Research Administrator CoSTAR Foresight Lab

Part Time (18.5 hours per week), Fixed Term

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for: 

As a key member of the CoSTAR Foresight Lab Policy team, you'll help connect research, policy and industry by supporting a wide range of activities that underpin the success of the CoSTAR Foresight Lab. From supporting with the administration of influential events and seminars to coordinating research activity across a UK-wide network of partners, you'll play a central role in an ambitious programme shaping the future of creative technology.

You'll work closely with researchers, policymakers, industry experts and senior stakeholders, helping to manage communications, coordinate projects, organise meetings and events, and support research and policy development. Alongside day-to-day administration, you'll contribute to research mapping and desk-based research, giving you a unique opportunity to gain insight into some of the most exciting developments in creative media technologies and innovation policy.

We're looking for someone who is highly organised, proactive and curious. You'll enjoy managing multiple priorities, building relationships with different stakeholders and taking ownership of your work. Most importantly, you'll be excited by the opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment where your contribution helps support research and policy activities with real-world impact.

If this sounds like the right place, team and role for you please do get in touch. Informal enquiries should be directed to Graham Hitchen, via email to g.hitchen@lboro.ac.uk.

For more information refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing Date: 25 October 2026

Interview Date: Monday 2^nd and/or Wednesday 4^th November 

Our Benefits 

At Loughborough, our benefits are designed to support your life inside and outside of work, helping you to thrive and feel valued as part of our community. Examples of our benefits include: 

Time off - generous holiday allowance, including 14 university closure days and bank holidays, with the option to buy extra through our holiday purchase scheme. 

Where you work - hybrid working, based at our London campus, located in the heart of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, with further access to universities across the CoSTAR Foresight Lab network and across our 523-acre East Midlands campus.

Financial Wellbeing - competitive pay, two excellent pension schemes, and everyday savings opportunities. 

Support for you and those close to you - through our range of life event leave policies as well as access to an on-site nursery at our East Midlands campus, flexible and hybrid working options. 

Health and Wellbeing - discounted gym memberships and access to world-class sporting facilities, including physiotherapy, plus healthcare offers such as eyesight testing and wellbeing support. 

Travel and sustainability - access to our electric vehicle and cycle-to-work schemes, as well as a variety of travel offers to support sustainable commuting. 

Discover more about the full range of rewards and benefits at Loughborough University. 

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