Research Engagement Officer

Corehr; Oxford; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days annual leave

Family-friendly policies

Extensive training & development

Staff discounts & travel schemes

Access to museums and gardens

University Club membership

Discounted sports facilities

Job summary

University of Oxford’s Faculty of History seeks a Research Engagement Officer to support communications and public engagement for its research endeavours. Based in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre, this hybrid role requires at least 60% in-person work with some evenings and weekends as needed.

You will coordinate events, produce social media content, and analyse engagement data to demonstrate impact, collaborating with the Communications and Alumni Relations team and various research centres.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in communications and events related roles.
• Experience in higher education or heritage settings preferred.
• Experience planning and coordinating events and evaluating outcomes in relation to research impact.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, proactive in-person communications and events support.
• Plan and organise work to enable communications and public engagement activities for the Faculty of History.
• Produce content for social media platforms with appropriate analytics.

Skills

Communications

Events planning

Social media content

Analytics (data)

Tools

Google Analytics

Job description

UK date and time: 20-September-2026 15:47

Faculty of History, The Stephen A Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford OX2 6AH

Faculty of History, University of Oxford

Grade 5 1-3: £32,108 - £33,810 per year (inclusive of Oxford University Weighting of £1,730) pro-rated for part-time appointments | Permanent | Full-time 1FTE (36.5 hours per week)

Location: Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Oxford OX2 6AH Application deadline: 12 noon (UK time), Wednesday 30th September 2026

About the role

The Faculty of History is seeking a Research Engagement Officer to join its Communications and Alumni Relations team.

The Research Engagement Officer is a new role providing support for all types of engagement with the Faculty’s research including impact, the research environment, and assisting research centres with publicity and events. The role will work as part of a small team and provide comprehensive, proactive, in-person communications and events support, planning and organising work to enable a range of communications and public engagement activities for the research endeavours of the Faculty of History.

Based in the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities, this role can be taken as a hybrid role, with a minimum of 60% in-person working within the Faculty offices. Some limited evening and weekend work will be required.

About you

We're looking for someone who has proven experience working in a communications and events related role, preferably with experience in a higher education or heritage setting.

You will have proven experience in planning and coordinating a variety of events, including evaluation of outcomes in relation to research impact with excellent attention to detail and a commitment to high-quality delivery. As well as experience producing content for social media platforms (particularly Instagram, Facebook and Bluesky) with an understanding of analytic data analysis (including Google Analytics), and good communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to adapt style and tone to suit a range of audiences (including academic researchers, funding bodies and the general public).

An understanding of the humanities research environment, experience in a higher education environment, or a qualification in Digital Marketing would be desirable.

As part of the University of Oxford, you'll enjoy an excellent range of benefits, including:

• 38 days' annual leave (including public holidays), pro rata.
• Family-friendly policies and flexible working options.
• Extensive training and professional development opportunities.
• Staff discounts, travel schemes and access to University museums and gardens.
• Free membership of the University Club and discounted sports facilities.
• The opportunity to work in the award-winning Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities alongside colleagues from across the Humanities Division.

The University of Oxford is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates from all backgrounds.