Job Description

Are you attracted to variety in your working life? Do you relish a challenge and want to work with great people doing great things? If you are organised, have an eye for detail and great communication skills? Then a role supporting our researchers to find, secure and manage their research funding might be for you.

We are looking for nine Research Support Officers to work as part of our Research Services teams in either our Faculty of Science and Engineering or Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health. These roles are focused on delivering high quality support to our world class academic and research community. The roles have a focus on either supporting researchers to find and apply for research funding or helping researchers to set-up and start their research projects when funding has been won. Whilst there is a focus to these roles you will also be supported to learn and understand the support needs of our researchers across the whole research funding lifecycle. Our researchers work with funders from the UK and globally and this requires applicants for these roles to be customer focussed, tenacious and enjoy learning new things whilst gaining on the job experience. Training for applicants will be provided but the role is most suited to self-starters, with good numeracy skills, who enjoy variety in their day and working with a diverse and highly motivated customer base.

You will report to a Research Support Manager and work closely with Research Services and other professional services colleagues across the University to support our researchers to maximize their ability to attract and secure research funding, enabling them to focus on delivering high quality research and to exploit their research outcomes.

What we can offer you

• 23 days holiday, 8 Bank Holiday days plus up to 4 closure days over Christmas.
• A Generous pension scheme with a 13.5% employer contribution rate (staff contribute 4%).
• Hybrid working practices which enable a mix of on campus and remote working.
• Access to a range of staff wellbeing activities from circuits to yoga and membership schemes for Manchester Aquatics and Sugden Sports Centre.

• Staff discount schemes through vivup.co.uk and more.

Shortlisted candidates will need to complete a skills test and attend an interview on Friday 23rd June 2023.

When completing the additional information section of your application, please ensure you make reference to the job description and person specification above, as this will form an integral part of the shortlisting process.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit

Our University is positive about flexible working - you can find out more

Blended working arrangements may be considered

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: Lita Denny, Head of Research Services

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This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

University of Manchester