Research Officer

JOB OVERVIEW

This is an exciting time to join The Place and LCDS as Research Officer. Following the approval of our RKE Strategy 2024-29, we are entering a phase of expanding and strengthening research and knowledge exchange activity with academic colleagues, Public Programmes teams, professional staff, and external partners.

The primary purpose of this role is to coordinate and support the operations and administration of research and knowledge exchange at The Place. This includes coordinating our PhD programme in partnership with UAL, supporting preparations for the Research Excellence Framework (REF), and helping to develop a vibrant research culture through activities such as our newly established research clusters. The role will also occasionally contribute to Knowledge Exchange, coordinating institutional Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF), Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) and Higher Education Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) activity.

You will coordinate research projects and events, maintain systems and databases to track outputs, impact and funding, and work closely with internal and external stakeholders to strengthen research and knowledge exchange development. You will also contribute to impact case studies, funding applications, financial monitoring, and the continuous improvement of systems, processes and procedures.

SALARY & CONTRACT TERMS

SALARY

The full-time equivalent salary for this position is £34,966 per annum pro-rata, equating to £27,973 per annum for this part-time role.

Salaries are reviewed in August each year when any cost-of-living increases are made. No salary changes are made until after successful completion of a probationary period.

CONTRACT TERMS

This is an open-ended, permanent contract. This is a part-time position (equivalent to 32 hours per week). These hours are inclusive of a one-hour paid lunch break each day. Your hours of work will be agreed with the line manager.

Whilst in the six-month probationary period the notice period will be two weeks. Once this period is successfully completed the post holder will be confirmed in the post and the notice period will be eight weeks.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK at the time of application and for the duration of employment.

CLOSING DATE

The application closing date is Wed 26 Aug 2026 at 12:00pm (noon).

We reserve the right to close applications early depending on the volume of applications we receive and so we advise it is better to apply early.

INTERVIEW DATES

We anticipate that interviews will be conducted on Mon 07 Sep either in person at The Place or remotely via Microsoft Teams (or similar platform as necessary). Interview dates may be subject to change.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

A full breakdown of the person specification for this role can be found HERE. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

A non-exhaustive but detailed list of the key responsibilities for this role can be found HERE.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

For a breakdown of what to expect from our general recruitment process, please see our information page HERE.

If you have any further questions that relate to this role before you make your application, you can send these to us addressed to: Efrosini Protopapa, Director of Research and we will do our best to answer by email, or arrange for an informal online chat as appropriate. Please note we are not able to advise on the content of your application.

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