Research Projects Officer

About the role

Are you an experienced administrator looking for a new challenge? Would you relish supporting and communicating excellent research that contributes to a better world?

We are delighted to be recruiting to a new and exciting role providing administrative, communication and events support to world leading research in vision end evolution research, as part of the Baden lab at the Department of Neuroscience.

In the role of Research Project Officer, you will be based in the School of Life Sciences, Department of Neuroscience and work within a small friendly team of academic and professional services colleagues to:

• Oversee aspects of the day to day running of the lab, as well as contributing to the development of longer-term plans and strategies.
• Develop plans for and organise a range of events.

This part time role is both varied and focused, supporting a small team of researchers with defined goals and tasks that adjust over the course of the year, allowing you to focus on specific targets as they arise and maintain a good work life balance.

About you

Success in this role will require an excellent organisational capability, strong communication skills and the ability to identify and creatively achieve goals. You will have an interest in the possibilities of scientific research both in terms of academic research and impact on society and the world. In return you will enjoy a dynamic environment working with academic and professional services colleagues, to achieve shared goals.

A scientific qualification or background is not a requirement for this post, but it will be an asset; nevertheless, we are a team with varied backgrounds, interests, education, and experiences.

About our School

Please find further information regarding the School of Life Sciences on our website.

The School of Life Sciences is proud to hold a Silver Athena Swann Award. 

Why work here

Find out more about our reward and benefits package.

Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion

Further Key Information

Please contact Gemma Harman (g.harman@sussex.ac.uk) or Tom Baden (t.baden@sussex.ac.uk) for informal enquiries.

For full details and how to apply see our vacancies page.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. 

Visa Sponsorship Queries: This role may be eligible for sponsorship. Please consult our Skilled Worker Visa information page  for further information about Visa Sponsorship. Please be aware that any role graded below 5.3 or £30,960 per annum will not be eligible sponsorship.

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