Research Support Administrator

About the role

We are looking to appoint a Research Support Administrator within the School of Management’s busy Research Office. This is a varied role involving daily communication with academic staff, other School and University teams, and visiting academics.

• The role involves managing the School’s Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee, with responsibilities including:
• monitoring and supporting the activities of our eight Research Centres
• managing applications from visiting researchers
• taking minutes and preparing paperwork for meetings

You will also assist in organising research seminars and events, updating webpages, and liaising with stakeholders throughout the School and wider University.

The Research Office is run by the Head of Research Operations, who will provide line management of the role; you will also receive guidance from the School’s Associate Dean for Research.

About you

You will:

• provide high-quality administrative support within a busy Research Office, supporting research activity and committee processes
• be highly organised, able to manage and prioritise a varied workload accurately and to tight deadlines
• communicate confidently and professionally, building effective working relationships with academic staff and colleagues
• use strong IT and information management skills to maintain records, databases, and webpages
• work proactively and flexibly, learning new systems quickly and contributing positively to the wider team

Further information

This is a full-time, fixed-term role (36.5 hours per week) for 12 months.

For informal enquiries about the post, please contact Amanda Willmott, Head of Research Operations (acw51@bath.ac.uk). However, please ensure that you submit your application through the University of Bath website.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

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