Research Systems and Information Officer

The Role and the Department

Research and Innovation Services (RIS) provides guidance, expert advice and hands-on support for all aspects of research and research-related work, including securing funding, working with partners, undertaking knowledge exchange, demonstrating impact, commercialising outputs, ensuring good research practice and supporting professional development.

This post sits within the Policy, Systems and Performance team in Research & Innovation Services (RIS). The team is responsible for the University’s research information management systems, the overall governance and ethical framework for both funded and unfunded research & research related activities across the institution, support for institutional strategy development and the compilation of relevant returns including HEBCI, KEF, KEC and REF< span style="mso-bookmark: _Hlk170292486;">, as well as management information reporting relating to university research and knowledge exchange (RKE) activities.

The Research Systems and Information Officer will be responsible for the implementation and development of the RIS RKE systems as well as training and communications about these systems across the University. They will act as a key member of the system implementation team to configure, build and continually improve research systems for Durham. They will analyse research data and develop and present reports to key stakeholders. The post holder will report to the Senior Manager – Research Systems and Reporting but w ill work closely with colleagues across the Research and Innovation Services Directorate as well as colleagues in faculties, departments and across professional support services.

From early 2025 the base location for this role will change from our Durham City Centre site to our exciting new professional services hub based at Boldon House. Boldon House is situated on the outskirts of Durham near the Arnison Centre in Pity Me. Boldon House will bring a number of professional services teams together in a vibrant office environment which supports collaborative working and is designed to embrace hybrid working. To find out more about this project, please visit this webpage: Boldon House – Durham University.

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