Research Academy Manager

Are you ready to be part of something transformative?

Loughborough University is proud to launch the Loughborough University Research Academy (LURA) - a bold new initiative designed to revolutionise the research landscape.

Join us as a Research Academy Manager and help shape the future of research.

About the Loughborough University Research Academy
The Research Academy will cultivate an inclusive, dynamic, interdisciplinary research environment and culture that develops and empowers researchers and research-enabling colleagues and teams at all career stages. It will build on our distinctive strengths to create impactful knowledge, drive innovation, and address global and societal challenges. The Academy will foster a culture of collaboration and curiosity and will celebrate success, inspiring colleagues to push boundaries leading to a healthier, fairer and more sustainable world.

The Research Academy will support the growth of our research community, foster greater innovation, creativity and interdisciplinary collaboration, while deepening and broadening our partnerships; advance diversity and inclusion by improving representation from underrepresented groups within our research environment; build on existing leadership and good practice working across external partnerships, including integrating and continuing the work of the Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure, Cities and Energy (C-DICE) and the Energy Research Accelerator Skills Academy, the Academy will also develop, lead and influence practice across the sector in the UK and internationally through creating and disseminating evidence and impact.

About the Role
As a LURA Manager, you will play an instrumental role in the successful development and delivery of the Research Academy programmes, managing and coordinating all operational aspects of the Loughborough Research Academy, reporting to the LURA Director, managing and leading a team, and delivery of the internal and externally-facing programmes.

The LURA Manager will manage a portfolio of internally-facing opportunities for the Academy including: Research Summer Schools, the new ‘Research Passport’ and micro credentials, secondments and placements, Doctoral Innovation Consultants, mentoring, coaching and leadership programmes. Externally-facing opportunities will be integrated across the Academy, for example building on, and extending the work of the Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure, Cities and Energy (C-DICE), the Energy Research Accelerator and internationally-facing programmes such as SECURE2 (funded by the European Union).

You will oversee financial planning, governance, and reporting, manage organising of the Research Academy programme as well as building new opportunities and securing funding to support LURA’s long-term ambitions.

The role will be based at Loughborough’s East Midlands Campus. Some travel may be required, along with occasional evening and flexible working.

The role is full-time, open-ended and hybrid; part working in the office and part from home.

Although part-time working at a minimum 0.6 FTE or job share may be considered.

For more information, please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification.

Informal enquiries should be sent to Kathryn North k.north@lboro.ac.uk.

This is a unique opportunity to be part of a transformative initiative that’s shaping the future of research at Loughborough and beyond.

Apply Now

Please submit your application and CV through our online portal. For application tips and guidance, please visit our website.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 27th October 2025.
Interviews will be held on 10th November and 13th November 2025.

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