Reseach Contracts Officer (Permanent and Fixed-Term Maternity Cover)

University of Nottingham School of Humanities; Campus (IL); Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 63,000; Part time

Job summary

University of Nottingham invites applications for two Research Contracts Officer positions (permanent and maternity cover). The roles sit in Research & Innovation, supporting research contracts and related agreements.

You will draft and negotiate agreements, collaborate with academic staff and funders, and ensure terms protect the University’s interests. Hybrid working with 36.25 hours per week, 0.8 FTE minimum, on Jubilee Campus.

Job description

Salary

£35,608 to £47,389 per annum pro-rata depending on skills and experience.

Area

Research and Innovation Central

Location

Jubilee Campus

Closing Date

Friday 23 October 2026

Reference

FAB197626

We are currently recruiting for two Research Contracts Officers (one permanent role and one fixed term maternity cover role) within the University’s Research & Innovation Department and are looking for experienced and highly motivated applicants. The team is part of the wider Research Operations, which provides financial management, contractual, governance and application support to the University’s research. The Contracts Officer role is based within a busy, diverse and friendly Contracts team, working with colleagues across Research & Innovation and the wider University to facilitate research and knowledge exchange activity.

The successful candidate will work proactively with academic staff, collaborating partners and research funders to draft and negotiate agreements which are fair and reasonable and protect the University’s interests. As a Contracts Officer, you will be responsible for a substantial, varied and sometimes complex workload and will need to work pragmatically and creatively to agree contractual terms with a range of partners. Agreements may include multi-partner collaboration agreements, data sharing agreements, clinical trial agreements, services agreements, material transfer agreements and confidentiality agreements. You will have access to a suite of template agreements in order to expedite contract execution where appropriate.

As a Contracts Officer you will work with other Contracts Officers to support primarily the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science and will need to build productive relationships with stakeholders to understand the research context and agree appropriate contract terms. You will need to work with other parts of Research Operations and Faculty staff to ensure a seamless support service to academic staff, funders and collaborators. You will also provide advice on and interpretation of contract terms to colleagues where required. Experience in supporting contracts in the areas of Medicine and Health Sciences would be considered an asset.

You should be committed to working in and contributing to an environment of continuous improvement and will contribute towards the ongoing development and implementation of effective procedures and systems supporting research contracts and interfaces with other teams.

There is a permanent position available and a fixed term maternity cover position available. Please express which position/s you are interested in during your application.

The normal working hours will be 36.25 per week. Both roles are available on a part-time basis, subject to a minimum commitment of 29 hours per week (0.8 FTE). Both roles operate under a hybrid working model and require attendance on campus each week.

If you have any queries in relation to the posts, please contact Brian Berry, Head of Research Contracts team at [e-mail]

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