Project Administrator

We are seeking to appoint a Research Project Administrator to provide high level administrative and monitoring support to facilitate the smooth running of Professor Claire Blencowe's newly awarded ERC Consolidator Grant 'Religious Authority in Extractive Industry Struggles (RAIDS)'. This position will be hired at 0.5 FTE (18.25hrs per week) on a five year fixed-term basis, starting immediately.

RAIDS builds on Professor Blencowe's research on the role of religion in the expansion of extractive industries in 18th-19th C British Empire by investigating contemporary phenomena and multiple faiths. It breaks new ground in decolonial-feminist participatory research, offering new ways to centre voices and insights of communities who confront extractive industries on the ground. It addresses urgent questions about power and justice within land and labour disputes that are intensifying in the context of climate catastrophe and post-carbon transition.

By identifying and analysing the significance of religious authority within eight specific mining disputes located in India, Indonesia, Brazil and the USA (spanning multiple faiths) and theorising the role of religious authority in extractive industry struggles in general, the project will open new ways for scholars and activists to understand and challenge inequalities and injustice.

The post holder will lead on day-to-day financial management and administration of the project, planning and organising activities and events and managing funder liaison.

About You:
The successful candidate will possess experience of administrative policies and processes, will take pride in providing high-quality support, and will be a positive and professional individual who enjoys interacting with a wide variety of people. The post holder will be responsible for managing the administrative processes of the RAIDS project funded by the ERC.

About the Department:
The Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick is one of the UK's leading Sociology departments, recognised nationally and internationally for the quality of its teaching and research. We are ranked 8th in the UK for Sociology in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026 and among the top 100 Sociology departments globally in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026. In REF2021, 100% of our research environment was judged to be conducive to producing research of world-leading or internationally excellent quality.

Our research and teaching engage with some of the most pressing challenges facing contemporary societies, including inequality, migration, race and ethnicity, gender, health, sustainability, technology and social justice. The Department hosts a wide programme of research activity and seminars throughout the year, delivered through our research clusters and centres.

Sociology has a strong culture of community and engagement that extends beyond teaching and research. Our Care Collective provides an informal space for collegial support, and our Green Team is responsible for identifying and implementing departmental actions that contribute to environmental sustainability.

The Department holds an Athena Swan Silver Award, recognising commitment to advancing gender equality and creating an inclusive working and learning environment.

Benefits include an attractive pension scheme, a generous holiday allowance plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, savings on a wide range of products and services, a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, onsite childcare facilities, and access to flexible working. The University is a Living Wage employer.