Project Administrator for Plants and Food Security
Job Description
Job title: Project Administrator for Plants and Food Security
Company: University of Southampton
Job description: School of Biological Sciences Location: Highfield Campus
Salary: £23,700 Pro rata per annum
Part Time Fixed Term (18 hours per week, up to 6 months)
Closing Date: Tuesday 13 February 2024
Reference: 2596224BJ
We seek an Administrative Assistant to work on the project “Novel legumes as a nexus for interdisciplinary studies in schools”. The project provides support for up to 6 months at 50% FTE from 12th February 2024 to work with Dr Mark Chapman in the Plants and Food Security group at the University of Southampton ( ). The project will work with a number of schools to grow legume crops across the UK and will run a dedicated cross-disciplinary project with Beaulieu Convent School, Jersey.
The role
The candidate will work alongside Dr Chapman to (1) advertise the project and identify schools to work with, (2) help procure equipment and consumables, including organising postage to schools where necessary, (3) organise project discussions between PhD students and Beaulieu Convent School (remotely). The successful candidate is expected to be in Southampton for at least one day (or two half days) per week (day(s) can be negotiated) with remote working for the remainder of the time permitted.
About you
You will be organised and motivated, with an interest in biology, plants, and/or climate change. The project will involve working with teachers and schools (remotely), therefore experience working with schools or other public groups would be an asset. You should have the ability to work independently and to use e.g. Word, Teams and Excel, to ensure the administrative tasks are completed in a timely manner.
For informal enquiries, please email Dr Mark Chapman ( ) in the first instance.
What we can offer you
As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work.
With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.
Expected salary: £23700 per year
Location: United Kingdom
