Community Knowledge Analyst (Researcher) – AD2755NK

Start Date: As soon as possible

Fixed Term: Until 31 August 2026

Full-time: 36.25hrs per week

The University of St Andrews, in partnership with University of Glasgow and University of Edinburgh has been successful in securing institutional research cultures funding from Wellcome titled “InFrame”. The InFrame project will allow our research communities to teach us their positive leadership behaviours, and then feed their expertise into development and reward structures. We will provide access to funding opportunities for those outside privileged groups and pathways, thus democratising research leadership, unleashing creativity and new thinking.

This is an exciting opportunity to take on a role as Community Knowledge Analyst (Researcher) to generate and evaluate data and best practice guidance to support community instigated projects and wider institutional decision making. The post holder will lead on identifying, assessing and building bodies of evidence from a variety of sources to enable research culture project leads to make the most of their project and embed change into business as usual at the partner Universities, working closely with Community Knowledge Analysts based at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as the University of St Andrews.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Financial contribution to relocation
• Membership of the USS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters.

Working under the DExecutive Director of Research Support Services  at the University of St Andrews and reporting to the Project Manager at the University of Glasgow, the postholder will work closely with Research Culture Leads, Research Culture communities and networks, and project stakeholders across all three universities to support delivery of the project.

Please contact Catherine Burns, Executive Director of Research Support Services (execdirrsrisdep@st-andrews.ac.uk) for more information about this post.

Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network.  Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.  Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk

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