Pain Research Network Lead (Fixed-Term)

Reading; Reading; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Reading’s Pain Research Reading (PRR) network seeks a Network Research Manager to coordinate interdisciplinary pain research across the university and NHS partners. The role focuses on project setup, data management, grant support, and impact outputs to accelerate high quality translational research.

You will lead events, contribute to ethical applications, and support early career researchers while building collaborations across clinical and academic settings.

Qualifications

• This role requires a postgraduate qualification in psychology, biology, medical or health sciences.
• Experience coordinating research projects or teams and contributing to grant applications.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate multiple concurrent research projects across University and NHS settings.
• Prepare ethics applications and liaise with central services.
• Support data management, analysis, and dissemination of results.
• Lead PRR events including the annual conference and coordinate outreach.

Skills

Organisational skills

Written communication

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Project coordination

Education

Postgraduate qualification in Psychology/Biology/Medical or Health Sciences

Tools

IRAS/HRA processes

Job description

The University of Reading’s Pain Research Reading (PRR) network seeks a Network Research Manager to coordinate interdisciplinary pain research across the university and NHS partners. The role focuses on project setup, data management, grant support, and impact outputs to accelerate high quality translational research.

You will lead events, contribute to ethical applications, and support early career researchers while building collaborations across clinical and academic settings.