Back to search results

Public Engagement and Knowledge Exchange Manager

The University of Edinburgh - MVM / MGPHS / USHER Institute / Centre for Biomedicine / Self and Society

Location: Edinburgh
Salary: £36,333 to £43,155 pro rata
Hours: Part Time
Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract
Placed On: 13th March 2023
Closes: 10th April 2023
Job Ref: 6847
 

Part-time: 21 hours per week (0.6 FTE)
Fixed-term: available as soon as possible until 31 March 2024 (possible extension of 12mths)

The Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society at the Usher Institute within The University of Edinburgh is looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to lead and develop our knowledge exchange and public engagement activities. 

The Opportunity:


You will work with members of the executive team and with staff and students across the Centre to develop a diverse range of public engagement and knowledge exchange activities and events. You will ensure the ongoing development and evaluation of our engagement strategy and activities. Liaising with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, you will work to develop and maintain networks and collaborative relationships. You will generate and share Centre news across social media platforms and the website and produce content for non-academic audiences.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Co-Director of the Centre for Biomedicine, Self and Society (sarah.c.burley@ed.ac.uk)

Your skills and attributes for success: 

  • Experience of planning, delivering and evaluating public engagement activities and events.
  • Good interpersonal skills and excellent ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of different sectors, groups and individuals, particularly in writing.
  • The ability to distil complex information into simpler forms, and to translate academic writing into accessible English. 
  • Strong networking skills and a track record of working across different organisations. 
  • An understanding of health-related social research, and a degree in social science, humanities or health-related discipline.

Click here for a copy of the full job description.

Please include your CV and a supporting statement with details of how you meet the knowledge, skills and experience required for this post.

We value your feedback on the quality of our adverts. If you have a comment to make about the overall quality of this advert, or its categorisation then please send us your feedback
Advert information

Type / Role:

Subject Area(s):

Location(s):

Job tools
 

PhD Alert Created

Job Alert Created

Your PhD alert has been successfully created for this search.

Your job alert has been successfully created for this search.

Ok Ok

PhD Alert Created

Job Alert Created

Your PhD alert has been successfully created for this search.

Your job alert has been successfully created for this search.

Manage your job alerts Manage your job alerts

Account Verification Missing

In order to create multiple job alerts, you must first verify your email address to complete your account creation

Request verification email Request verification email

jobs.ac.uk Account Required

In order to create multiple alerts, you must create a jobs.ac.uk jobseeker account

Create Account Create Account

Alert Creation Failed

Unfortunately, your account is currently blocked. Please login to unblock your account.

Email Address Blocked

We received a delivery failure message when attempting to send you an email and therefore your email address has been blocked. You will not receive job alerts until your email address is unblocked. To do so, please choose from one of the two options below.

Max Alerts Reached

A maximum of 5 Job Alerts can be created against your account. Please remove an existing alert in order to create this new Job Alert

Manage your job alerts Manage your job alerts

Creation Failed

Unfortunately, your alert was not created at this time. Please try again.

Ok Ok

Create PhD Alert

Create Job Alert

When you create this PhD alert we will email you a selection of PhDs matching your criteria.When you create this job alert we will email you a selection of jobs matching your criteria. Our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy apply to this service. Any personal data you provide in setting up this alert is processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice

Create PhD Alert

Create Job Alert

When you create this PhD alert we will email you a selection of PhDs matching your criteria.When you create this job alert we will email you a selection of jobs matching your criteria. Our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy apply to this service. Any personal data you provide in setting up this alert is processed in accordance with our Privacy Notice

 
 
More jobs from The University of Edinburgh

Show all jobs for this employer …

More jobs like this
Join in and follow us

Browser Upgrade Recommended

jobs.ac.uk has been optimised for the latest browsers.

For the best user experience, we recommend viewing jobs.ac.uk on one of the following:

Google Chrome Firefox Microsoft Edge