Senior Research Manager - 7685

Cambridge University Press; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

28 days annual leave

Private medical and PHI

Discretionary annual bonus

Group pension

Life assurance 4x salary

Green travel schemes

Job summary

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is recruiting a Senior Research Manager for the Education Futures and Research Directorate. The role focuses on AI developments, research leadership, and delivering evidence to shape products, services and processes.

You will manage complex projects, guide researchers, and contribute to strategic research programmes while collaborating across International and UK Education offerings in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• Expertise in AI developments and their implications for education.
• Strong research capability using qualitative, quantitative and/or mixed-methods approaches.
• Experience designing, directing and delivering substantial and complex research projects.
• Background or experience within education or an educational context.

Responsibilities

• Design, direct and execute substantial and complex research projects.
• Lead research efforts focused on International and UK Education offerings.
• Supervise clusters of research projects; guide consultants and researchers.
• Contribute to Research Team strategy and develop research programmes.
• Represent the organisation with reports, papers, blogs and presentations.

Skills

AI in education

Research design

Interdisciplinary leadership

Mixed-methods

Education domain knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Title: Senior Research Manager

Salary: £45,100 - £60,400

Location: Cambridge -The Triangle Building, UK (Hybrid – 2 to 3 days on site minimum)

Contract: Fixed Term/Secondment (14 months)

Hours: Full time 35hours per week

This is a particularly exciting time to join the Education Futures and Research Directorate and as a Senior Research Manager you will join a passionate Research team embracing change to better serve and meet the needs of our people.

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovative professional for a fixed-term position who can tap their real-world experience of conducting and leading a range of educational research projects that provide research-based evidence to support International and UK Educations' products, services and processes.

About the role

As the Senior Research Manager, you will play a pivotal role in providing expert insight and advice on emerging developments in AI, their implications for education and informing the organisation's research priorities and activities

You will drive the design, direction, and execution of substantial and complex research projects addressing key research questions and generating robust, actionable evidence aimed at maintaining the high standards and quality of our products and services.

You will lead research efforts focused on International and UK Education's offerings, providing expert guidance and advice to colleagues across the organisation on emerging. Managing clusters of research projects, you'll supervise and guide the work of consultants, practitioners, and other researchers, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.

Contributing to the Research Team strategy, you'll assist in developing research programmes and provide in-depth domain expertise. Representing our organisation, you'll contribute to our vision of building the world's most influential teaching, learning, and assessment community through the production of reports, research papers, blogs, and presentations.

This position has been classified as a hybrid role, requiring the selected candidate to typically spend 40-60% of their time collaborating and connecting face-to-face at their dedicated location. Aside from our hybrid principles, other flexible working requests will be considered from the first day of employment, including other work arrangements should yourequireadjustments due to a disability or long-term health condition.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.

• Expertise in emerging technologies, particularly AI developments and their implications for education.

• Strong research capability using on any of the following: qualitative, quantitative and/or mixed-methods approaches.

• Experience designing, directing and delivering substantial and complex research projects.

• Background or experience within education or an educational context.

If you meet theaboveminimumrequirements, we encourage you to apply. Your application will be even stronger if you can alsodemonstratethefollowingdesirablecriteria:

• Postgraduate qualification in educational or social science research or a subject with an equivalent research element (PhD desirable)

• Knowledge or experience of assessment and examinations.

• Track record of scholarly publications in academic journals or other high-quality research publications.

• Experience leading interdisciplinary projects, including mentoring, coaching or supporting other researchers.

• Experience communicating and disseminating research findings to a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences.
  

For a detailed job description, please refer to the link at the bottom of the advert on our careers site.

We are a Disability Confident (DC) employer that is committed to equality and inclusion ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. The DC scheme'sOffer of an Interviewcommitment applies toapplicants who opt in, anddisclosea disability or a long-term health condition, and best meet theminimumcriteria for the role. In instances where interviewing all qualifying candidates is notpracticable, we prioritise those who best meet theminimumcriteria, as we would for applicants who do not have a disability or long-term health condition. Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to thegov.ukwebsite for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.

Rewards and benefits

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays

• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance

• Discretionary annual bonus

• Group personal pension scheme

• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary

• Green travel schemes

We aim to support candidates by making our interview process clear and transparent. The closing date for all applications will beWednesday. 4 November.We will review applications on an ongoing basis, and shortlisted candidates can expect interviews to take place on week commencing Monday, 9 November.

If you are shortlisted and progressed through the stages, you can expect:

• First stage interview via MS Teams/In-premise.

• Final stage: You will be provided a task while in Teams call to be completed.

If yourequireany reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process due to a disability or a long-term health condition, there will be an opportunity for you to inform us via the online application form. We will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks including DBS due to working in a regulated industry.

Why join us

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential.You willbelong to a collaborative teamthat isexploring new and better ways to serve students,teachersand researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals,societyand the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth,developmentand progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration.

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, whereit issafe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, genderidentityand sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought,backgroundand approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, activelyseekingto employ people from a wide range of different communities.