The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) is a multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to understanding the relationship between emerging technologies and society.

We are looking to recruit a permanent, part-time Administrative Assistant to work on site at the Schwarzmann Centre, 2 fixed days per week on Thursdays and Fridays (0.40 FTE).

This role forms part of a shared administrative provision, working closely with a colleague in a parallel post who works Monday to Wednesday. The two roles cover a largely aligned portfolio of duties and play a key role within the Governance and Resource team. The role will provide administrative support across a wide range of areas within the department, including finance, facilities, health and safety and events support and work closely with teams leads within the administration and with colleagues across the department to provide this support.

This role will suit an individual who enjoys being part of a busy collaborative office and working in an environment of changing priorities.

The post-holder will be a visible member of the team and will:

•         Be flexible and proactive

•         Have a demonstrable commitment to outstanding service

•         Have strong communication and organisational skills

•         Have the ability to work effectively independently

•         Act in a professional, effective and efficient manner

If you would like to discuss this role, please contact Duncan Passey – duncan.passey@oii.ox.ac.uk. Full details of the role including person specifications are found in the Job Description provided.

You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application.

Interviews will be held in person at the Schwarzmann Centre on Thursday 3 September 2026 and the planned start date of the role will be from Thursday 1 October 2026.

Only applications received before 12noon UK time on 12 August 2026 will be considered.

Committed to equality and valuing diversity

The Oxford Internet Institute (OII) is a multidisciplinary research and teaching department at the University of Oxford, dedicated to exploring the implications of emerging technologies for how people live, work and govern.

Dr Ekaterina Hertog is seeking a motivated and detail-oriented Research Assistant to support a quantitative component of the research project on Digital Lives of Care-Experienced Children in the UK.

The RA will play a central role in identifying relevant variables across survey waves and supporting the construction of analytical datasets and descriptive outputs in Stata. The role involves a high degree of initiative and the ability to communicate effectively with data service providers and university library services.

The position is variable hours, an average of 16 hours per week and fixed term until 31 December 2026. You will be based in Oxford but there may be the opportunity for occasional remote working.

The ideal candidate will hold a doctoral degree or be a current doctoral student in a social science discipline, such as Sociology or Social Policy, Demography, Economics, or related discipline with quantitative research experience. They will have excellent written, verbal and data presentation skills.

Please contact OII Recruitment (recruit@oii.ox.ac.uk) with any queries relating to this vacancy.

You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application.

Only applications received online before noon UK TIME on 25 August 2026 can be considered.

We cannot accept late applications due to time constraints.

Interviews are currently due to take place on 7 or 8 September 2026.