Research Coordinator

Warwick; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Flexible hours

Job summary

The University of Warwick, School of Law, invites applications for a part-time Research Coordinator to support the research activities of the School, assisting the Research Manager and Director of Research as a key member of the research support team.

This 50%-60% FTE role offers hybrid working, flexibility over days and hours, and a chance to contribute across policy and academic projects while coordinating administrative processes.

Qualifications

• Experience of administrative policies and processes.
• Ability to provide high quality administrative support.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support for the School of Law research activities, assisting the Research Manager and Director of Research.
• Be an integral member of the research support team and collaborate with professional staff and academic colleagues.

Job description

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Hours: Part-time, 21.9 hours per week (0.6 FTE) or 18.25 hours per week (0.5 FTE)

About the Role

The School of Law seeks to appoint a Research Coordinator to provide administrative support for the research activities of the School of Law, particularly assisting the Research Manager and Director of Research. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the research support team and the wider professional services team, working closely with other professional staff and academic colleagues.

This is a part-time role, and applications are welcomed from candidates interested in a part-time role of 50% to 60% (18.25 to 21.9 hours per week). We offer a supportive working environment, including flexibility over days and hours of work and hybrid working. This role could be undertaken as 50%-60% FTE throughout the year, or concentrated as a higher FTE to work in school term-times only. Applicants should specify in their cover letter what FTE and working pattern they are seeking, and all applicants will be given equal consideration.

Please note that the Terms and Conditions of Employment specify that staff must live within a reasonable travelling distance of their place of work to fulfil the duties of the role.

Informal inquiries regarding this position can be made to Jennifer Paterson, Research Manager, at [e-mail] .

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here) .

About You

The successful candidate will possess experience of administrative policies and processes, will take pride in providing high quality support, and will be a positive and professional individual who enjoys interacting with a wide variety of people in an exciting and diverse university environment.

About the Department

The School of Law was founded in 1968, and now with over 1200 students, 70+ full-time academics and 24 professional services staff, we have evolved into a leading UK law school, being ranked in the top 10 (Times Good University Guide 2024, Guardian University Guide 2024). Our teaching quality has been recognised with National Teaching Fellowships and Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence. Our research culture is vibrant, and our research quality has received high REF ratings (ranked 8th overall in 2021).

The dedicated Professional Services teamsupports the School in multiple areas of expertise including student services, student engagement and experience, research, academic technology, outreach, human resources, marketing and communications, finance, events delivery, and governance.

Community Diversity is one of our great strengths, and our talented staff come from many different countries and backgrounds, and we are committed to imbedding equality, diversity, and inclusion into all of our practices. Our student body is also highly diverse, with international students comprising 32% of our undergraduates and 80% of our postgraduates. In 2025, 28% of our home first-year undergraduates arrived with a contextual offer and 63% of first years identified as BAME. We are proud to be a leading department in the University in this area.

Our Athena Swan Departmental Silver Award (and University of Warwick Silver Award) recognisesthe advancement of gender equality, representation, progression, and success for all in academia, and we are fully committed in the Law School to endorsing the principles of Athena Swan to support staff achieve their potential. We have supportive of staff with caring responsibilities, have generous carer's, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave policies, onsite childcare facilities, a childcare vouchers scheme. We encourage a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity.

Right to Work in the UK

We wish to advise applicants that this role is not eligible for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker visa. If you do not yet have the right to work in the UK you will need to check the UK Government Website to see if you are eligible to obtain the right to work in the UK through one of the other UK immigration routes before you make your application.