Research Co-ordinator (Fixed Term)

The Digital Mental Health Group at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit is seeking a Research Coordinator to support our growing team and portfolio of complex multi-stakeholder projects. In this new role you will become a critical member of our diverse and inclusive team, leading the design and implementation of administrative and project management pathways to support our varied research portfolio that is having direct impact both nationally and internationally.

The primary aim of our research team is to understand how digital technologies impact mental health in young people. We are based at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, a world-leading research centre well-known for its close-knit community, collaborative atmosphere, and outstanding research support. Our group currently includes our PI, Dr Amy Orben, two senior research associates, one incoming research associate, five PhD students, three research assistants, as well as research visitors and interns. We value our team's complementary skill sets (e.g., differing backgrounds, approaches, and areas of expertise), and actively work with other local and international research groups. A lot of our work is inherently team-based and integrates work with charities, NGOs, policymakers and other stakeholders.

The successful applicant will have excellent communication and organisational skills, dealing with a wide range of people including researchers, academics, policymakers, support staff, students and funders. The role will involve a wide variety of tasks including the design and set-up of project management strategies to organise a growing funding and project portfolio in the team. You will also take responsibility for coordinating team resources and events, public communication, secretarial support, event management (e.g., for small-scale meetings and conferences) and dealing with financial aspects of the day-to-day running of the team.

This is a great opportunity for an individual, with appropriate administrative experience, to work on their own initiative with a growing and dynamic team. You will be able to shape your ways of working, as well as the running of the team, delivering on best practice in ways you see fit. Balancing a busy and varied workload, you will enable the research group to best achieve their aims - supporting cutting-edge research that is impacting national policy and child mental health.

Interviews will be held during the morning of 6th December 2024.

Note: The role is advertised as Part-Time but can also be completed Full-Time as detailed in the further particulars.

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