Research Administrator - Cambridge, United Kingdom - University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
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Cambridge, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

Tom O´Connor

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The Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics is a world-leading centre for teaching and research in language and linguistics comprising of six Sections: French, German, Italian, Slavonic Studies, Spanish & Portuguese, and Theoretical & Applied Linguistics.

With nearly 1,000 students (over 770 undergraduates, 65 MPhil students and 140 PhD students), the Faculty is home to around 140 academic, research, and professional services staff based on the University's Sidgwick Site, a short walk from the Centre of Cambridge.


Main duties will include:

  • Act as first point of contact for research grant enquiries in the Faculty
  • Collaborate with academic and professional services colleagues in the Faculty as well as the University's Research Operations Team
  • Provide generic and tailored information to potential grant applicants, managing all first stage enquiries
  • Support grant setup, ensuring that grant holders have access to useful management information and tools
  • Prepare information for grant audits and financial reporting requirements to support grant holders
  • Support the Faculty's Research Strategy Committee and Director of Research

Benefits of working at Cambridge include:

  • Competitive rates of pay with automatic service related pay progression and annual cost of living increases;
  • Generous annual leave allowance of 36 days paid leave (including bank holidays);
  • Flexible and hybrid working opportunities;
  • Generous maternity, adoption and shared parental leave entitlement and other family friendly schemes
  • An autoenrolment pension scheme, with a generous employer contribution;
  • Travel benefits and retail discounts at over 2,000 local and national stores;
The position is available for an immediate start.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
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