Senior Research Manager

About the Role

As primary contact for all research and innovation activities within your allocated strategic research themes and Schools, you will facilitate new research opportunities for the Faculty and embed good practice in research grant development throughout the University, personally and through the team you manage. In close collaboration with the Strategic Faculty Research Manager, Dean of Research, Directors of Research and Centre Leads, you will oversee the development and implementation of the Faculty’s research, impact and culture strategies, particularly in reference to REF. You will also provide expert leadership and specialised knowledge of links with the funding body, UK Research and Innovation, in addition to developing new collaborations and relationships with key stakeholders.

About You

Do you enjoy supporting innovation and advising on funding strategies, linking these to global opportunities within science and engineering? Do you have strong leadership and management skills? If so, this is a unique opportunity to join Queen Mary's Faculty of Science and Engineering and we encourage you to apply. 

About the School

Ranked joint 7th in the UK for 2021 Research Excellence Framework, Queen Mary is delivering world class research, education and knowledge transfer. The Faculty of Science and Engineering is capitalising on this exceptional performance with significant investments to further enhance and grow our strategic research and innovation activities. As such we’re looking for a team addition to support and contribute to our vibrant research community.  

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, 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, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

The post is based at the Mile End Campus in London. It is a full-time (35 hours per week), permanent appointment, with an expected start date of 10th November 2025. The starting salary will be Grade 6, in the range of £54,617 - £60,901 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.

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.

Informal enquiries should be addressed to Jennifer Morgan (dean-for-research-se@qmul.ac.uk)

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