Research Impact and Engagement Officer - Belfast, United Kingdom - Queen's University Belfast

Queen's University Belfast

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Belfast, United Kingdom

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Job details:

Job reference
24/111733

Date posted
18/03/2024

Application closing date
08/04/2024

Salary
£37,841 - £45,148 per annum

Job category/type
Professional Support

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Research Impact and Engagement Officer (2 posts):

Job description

Research Impact and Engagement Officer (Medicine, Health and Life Sciences)
Permanent
Research Impact and Engagement Officer (Arts and Humanities)
Fixed term for three years in the first instance
The postholders will play a key role in enabling external engagement and involvement with research activity at the University, and enabling impactful outcomes that benefit wider society. You will act as a first point of contact for researchers in either (1) the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences or (2) the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences with a focus on research in arts and humanities disciplines.
Crucially, the postholders will take a leading role in developing the University's submission to the next Research Excellence Framework (REF), including preparing impact case studies and disciplinarylevel statements for the 'Engagement and Impact' component of the assessment.
An honours degree, or equivalent qualification, or substantial relevant experience.
Experience of the research impact and engagement agenda as it relates to research in higher education institutions or research performing organisations.
Experience of delivering professional support in a higher education institution or other research performing organisation.
Experience of engaging multiple internal and external partners and stakeholders to broker lasting and productive relationships and influence behaviours and attitudes.
Experience of identifying and collating evidence to inform practice, research, or policymaking.
An understanding of the processes of research engagement and impact and their contribution within the wider research ecosystem.

Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please visit our website.

There are 2 posts available:

Post

Research Impact and Engagement Officer (Medicine, Health and Life Sciences)
Permanent

Post

Research Impact and Engagement Officer (Arts and Humanities)

- Fixed Term for 36 months.- At Queen's our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

Great terms & conditions
Pension schemes
Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
Familyfriendly initiatives
Career development opportunities
Support for health & mental wellbeing
Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays)
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.

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