Access and Alumni Officer
University of Oxford
Oxford
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 6: £28,098 - £33,518 per annum
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Apply by:
- 23 October 2018
Job overview
Are you committed to encouraging people to study engineering? Are you able to communicate effectively with people from a diverse background, including school students? The Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford (central Oxford) is seeking to appoint an Access and Alumni Officer to help encourage secondary school students to study engineering, and to encourage our own graduates and industry partners to keep in touch. The post is available full time and is fixed-term until 25th September 2020 due to external funding.
You will play a leading role in the development and implementation of the Department’s Access programme (including Access, Widening Participation, and Student Recruitment). You will form and maintain active external links with schools, University colleges and industry. A significant part of this role will be to visit schools to encourage more students to study engineering, particularly at Oxford. Duties include organising events and presentations for school students and teachers, creating activities that will inspire an interest in engineering, being a point of contact within the department for Access and Alumni enquiries, and maintaining a record of activities undertaken.
You should possess a good first degree in engineering or a cogent discipline. The ability to present engineering material to different audiences is crucial so excellent written and oral communication skills are vital. You will need excellent interpersonal skills, and an ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Excellent time-management, attention to detail, initiative and IT skills are also essential. Flexibility with working hours and a willingness to travel is essential.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Jo Valentine (email: jo.valentine@eng.ox.ac.uk)
Only applications received before midday on Wednesday 24th October 2018 can be considered. You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.
The Department holds an Athena Swan Bronze award, highlighting its commitment to promoting women in Science, Engineering and Technology.
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About University of Oxford
- University of Oxford
- 17 Parks Road, Oxford
- Oxfordshire
- OX1 3PJ
- United Kingdom
The Department of Engineering Science at Oxford is the only unified department in the UK which offers accredited courses in all the major branches of engineering - our students develop a broad view of the subject much appreciated by employers, but can also choose from a very wide range of specialist options.
Every year the Department of Engineering Science, one of the largest departments in the University, produces around 160 new engineering graduates. They go off to a huge variety of occupations - into designing cars, building roads and bridges, developing new electronic devices, manufacturing pharmaceuticals, into healthcare and aerospace, into further study for higher degrees and in many other directions. Some of our graduates also develop their managerial, financial or entrepreneurial skills, and go into commerce, financial services, or start their own companies.
We have a substantial research portfolio, including much that is directly supported by industry. In the Department there are no barriers between the different branches of engineering, and we are involved in a great deal of multi-disciplinary research collaborating with groups in other departments from Archaeology to Zoology.
This broad view of engineering, based on a scientific approach to the fundamentals, is part of the tradition that started with our foundation in 1908 - one hundred years of educating great engineers, and researching at the cutting edge!
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