Research & Innovation Development Officer (Eutopia) (109596-1024)

Location: University of Warwick Campus, Coventry

Duration: Ending 30 November 2026

Hours: 0.8 FTE (29.2 hours per week)

About the Role  

For informal enquiries, please contact Sam Cole (Assistant Director of R&IS (Head of Research & KE Futures)) at s.cole@warwick.ac.uk. 

This is an exciting opportunity to support and enhance European research development at a leading research-intensive university. EUTOPIA is an ambitious initiative, committed to the fostering of a challenge-driven knowledge-creation community that capitalises on the EUTOPIA partners’ joint potential to promote innovation and societal impact.

EUTOPIA began with six European universities and has now grown to ten with an additional six global partners. It has ambitious plans to promote and develop collaborative research through its own initiatives and through the use of Horizon Europe’s funding instruments.

A strong network has been cultivated across the research offices of the alliance partners through the EUTOPIA-TRAIN project which concluded early in 2024. The postholder will work closely with the alliance partner colleagues to develop the research programme and promote opportunities for researchers. As such the postholder will need to be able to travel to our partner institutions from time-to-time as projects evolve.

This role is based in Warwick’s Research & Impact Services but will involve close collaboration with the International Strategy and Relations team, the Library, Innovation Group, R&IS’ Impact team, Legal Services, and Finance along with regular engagement with the equivalent offices in our partner universities, to develop necessary systems and procedures and to progress individual projects that will contribute to the overall outcomes of EUTOPIA.

About You

The role will appeal to those who are passionate about supporting European research and collaboration and thrive in fast-moving environment that requires a problem-solving approach. The postholder will also be a highly skilled research development or project management professional, with a proven track record supporting pan-European research and innovation projects, collaborations and partnerships. The postholder will be expected to work with multiple partners involved in the delivery of the project and therefore strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills are essential.

For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.

CLOSING DATE: Thursday 14 November 2024 at 11.55 pm

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