Research Officer

Queen Mary University of London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Generous pension scheme

30 days' leave per annum

Season ticket loan scheme

Personal and professional development

Flexible working arrangements

Campus facilities

Job summary

Queen Mary University of London is seeking a Research Officer to provide high-quality administration and coordination for research activities across the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The role collaborates with academic and professional services colleagues to support researchers throughout the research life cycle.

The successful candidate will have a degree or equivalent experience, plus substantial administrative experience in a research setting, with strong organisational,

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.
• Substantial administrative experience in a research support or comparable environment.
• Strong organisational, analytical and communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality administration and coordination for a range of research activities across the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
• Support research activity throughout the research life cycle.
• Collaborate with academic and professional services colleagues to support researchers and colleagues.

Skills

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

Degree or equivalent professional experience

Job description

The Research Officer will provide high-quality administration and coordination for a range of research activities across the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Working closely with academic and professional services colleagues, the post holder will support research activity throughout the research life cycle.

You will be educated to degree level or possess equivalent professional experience, together with substantial administrative experience in a research support or comparable environment. You will have strong organisational, analytical and communication skills, excellent attention to detail, and the ability to manage competing priorities effectively.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with a range of stakeholders, a collaborative approach to working, and a commitment to providing excellent support to researchers and colleagues.

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences combines research excellence with a strong commitment to growth, innovation and diversity in its educational activities. Public engagement, partnerships, cross-disciplinary collaboration and the generation of research with broad public benefit are central to the Faculty's success.

Home to over 12,000 students and around 500 academic staff, the Faculty has a global reputation for excellence across the humanities and social sciences and provides an ambitious and collaborative environment for research, teaching and engagement.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we've fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it's simply 'the right thing to do' but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

• We offer competitive salaries
• access to a generous pension scheme
• 30 days' leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term)
• a season ticket loan scheme
• access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies
• flexible working arrangements
• and campus facilities.