Senior Research Data Officer – CG1221NK

Start: As soon as possible

The University of St Andrews is looking for an enthusiastic and skilled individual to join the Open Research Team in the University’s Libraries and Museums Unit. This is a temporary post to support our Research Data Management services to meet institutional objectives and encourage open data practices.

Under the guidance of the Research Data Manager, the primary purpose of this role will be assisting post-graduate research students to develop and write data management plans as part of their first-year progress review, ensuring these take account of funder mandates on research data and criteria for sharing, storage and preservation of data. The ideal candidate will have practical experience of managing research data in a variety of formats, or experience of supporting research data management processes and knowledge of the relevant funders’ requirements. Experience of delivering training and guidance in a variety of formats will also be an advantage.

The post-holder will have an appreciation for the wider open research environment and will work closely with colleagues across research support to promote open data and the use of data access statements. You will have the opportunity to work on related services to make our research as open as possible for the benefit of all.

The post is offered until 31 March 2025 in the first instance.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays.
• Financial contribution to relocation.
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions.
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies.
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services.
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel.
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme.
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters.

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Federica Fina, email: ff23@st-andrews.ac.uk or Jackie Proven, email: jep10@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy. We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network. Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Please quote ref: CG1221NK

Closing Date 18 August 2024

Further Particulars: CG1221NK FPs.doc

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