"Research Finance Officer"

This is a great opportunity to gain experience in a busy grants function that manages around 400 projects at any one time. We submit over 160 applications per year with a combined total value of around £70m. Biology projects are funded by a wide variety of funding bodies, and the nature of our work means there are numerous international collaborations, partnerships and consultancies.

The Department of Biology formally came into being on 1 August 2022, resulting from the merger of current Departments Plant Sciences and Zoology. You will be a key part of a team that develops new, administrative processes and ensures outstanding support for our grants going forward. You will be part of a team of Research Finance Officers, each of whom will manage a portfolio of grants. Each Research Finance Officer will look after their projects from application to completion, working closely with PIs to provide excellent service and working closely with the Research Finance and Facilitation Manager.

You will have outstanding team working skills and the ability to work effectively with all stakeholders and inspire confidence of grant-holders and funders. You will also have proven experience of the research grants sector and the principles of good grant management. You will need to demonstrate strong financial skills and the ability to manage and prioritise your own workload working to strict deadlines.

How to apply

The University of Oxford is committed to equal opportunity, and to being a place where everyone belongs and is supported to succeed. We recognise how the diversity of our community enriches our ability to deliver on our academic mission.

We welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds, including those under-represented within higher education. No applicant or members of staff shall be unlawfully discriminated against on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

This post is full time (although applications to work 80% of full-time hours are welcome) and the post is available immediately.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Tuesday 6th January 2026, interviews are likely to be scheduled for late January. Applications for this vacancy are to be made online via our e-recruitment system, and you will be required to upload a supporting statement and CV as part of your online application.