EU Governance Officer

Job Title: EU Governance Officer (iMPROVE project)
Department/School: School of Medicine
Campus: Derry-Londonderry
Salary: £39,423 per annum
Duration: Fixed-term until 31st December 2028 / Full-time
Closing Date: 10th August 2025 at 23:30
Reference Number: 037107

ABOUT US 

We are a university with a national and international reputation for excellence, innovation and regional engagement, making a major contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of Northern Ireland.

Our core business activities are teaching and learning, widening access to education, research and innovation and technology and knowledge transfer.

THE ROLE 

The postholder will be a full-time, dedicated Governance Officer for the EU iMPROVE project, responsible for supporting the Project Administrative Co-ordinator, the Project Manager and reporting to the Project Steering Committee in the delivery of all aspects of ethics and research governance relating to the project.

iMPROVE is a €10.1M EU PEACEPLUS funded cross-border project, led by Ulster University, which seeks to implement and deliver specialist personalised medicine and person-centric care to improve prescribing safety for 10,000 people living with health conditions in the rural and urban communities of Northwest Ireland and Tayside in Scotland. People taking part in the research project will undergo a 6 or 12-month intervention for optimisation of prescribed medicines using an innovative disruptive primary care and community-based approach.

We may create a 12-month waiting list for the same or similar roles within the Department / Faculty. The University reserves the right to extend the waiting list across the University if required for certain posts.

ABOUT YOU 

The postholder will be required to have:

• A Degree.
• Demonstrable experience of drafting documents for ethical approval and research governance for clinical/translational research projects.
• Experience of drafting research protocols for complex human research studies. 

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The University is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applicants from all sections of the community, particularly from those with disabilities. Appointment will be made on merit.

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