Research and Social Media Assistant for the Symposium on Strength and Solidarity

Internal Applicants Only (Internal to Oxford University)

Deadline: 10 November 2022

Professor Kate O’Regan is looking for a research assistant to help with research and social media support for the Symposium on Strength and Solidarity.

The overall project aims are to provoke new efforts and energy for building organizational strength and increased solidarity across the human rights field. The Symposium convenes frontline activists, organisational leaders, scholars, and movement builders in conversations about the challenges rights defenders face. As part of this, the project produces written and digital materials about building respectful organisational culture within social movements, achieving effective governance and funding, and establishing a rigorous practice of solidarity.

Tasks will include assisting in the production of written and digital materials on topics related to Symposium work. This will involve completing research to complement the Symposium’s upcoming podcast season, including promoting the podcast and our related blogs on social media.

Duration and hours

Working hours: a total of 80 hours across the duration of the project, to be agreed with the supervisor.

Start date: 21 November 2022

Date by which the work must be completed: 31 January 2023

Reporting

The Research Assistant will report to Prof Kate O’Regan and work closely with the Fund for Global Human Rights Postdoctoral Fellow Daniella Lock and other Symposium team members.

Requirements

• A good understanding of the field of human rights is essential;
• Experience of using Twitter and other social media platforms is essential;
• A familiarity with social movements and human rights activism is desirable.
• Experience of empirical research is desirable;
• Experience of video editing is desirable;
• Good spreadsheet (Excel) skills are desirable;

The work can be done in any place in the UK where you have access to a good library and internet. Meetings with the PI/team members will be held online.

Eligibility

This opportunity is open to current graduate students in the Law Faculty, and in the Departments of Politics and International Relations, Sociology, International Development, Social Policy and Intervention.  The working hours are in line with the restrictions on working hours for students in the Faculty of Law. 

It is expected that the work will be undertaken in the UK. 

Rate of Pay

The work will be paid at £16.07 per hour (which equates to University Grade 6, point 1), on the basis of completed and approved timesheets, which must be submitted to payroll@law.ox.ac.uk by the last Friday of each calendar month for payment on the last working day of the following month.

In addition, annual leave will be assumed to be taken in the month in which it was accrued.

Funding

This opportunity is funded by the Fund for Global Human Rights (project code BAD00390).

How to Apply

A short CV, cover letter and a reference from your supervisor (including the name of supervisor) should be sent by email to Professor Kate O’Regan (Catherine.oregan@law.ox.ac.uk) and Daniella Lock (daniella.lock@law.ox.ac.uk) by 5pm Thursday 10 November.  

Please explain how you meet the requirements for the role, and give details of your availability. Supervisors may be asked for a reference. 

Informal enquiries may be emailed to Daniella Lock (daniella.lock@law.ox.ac.uk). General queries may be addressed to research@law.ox.ac.uk