Research Support Officer

Kingston University Service Company Ltd; Kingston; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Kingston University Service Company Ltd is seeking a Research Support Officer to augment our research support team across disciplines. You will help academics win funding and ensure funded projects run smoothly, liaising with Finance and business engagement colleagues to connect systems and processes.

You’ll work with multiple roles in Academic Services, developing knowledge across research support, knowledge exchange and related activities, and you’ll gain strong experience during a fixed-term

Qualifications

• Qualified at least to degree level.
• High standard of financial literacy and numeracy.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels including senior roles.
• Excellent prioritisation and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Help academics win funding for their research.
• Ensure funded projects run smoothly.
• Interact with systems supporting research and knowledge exchange.
• Liaise with the Finance team dedicated to this area.
• Work with multiple roles across the research support office.

Skills

Attention to detail

Project management

IT proficiency

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Financial literacy

Numeracy

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

Research Support Officer

The Role

This role augments our research support team over a wide remit, across disciplines, during an exciting period at Kingston University, working with our research and knowledge exchange institutes to grow our funded research, increasing collaboration, culture and quality. The role is ideal for someone starting their research support career, working with several different roles across the research support office to get good insight into each of those remits and to act as a lynchpin, connecting the different functions together. You will help our academics to win funding for their research and to ensure that the resulting projects run smoothly. You will have the opportunity to interact with many of the systems supporting research, to work with our business engagement team and to liaise with the Finance team dedicated to this area. We share an office with wider research, research student and business engagement functions. By the end of the fixed term role, you will have good knowledge across many aspects of research and knowledge exchange support.

The Person

You will be inquisitive and eager to learn new things, excited by the generation of new knowledge and how that benefits wider society and have strong attention to detail. Qualified at least to degree level, you will have a high standard of financial literacy and numeracy and good interpersonal skills. You will need to communicate effectively with staff at all levels including senior roles.

You will have a wide-ranging and varied workload, so we expect excellent prioritisation and project management skills alongside high IT proficiency. The successful candidate will be enthused about supporting research and able to inspire others with their enthusiasm.

Directorate/Function

The Academic Services Directorate includes Research & Impact, Knowledge Exchange, Academic Registry, Quality Assurance and Enhancement, the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Centre, Brand, Communications and Public Affairs and Development, Alumni Relations & Engagement (DARE). Collectively the Directorate supports academics in their research and KE activities and supports some of the University’s governance and decision-making committees, maintains academic regulations, develops and implements academic policies, oversees the quality and standards of academic provision and leads the development of education practices across the University.

The Directorate is responsible for stimulating cutting edge research, impact and knowledge exchange and supporting a vibrant community of graduate research students, to increase the volume, impact and visibility of our research and business activities. We actively liaise with Faculties and researchers to support and develop research activities across all disciplines and provide related training and development opportunities. We foster interdisciplinary working to promote, advance and share knowledge with the overall aim of securing new revenue sources and contributing to regional prosperity. Our goal is to foster and sustain a vibrant research culture in which our researchers and research students can flourish.

As a directorate, we identify opportunities for innovation, see change as an opportunity, value constructive feedback and share good practice across the University.

Further information

This is a full time, fixed term position available for 2 years with a starting salary of £39,407 per annum.

Interviews are expected to be held onMonday 28 September 2026.

For informal enquiries, please contact Mr Ralph Lane,Research Development Manager.

Bring your true self, expertise, and passion to Kingston where we are continuing to strive to build a university where authentic inclusion and belonging is at its heart. Every one of our staff and students’ identities, backgrounds and diverse experiences makes us who we are - so harness and embrace yours by applying today. We welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ communities and those with disabilities.

We are a place-based organisation, proud of our location in Kingston and the civic role we play in our community. Our campuses inspire collaborative, innovative and creative communities. Being present on campus is important to us because it helps us to create a sense of belonging for both our staff and students. Therefore, staff are expected to be on campus for the majority of their working week.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required, this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.