Research Support Officer - Derby, United Kingdom - University of Derby

University of Derby

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Derby, United Kingdom

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Job details:

College

College of Health, Psychology and Social Care

Responsible to

College Executive Support Officer

Location

Kedleston Road, Derby Campus

Salary

£26,363 to £28,827 per annum (For exceptional performers, there is scope for further progression up to £32,838 per annum)

Closing date

Sunday 11 February 2024

Contract type

Permanent

Post type

Full-time

Reference

0587-23

About the role:

The College of Health, Psychology and Social Care offers a multi-disciplinary approach to academic and applied research and evaluation in the field of health and social care with the overall aim of building healthy, sustainable communities across Derbyshire.

Our current research focus is in the areas of primary care, public health, psychology, nursing, midwifery, allied health professions, and arts and health.

The College academic activities are mainly developed under the remit of the Public Services and the Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Themes.

The Research Support Officer will support the administration and monitoring of several Committees, including the College Professoriate, the College Research Committee, and the Psychology Research Steering Group.

You will be required to provide support for the planning and delivery of the Research workshops, and the organisation of research retreats, away days and showcases essential for the development of the research environment.

You will play a leading role in ensuring the creation and maintenance of efficient systems and processes to support the College research.

You will work with the Deputy Dean and the College Executive to ensure that all projects are delivered on time and within the finances available.

You will assist the lead investigators in bid preparation, research governance processes, project and financial management, and dissemination of project findings.

You will have responsibility for specific areas of work from start to finish and for organising and prioritising workloads within required timelines.

You will take a leading role in regularly publishing the College research newsletter for an internal audience.

A crucial element of the role will be to work closely with the College Unit of Assessment Leads and other colleagues in the College/University to support the university's submission to the Research Excellence Framework 2029.

This involves acquiring working knowledge of the REF submission process, the processing and management of large data sets, and responding very quickly to requests for data.

Your work will require forward planning, to meet known short
- and medium-term deadlines. You will also be required to respond rapidly to requests for data and be able to adapt their priorities accordingly. This role will involve frequent interaction with others where initiative to resolve problems and queries will be required.

Principal accountabilities:

Support the College Executive
_ _in the production of corporate reports
Support lead researchers in the development of research bids, administration of project grants and reports, and dissemination of findings commensurate with the grade for the post. This may include working with finance colleagues to cost projects, working with HR to organise recruitment of staff, and helping the researcher manage projects budgets.
Be responsible for the collection, collation and reporting of REF related information in support of the College REF lead. This will include liaising with college staff to capture research interests, publications and bids and will require the post holder to work with established databases to capture the required information.
Working with the College Executive, implement University procedures, continually develop systems, and processes that ensure research governance, financial governance, quality and effectiveness are all delivered for individual projects and for the Centre as a whole. These processes are complex and the post holder would be expected to exercise their own judgment about how to best ensure compliance and efficient running within the Centre
Assist with the administration of the development and performance review activities for the team, equipping and enabling staff to deliver the required professional standard and connect with organisational performance
Collate content for a regular newsletter and work with marketing teams to shape this.
Liaise with website and marketing teams to assist in the development and maintenance of the College research websites and social media accounts.
Employ a range of IT skills to manage and progress workload efficiently
Be able to guide academics and researchers in how to access and add to university system. UDORA for example.
Organise operational meetings for the College staff to ensure delivery of corporate and project objectives
Liaise with other administrators both internally and externally to arrange meetings
Work closely other internal administrators in order to assist in the develo