Researcher Development Officer

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Research Knowledge Exchange and Enterprise
Research
UAL - King's Cross, London UK
Grade 4
£38,359 - £47,109 per annum

Permanent

Full time - 35 hours per week

Professional & Administrative

External and internal

31 January 2024 23:55

09/02/2024

The opportunity

This new post will oversee the day-to-day operation of key schemes and professional development opportunities for researchers. Working as part of a small but perfectly formed Research and Knowledge Exchange Staff Development team, the successful applicant will work with colleagues from across a range of teams, departments and cultures, coordinating professional development initiatives, communicating eligibility and criteria, contributing to reporting proceedures and overseeing the successful delivery of research and knowledge exchange support and training across UAL. The Researcher Development Project Coordinator’s work contribute to UAL’s commitments to nurture our research culture and deliver on the principles of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers.

The role is primarily located within Research Management and Administration (RMA)/ our King’s Cross campus but offers flexibility through hybrid working arrangements (mainly using MS Teams).

About you

Candidates will ideally have experience of supporting researcher’s and/or researcher development in higher education contexts, and will have proactively administered schemes and initiatives designed to build research capacity and support career development. An awareness of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers, Vitae’s Research Development Framework (RDF) and other relevant professional development tools and resources is essential. The role holder will need to be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, strong administrative and organisational skills and the proven ability to work independently to deliver objectives.

If you have any queries about this role or need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Twinkle Brahmbhatt, Senior Resourcing Adviser via email at RKEEstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk

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Stages involved in the process: Application, Shortlisting, Presentation, Onboarding

As part of your application, you will need to answer 3 competency questions demonstrating how you meet the role requirements as can be found in the person specification.

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What we offer

To recognise the hard work of our staff and their contributions, we provide a wide range of benefits – please check our careers site/Canvas for further information as conditions and exclusions apply:

▪ at least 31 days of annual leave in addition to bank holidays.
▪ generous defined benefit pension schemes (LGPS/TPS}.
▪ flexible working and family-friendly policies for improved work-life balance.
▪ 2 days of paid volunteering leave for a UK registered charity.
▪ discounts including TOTUM, gyms, nursery and private healthcare insurance.
▪ continuous learning and development opportunities including free UAL Short Courses.
▪ season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, free counselling via EAP and more!


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