CAMHRA Coordinator

Hours: 28

About the Department:

SOAS is a global university in the heart of London’s vibrant university quarter, with a more diverse staff and student base than virtually any other in the UK. Our scholarship spans the arts, humanities, and social sciences. Our expertise is deeply and uniquely rooted in the political, social, economic, historical, and cultural dynamics of Africa, Asia and the Middle East and their diasporas, which collectively account for over three-quarters of the world’s population. To expand on this world leading excellence, SOAS has been awarded nearly £8million by Research England to establish the Centre for Anthropology and Mental Health Research in Action, CAMHRA.

Launching this autumn, CAMHRA is a globally oriented and locally connected Centre of excellence for cutting-edge anthropological research, education, and public engagement in mental health. It works to promote research on critical issues of inequality in access, experience, and outcomes of mental health care with benefits for marginalised groups in the London area and cascading effects at national and global levels, and with special emphasis on mental health lived-experience and clinical practice-based research, and coproduced research outputs.

About the Role

To establish CAMHRA and to enable its leadership team to deliver on its objectives, we are now recruiting for a Coordinator role. The post holder will work closely with the Centre Manager, Director, co-Director, and other key members of the team to develop and enhance an excellent research culture, help to promote funding opportunities to staff and students, and work with the relevant colleagues and research partners to ensure the smooth running of the research centre. Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential to support effective working with colleagues across professional service teams and the academic community. A high priority will be to provide timely and efficient administrative support to enable the smooth application, set up and delivery of research projects and CAMHRA’s outputs, whilst ensuring compliance with School policies and processes and external funder requirements.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join an expanding team with a global reputation for excellence. The Directors are seeking a proactive individual with demonstrable strengths in contributing effectively to a team, managing your time effectively, responding positively to changing priorities and contributing to the improvement of CAMHRA and the School’s systems, processes, and approach, suggesting ways in which these could be streamlined or enhanced. You will join a small and supportive team and have excellent opportunities for networking and career development.

You can find further information on the key criteria for the role in the Job Description and Person Specification, along with a full list of duties and responsibilities on the SOAS Website

How to Apply: 

Professional Services - Please complete the online application form and upload your CV and a supporting statement

Closing date: 5^th July 2024                 

Interviews to be held: TBC

Further information

There is an opportunity to apply for more than one position in CAMHRA to take your role from 0.5 FTE up to full time hours.

Please indicate in your cover letter if you would like to go ahead with this.

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