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Research Assistant in Oxford

On-site in Oxford·Part-time·Added today (last checked 13 Nov)

University of Oxford

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Salary: £36,360 a year
About £2,470 a month after tax.
Work mode: On-site, Oxford
Contract: Part-time
Closing date: Apply by Friday 27 November

Skills

University of Oxford is hiring for this role in several places. This vacancy is in Oxford.

Requirements

What we're looking for

You will hold a MSc degree in ecology, biology, environmental science, geography, data science or a related discipline and equivalent relevant experience. You will have experience of handling, organising and quality-assuring research datasets, with attention to metadata and reproducibility and competence in quantitative data analysis and data visualisation using R (or comparable programming tools, with willingness to use R). Understanding of ecological research methods and ability to interpret data in an ecological context is essential. You will develop and document reproducible workflows for image processing, data extraction and integration across observation dates.

The role

Reporting to Prof. Rob Salguero-Gómez, the Research Assistant will support the NERC Pushing the Frontiers project through digitisation, curation and quantitative analysis of phenocam and UAV data collected at the Wytham Woods DRAGNet grassland experiment. You will organise imagery and associated metadata, develop reproducible workflows to extract ecologically meaningful measures, analyse seasonal vegetation dynamics and responses to disturbance, and contribute to figures, interpretation and the writing of a peer-reviewed research paper. Occasional fieldwork, including vegetation observations and ground-truthing, may be required at Wytham Woods during summer 2027.

Hiring process

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 part time (10 hours per week / 27% FTE) and available from 15 January 2027 to 30 September 2027.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Friday 27 November 2026, interviews are likely to be scheduled for early December. 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.