Administrative and Editorial Assistant

About the Role

We are looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented Administrative and Editorial Assistant to support research and project activity within the School of Engineering and Materials Science (SEMS).

In this varied and collaborative role, you will work closely with Dr Paul Balcombe (Reader in Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy) across a number of research and administrative projects. This includes providing editorial support on research outputs and grant proposals, creating templates, visuals and diagrams, managing project schedules, communicating with external stakeholders, and supporting budgeting and financial tasks.

The role is offered on a part-time basis (0.5 FTE), on a six-month contract, and can be undertaken remotely. There is strong potential for this contract to be extended dependent on available funding from research projects.

About You

You will have a degree, ideally in a relevant subject area, and demonstrable experience editing and proofreading technical content for academic and non-specialist audiences. You should also be confident using tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Planner and Sharepoint to manage communications, schedules and templates.

Excellent time management, organisational and communication skills are essential, alongside the ability to manage multiple tasks and liaise effectively with industry and academic partners. Experience developing budgets, timelines and project management tools (e.g. Gantt charts, action trackers) would be advantageous.

About the School

This post is within the School of Engineering and Materials Science, a large School with 100 academics and 60 postdoctoral research staff. There are around 1500 undergraduate and postgraduate students and 260 PhD students. These are supported by an administrative and technical staff team of 56. The staff and student body are international in make-up. 

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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