Research Officer

About the Role

The Research Officer will provide high-quality administration and coordination for a range of research activities across the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Working closely with academic and professional services colleagues, the post holder will support research activity throughout the research life cycle.

Key responsibilities include supporting research grant applications and administration, advising on pre- and post-award procedures, coordinating research committees and peer review processes, supporting Research Excellence Framework (REF) activities, and maintaining accurate records of research activity and funding applications. The role will also contribute to research events, communications and other activities that support the Faculty's research strategy.

About You

You will be educated to degree level or possess equivalent professional experience, together with substantial administrative experience in a research support or comparable environment. You will have strong organisational, analytical and communication skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with a range of stakeholders, a collaborative approach to working, and a commitment to providing excellent support to researchers and colleagues.

About the Faculty

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences combines research excellence with a strong commitment to growth, innovation and diversity in its educational activities. Public engagement, partnerships, cross-disciplinary collaboration and the generation of research with broad public benefit are central to the Faculty's success.

Home to over 12,000 students and around 500 academic staff, the Faculty has a global reputation for excellence across the humanities and social sciences and provides an ambitious and collaborative environment for research, teaching and engagement.

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 (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), 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, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

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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