Research Funding Manager

This is an exciting time to join Teesside University. We are delivering an ambitious research and knowledge exchange strategy, which has seen significant investment in academic capacity and subsequent growth of research income.  To deliver these ambitions we are looking for a Research Funding Manager to join our Research and Enterprise Office. You will join a friendly, supportive, proactive team with a strong reputation for adding value, and ensuring that funding proposals are of the highest quality. 

The Research Funding Manager will work alongside schools to support academic colleagues to submit high quality research proposals, providing professional advice on funding opportunities appropriate to career stage and ambition, helping draft applications and prepare presentations, developing strategic funding roadmaps and monitoring the funding portfolio of the school. 

A great place to work we have a friendly and inclusive working environment and a hybrid approach which allows great flexibility in the way that we work. With opportunities for progression, the successful candidate’s career ambitions will be supported through mentoring, and training and development. 

Teesside holds an HR Excellence in Research award; an Investors in People Gold status; Disability Confident, Leader status; an Athena Swan Bronze Award; is a signatory to the Race at Work Charter; is a signatory to the San Francisco Declaration of Research Assessment (DORA); and is a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. 

Anyone wishing to have an informal discussion can speak to the Head of Research and Impact, Dr Oliver Moss at o.moss@tees.ac.uk 

Every member of our University is part of the inspiring, supportive, and caring community known as Team Teesside. To learn more about Team Teesside click here.

What we offer you: 

• The University’s Annual Leave year runs from 1 August to 31 July.  In addition to statutory Bank Holidays, you are entitled to 259 hours (35 days) paid annual leave during the course of the year. 
• Additional leave over the Christmas and New Year period during the Christmas closure
• Special leave to support a range of circumstances
• Hybrid working arrangements: 60 percent On Campus and 40 percent Working from home
• A variety of provision to support staff with personal development and recognition
• A range of family friendly benefits
• An employee benefits platform which provides discounts with 350+ retailers and access to health and wellbeing resources

More information about our benefits and an employee benefits brochure can be found here 

Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post may qualify for University sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. 

Apply now if you would like to join us.

Job Reference: T01319 

For further details of this and other academic posts, please refer to our website via the 'Apply' button above.

Closing date: 25/09/2024

Interview date: 09/10/2024

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