Project Coordinator (Global Child Health Research)

About the Role

Applications are sought for a Project Coordinator in Global Child Health Research to manage a portfolio of studies. This is a wide-ranging role which will allow the post-holder to develop a broad range of skills and experiences as a platform for career development, within a vibrant global health research group led by Professor Andrew Prendergast. The post is based in the Centre for Genomics and Child Health in the Blizard Institute, within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. The role combines project management with administrative support. The post-holder will help to coordinate multiple studies by working with researchers in the UK and Africa, with a specific focus on managing the Co-SAM clinical trial (https://www.cosamtrial.org/) which is underway across nine sites in three countries. The administrative functions are aimed at ensuring efficient and coordinated management of the group members. Coordination functions include working closely with staff running research studies in Africa, and a strong team-working ethos and ability to work across cultures is essential. 

About You

Applicants will have a relevant undergraduate degree, experience in project management, and excellent communication skills. Experience of clinical trials and familiarity with Good Clinical Practice guidelines is essential.  

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (FMD) is organised into 6 separate Institutes, of which the Blizard Institute is one of the largest, with personnel of c400, financial turnover of c£50 million per annum; and research expenditure of over c£14 million per annum. The Institute is organised into 5 separate Centres, which though complementary and following the Institute’s strategic plan, also have Centre-specific objectives and requirements.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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