Research Manager (Data)

University of Bristol; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Job summary

University of Bristol is seeking a part-time Data & Geospatial Liaison role to support researchers with linked data assets. You will organise, curate, and facilitate access to place-based data, liaising with data owners and researchers to enable robust analyses.

You will apply statistical methods and coding to develop new data offerings, contribute to documentation, and share insights through working groups and external venues.

Qualifications

• Background or interest in place-based or geospatial data and working with diverse data types.
• Experience with statistical packages and coding approaches to apply methods to new scenarios.

Responsibilities

• Provide researcher support and liaise between data owners' technical teams and researchers.
• Lead organisation, curation and provisioning of new linked data assets.
• Document new linked data to improve researcher interactions with the data.
• Perform data processing/descriptive analyses; publish findings on GitHub or pre-prints.

Skills

Geospatial data

Data management

R & Python coding

Statistical analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Job description

The role

The UK Longitudinal Linkage Collaboration (UK LLC) is a research platform that provides a secure computing environment to systematically link study participants’ data to their health, social and environmental records. This is an ideal role for someone with an interest in supporting the research community by managing, curating and understanding new and complex linked data and longitudinal data resources, and disseminating this through working groups and stakeholder liaison.

UK LLC has developed a prioritisation strategy for collection of place-based/ geospatial datasets, you will work with a variety of data owners to acquire datasets and curate these for use in research. You will develop accompanying documentation and metadata to create research-ready data products.

When researchers apply to access place-based/ geospatial data you will advise on the availability of the data and feasibility of the proposed work.

There will be opportunity to contribute to the growing user-group, collecting feedback for continuous improvement of the resource.

You will work with a suite of place-based/ geospatial data and have data programming skills which we will support you to improve.

You will liaise with a wide range of external stakeholders in a fast-paced environment, whilst always working to the highest level of UK Information Governance Standards.

There will also be opportunities to write pre-prints and papers, as well as present at conferences, workshops and other externally facing events as this role has a focus on stakeholder liaison and communications

Part-time will be considered at 0.8 FTE.

Hybrid working is available: 2 days a week minimum in the Bristol office, typically Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

The interviews will take place on 17th and 18th November 2026.

What will you be doing?

Providing researcher support and liaising between data owners' technical teams and the research community, leading working groups of UK-wide experts.

Leading the organisation, curation, and supporting provision of new linked data assets.

Leading and contributing to the documentation of new linked data to enhance research users' interactions with the data.

Carrying out data processing/descriptive analyses to develop novel understanding, which will be published on GitHub or pre-print publications.

Supporting the research community through working groups to share knowledge and maximise the functionality of these data for research for the public good.

You should apply if

You have a background/interest in place-based or geospatial data, and you are qualified and/or experienced in working with a variety of data types, and the application of a variety of statistical packages and coding approaches. You enjoy applying these skills to new scenarios and solving problems whilst developing new methods and are keen to further improve your skills. You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment within a motivated team.