 10 roles.

Please note: This is a 0.2 FTE (7.3hrs) - The project finishes late August 2026.

Background

This is a fixed-term part-time position for a Project Administrator to join the interdisciplinary AHRC-funded Curiosity project ‘Shakespeare and Early Modern Proverbial Culture’. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative support for the project team, which is led by Dr Richard Meek (School of Humanities, University of Hull), and Dr Mel Evans (School of English, University of Leeds), and involves an international network of academics. Project activities include three interdisciplinary workshops, an international conference, and linked public engagement events.

The role

The primary duties and responsibilities of the post are to work closely with the Project Lead and Project Co-Lead to support them with the administrative aspects of the project. The role holder will be expected to collaborate effectively with national and international colleagues who are part of the research network, and with other organisations and stakeholders involved in the project. The role holder will make substantial administrative contributions, including managing the project website and social media accounts; activity promotion and dissemination; booking hotels and travel for participants in the workshops and conference; room bookings; responding to email queries; gathering evidence of impact; and conducting audience surveys.

For more info:

Please view the attached job description.

For informal inquiries:

Contact Richard Meek at [e-mail]

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.