We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic administrative professional, or quick-learning early career individual, to join the Oxford Vaccine Group (OVG) in the Department of Paediatrics as our Administrative Assistant.

 

OVG is a leading clinical research institute, led by Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, conducting studies into new and improved vaccines for adults and children. You will be part of this dynamic team, supporting the world-leading research and day-to-day smooth running of OVG, with opportunities to gain experience in a wide range of administrative tasks and projects.

 

Key duties of the role include responding to enquiries, booking and rearranging meetings, assisting with events, leading on administrative duties for the staff induction and leavers programmes, preparing paperwork on behalf of colleagues, making travel arrangements, and general office administration.

 

This position is offered full-time on a fixed-term contract, initially for one year with the possibility to extend.

 

Please note, whilst we endeavour to support flexible working, this is expected to be an in-office role due to the requirements of the post.

 

The Department of Paediatrics is committed to equality and valuing diversity. The Department of Paediatrics has been honoured with the Athena Swan Gold award, a national gender equality charter, recognising the Department's innovative policies and practices. We are committed to the professional development of our staff by providing up to ten paid days annually for skill enhancement and allowing applications for additional training funding. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking department.

 

We welcome new staff with ideas who are willing to shape the future of the department that thinks about its staff and wellbeing. In addition to the University of Oxford wellbeing resources, the Department of Paediatrics sponsors weekly exercise classes such as yoga and bootcamp sessions as well as a choir. For staff on work visas, we also offer financial assistance towards visa renewal fees. These activities are designed to promote physical and mental wellbeing among staff members.

 

Please visit our website to find out more about the Department.

 

You will be trustworthy, dependable, confident using your own initiative, and able to work well with staff at different levels of seniority. Demonstratable excellent communication, IT and organisational skills are essential, as well as experience in an office environment.

 

You will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. Your application will not be processed if you do not include both documents.

 

The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click here for information and advice on writing an effective Supporting Statement.

 

To discuss the post in more detail, please contact the OVG PA team using the contact details below.

 

 

The Department of Paediatrics offers an Interview Expense Reimbursement Policy in its efforts towards equality, diversity and inclusion. Should you be invited to interview, we will share further information about the policy at that stage.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Draper Group in the Department of Paediatrics as a Clinical Research Fellow.

You will focus the design, delivery and execution of clinical trials of malaria vaccines and human malaria challenge studies in Oxford and to provide support for trials at partner sites in Africa. This role will work closely with the clinical team, led by Prof. Angela Minassian, to lead on and maintain high quality in the design and conduct of these studies. The clinical team are based at the Centre for Clinical Vaccinology and Tropical Medicine, Churchill Hospital, and are fully integrated with the Draper Group laboratory research team based at the Department of Paediatrics and the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building. This forms part of a new hub for infectious disease and immunology research in the Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin Building and Kavli Institute for Nanoscience Discovery. The group’s current website is here

 

You will provide clinical input into the design and execution of clinical trials, working closely with other team members and take responsibility for delivering designated clinical trials.  You will provide technical advice and training for research staff relevant to the implementation of the research and lead with regards to clinical governance in the monitoring and reporting of the research at study sites and to trial specific data safety monitoring boards.  You will provide medical oversight of trial participants and present results verbally or as written reports for both internal meetings and external collaborators

 

You will be working in a growing department within the Medical Sciences Division. The Department of Paediatrics is a world leader in child health research and hosts internationally renowned research programmes in drug development, gastroenterology, haematology, HIV, immunology, neuroimaging, neuromuscular diseases and vaccinology.

 

This position is offered full-time on a fixed-term contract initially 2 years with the possibility to extend provided further external funding is available.

 

The Department of Paediatrics is committed to equality and valuing diversity. The Department of Paediatrics has been honoured with the Athena Swan Gold award, a national gender equality charter, recognising the Department's innovative policies and practices. We are committed to the professional development of our staff by providing up to ten paid days annually for skill enhancement and allowing applications for additional training funding. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking department.

 

We welcome new staff with ideas who are willing to shape the future of the department that thinks about its staff and wellbeing. In addition to the University of Oxford  wellbeing resources, the Department of Paediatrics sponsors weekly exercise classes such as yoga and bootcamp sessions as well as a choir. For staff on work visas, we also offer financial assistance towards visa renewal fees. These activities are designed to promote physical and mental wellbeing among staff members.

 

Please visit our  website to find out more about the Department.

 

About you 

You will have an active GMC registration and must currently be qualified and licensed to practice medicine in the UK, you will also have experience within clinical medicine. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, allowing you to confidently interact with a wide range of audiences including, volunteers, laboratory, and administrative staff, monitors and the broader research community.  Excellent verbal and written communications skills are also required for this role.  Previous laboratory or clinical trials experience relevant to malaria or infectious diseases or vaccine research and a knowledge of immunology are desirable.

 
 

You will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. Your application will not be processed if you do not include both documents.

 

The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click  here for information and advice on writing an effective Supporting Statement.

 

To discuss the post in more detail, please contact Angela Minassian, the Chief Investigator, using the contact details below.

 

 

The Department of Paediatrics offers an Interview Expense Reimbursement Policy in its efforts towards equality, diversity and inclusion. Should you be invited to interview, we will share further information about the policy at that stage.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Junior Project Manager to join the Children's Clinical Research Team, within the Department of Paediatrics, and work in collaboration with the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust to bring clinical research to the bedside. The role will provide core support to academic clinicians, particularly developing and nurturing cross-departmental and cross-divisional collaborations such as those we have with Diabetes and Inflammation Laboratory in Nuffield Department of Medicine and The Department of Computer Science, part of Mathematical, Physical and Life Science (MPLS) Division.

 

You will be working in a growing department within the Medical Sciences Division. The Department of Paediatrics is a world leader in child health research and hosts internationally renowned research programmes in drug development, gastroenterology, haematology, HIV, immunology, neuroimaging, neuromuscular diseases and vaccinology.

 

This position is offered full-time on a fixed-term contract for 12 months, with the possibility to extend provided further external funding is available.

 

The Department of Paediatrics is committed to equality and valuing diversity. The Department of Paediatrics has been honoured with the Athena Swan Gold award, a national gender equality charter, recognising the Department's innovative policies and practices. We are committed to the professional development of our staff by providing up to ten paid days annually for skill enhancement and allowing applications for additional training funding. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking department.

 

We welcome new staff with ideas who are willing to shape the future of the department that thinks about its staff and wellbeing. In addition to the University of Oxford wellbeing resources, the Department of Paediatrics sponsors weekly exercise classes such as yoga and bootcamp sessions as well as a choir. For staff on work visas, we also offer financial assistance towards visa renewal fees. These activities are designed to promote physical and mental wellbeing among staff members.

 

Please visit our  website to find out more about the Department.

 

We are looking for a motivated individual with relevant experience in research administration and project management. Some experience of NHS approval processes would be an advantage. You will be highly organised, have good interpersonal skills and be able to interact productively and collaboratively with other team members. Proven experience in following processes and procedures, managing priorities, good communication skills and the ability to work as part of a team are essential.

 

You will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application. The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click here  for information and advice on writing an effective Supporting Statement.

 

To discuss the post in more detail, please contact: Rebecca Beckley, Children's Clinical Research Team Manager, using the contact details below.

 

 

The Department of Paediatrics offers an Interview Expense Reimbursement Policy in its efforts towards equality, diversity and inclusion. Should you be invited to interview, we will share further information about the policy at that stage.

 

 

Join us at the Oxford Vaccine Group as we lead the ground-breaking LEGACY IIII Network – a UK-wide consortium of ten centres funded by MRC/UKRI. This pioneering project (the Lymph nodE single cell Genomics AnCestrY immunity, infection, inflammation and immunisation Network), will transform our understanding of lymph node function in infection and immunity, helping to shape the next generation of vaccines and treatments.

 

As the LEGACY IIII Network Lead Radiographer, you’ll take a leadership role in developing and standardising cutting-edge research ultrasound and biopsy techniques across the network. You’ll be at the centre of innovation – training colleagues, creating and publishing nationally recognised and accredited standard operating procedures (SOPs), and driving excellence in clinical governance, education and research.

 

The postholder will be managed by the Chief Investigator, Prof Katrina Pollock, Associate Director of People and Culture of the Oxford Vaccine Group, with the senior radiology team, Dr Rajat Chowdhury, Consultant Lead in Musculoskeletal Radiology, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH), and Dr Madhuchanda Bhattacharyya, Consultant Lead in Breast Radiology (OUH). You will work closely with the radiology research team, the Oxford Vaccine Group, and the Oxford Clinical Research Facility. You will also work closely with clinicians and researchers across the Network at the Universities of Newcastle, Cardiff, Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham, Cambridge as well as University College London and the St George’s Vaccine Institute.

 

This is your chance to help build a national hub of excellence in lymph node research and put the UK at the forefront of immunity research and vaccine innovation.

 

This role meets the criteria for a UK Skilled Worker visa.

 

The Department of Paediatrics is committed to equality and valuing diversity. The Department of Paediatrics has been honoured with the Athena Swan Gold award, a national gender equality charter, recognising the Department's innovative policies and practices. We are committed to the professional development of our staff by providing up to ten paid days annually for skill enhancement and allowing applications for additional training funding. By joining us, you will have the opportunity to contribute to a forward-thinking department.

 

We welcome new staff with ideas who are willing to shape the future of the department that thinks about its staff and wellbeing. In addition to the University of Oxford wellbeing resources, the Department of Paediatrics sponsors weekly exercise classes such as yoga and bootcamp sessions as well as a choir. For staff on work visas, we also offer financial assistance towards visa renewal fees. These activities are designed to promote physical and mental wellbeing among staff members.

 

Please visit our website to find out more about the Department.

 

 

You will be required to upload a CV and Supporting Statement as part of your online application.

 

The Supporting Statement should include a cover letter and should also clearly describe how you meet each of the selection criteria listed in the job description. Click here for information and advice on writing an effective Supporting Statement.

 

To discuss the post in more detail, please contact Prof Katrina Pollock, MRC Clinician Scientist in Vaccinology at Oxford Vaccine Group using the contact details below.

 

 

The Department of Paediatrics offers an Interview Expense Reimbursement Policy in its efforts towards equality, diversity and inclusion. Should you be invited to interview, we will share further information about the policy at that stage.