Senior Research Integrity Advisor

Are you passionate about ensuring integrity in research and keen to lead impactful initiatives in a globally recognized organization? Are you looking for your next step in a research integrity career? 

We are Cambridge University Press & Assessment, a world-leading academic publisher and assessment organisation and a proud part of the University of Cambridge.  

We are seeking a Senior Research Integrity Advisor to lead initiatives that uphold and enhance research integrity and publication ethics across Cambridge's academic publishing portfolio (books, Elements, preprints, and journals).  

This pivotal role supports the Head of Publication Ethics and Research Integrity by developing policies, resources, strategies, and practices, investigating ethics cases, and driving continuous improvement. You'll be part of the growing Publishing Ethics and Research Integrity team and collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure best practices in research integrity.  

About the role  
As the Senior Research Integrity Advisor, you will: 

• Define and lead projects and initiatives to drive best practices in research integrity and publication ethics. 

• Conduct and oversee the investigation and resolution of publication ethics cases and provide day to day support and mentorship for the Research Integrity Advisors. 

• Drive publishing and operational quality through collaboration with editorial, production, peer review and digital teams, while identifying opportunities for innovation or improvements. 

• Represent Cambridge at industry forums, driving thought leadership and external engagement in research integrity. 

About you 

You are an experienced professional with a passion for research integrity and academic publishing. Your expertise includes: 

• Broad experience in managing research and publication integrity cases, and policy development. 

• Up-to-date and extensive knowledge of the research integrity landscape, including tools and technology, best practice guidelines and frameworks, and topical issues. 

• In-depth knowledge of scholarly publishing standards, journal systems, and peer review workflows 

• Proven project management skills with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives. 

• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, including strong data literacy. 

• A collaborative mindset, balanced with assertiveness and diplomacy. 

• Academic research experience, ideally to PhD or postdoc level. Although not a requirement, we are looking to complement the existing expertise of the Publication Ethics and Research Integrity team (which is currently biomedical sciences, earth and environmental sciences, and ecology). 

If you would like to know more about this opportunity and what will make you successful, please see the full job description attached to the bottom of this vacancy on our careers site.  

Rewards and benefits

We will support you to be at your best in work and to live well outside of it. In addition to competitive salaries, we offer a world-class, flexible rewards package, featuring family-friendly and planet-friendly benefits including: 

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays 

• Private medical and Permanent Health Insurance  

• Discretionary annual bonus  

• Group personal pension scheme. 

• Life assurance up to 4 x annual salary  

• Green travel schemes  

We are a hybrid working organisation, and we offer a range of flexible working options from day one. We expect most hybrid-working colleagues to spend 40-60% of their time at their dedicated office or location. We will also consider other work arrangements if you wish to work more flexibly or require adjustments due to a disability. 

Ready to pursue your potential? Apply now.  

We review applications on an ongoing basis and may invite candidates for an initial conversation to discuss their application during the advertising window. The closing date for all applications is 31 October 2024. Interviews for shortlisted applicants will be scheduled as soon as possible after this date.  

Please note that successful applicants will be subject to satisfactory background checks.  

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is an approved UK employer for the sponsorship of eligible roles and applicants under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please refer to the gov.uk website for guidance to understand your own eligibility based on the role you are applying for.
 

Why join us.

Joining us is your opportunity to pursue potential. You will belong to a collaborative team that's exploring new and better ways to serve students, teachers and researchers across the globe – for the benefit of individuals, society and the world. Sharing our mission will inspire your own growth, development, and progress, in an environment which embraces difference, change and aspiration. 

Cambridge University Press & Assessment is committed to being a place where anyone can enjoy a successful career, where it's safe to speak up, and where we learn continuously to improve together. We welcome applications from all candidates, regardless of demographic characteristics (age, disability, educational attainment, ethnicity, gender, marital status, neurodiversity, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual identity), cultural, or social class/background.

We believe better outcomes come through diversity of thought, background, and approach. We welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and communities, actively seeking to employ people from a wide range of different communities.