Head of Faculty Research Management (Maternity Cover)

Are you an experienced research management leader ready to make a significant impact in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities?

Queen Mary University of London is ranked joint 7th in the UK for research quality (REF 2021), with 97% of the faculty’s research rated internationally excellent and more than half recognised as world-leading.

The Faculty of Science and Engineering is a vibrant and ambitious community of over 14,000 students and 1,500 staff, generating £200m annual income and securing £45–50m in new research awards every year. We are committed to growth, innovation, inclusivity, and delivering world-class research and education with global reach.

The Role
As a senior Professional Services leader, the Head of Faculty Research Management will work closely with senior academic leaders, driving initiatives that enhance research performance, grow research income, support REF and KEF readiness, and strengthen the Faculty's national and international research profile.

Leading a team of Senior Research Managers, you will oversee research development activities, large-scale funding opportunities, strategic partnerships, performance reporting, and research support services.

About You
We are looking for an experienced research management professional with a strong track record of developing research strategy, securing and supporting major research funding opportunities, and leading high-performing teams. You combine strategic thinking with excellent stakeholder management skills, enabling you to build effective relationships with academics, funding bodies, professional services teams, and external partners.

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 role is based at the Mile End Campus in London and is a full time, fixed term appointment for up to 12 months from early November 2026. The starting salary will be Grade 7, in the range of £64,331 - £71,834 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.

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