Project Assistant (Finding Nemo Project)

A six-month Project Assistant, based at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History, is required to assist in the delivery of a project (Finding Nemo) funded by the Oxford University Digital Humanities initiative. The project aims at establishing the knowledge base to unravel biases in crustacean species eponyms (i.e. animal species named after persons), focussing in on symbiotic Decapoda (crabs, shrimp, lobsters and their allies) and by contrasting semantic (societal, historical) and biological influences. The post holder will form part of an international team (UK, Netherlands, Belgium) data mining an extensive pdf library of relevant literature, combined with further internet and library searches, constructing a list of biological and semantic information to be extracted from the primary taxonomic literature and transferring the required information to an online database (marinespecies.org). The position would suit a recent humanities graduate with an interest in digital humanities or a biology graduate, interested in biodiversity informatics. The position is flexible in focus and can be targeted to the research interest of the successful applicant. This is a full-time, fixed-term position, working 36.5 hours per week for six months. This role supports a hybrid working model - please expect a minimum of two days per week on-site. This role is subject to a satisfactory basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.

You will be a recent humanities graduate with an interest in digital humanities or a recent biology graduate, interested in biodiversity informatics. Computer-literate, with a good level of knowledge of online and physical literature search systems, you will enjoy working as part of a team to collaborate on developing research questions, and deliver a project on time.

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans