Faculty Research Manager (fixed-term)

The University of Bath is a world class university in a World Heritage city, providing a nurturing environment for enterprising minds. Our growing international reputation is built upon the excellence and impact of our academic research and the all-round quality of the educational and extra-curricular experience enjoyed by our community of around 20,000 postgraduate and undergraduate students.

We are committed to delivering excellence across all our activities and are looking for an experienced, motivated and positive individual to provide high level support to the Associate Dean for Research and play a key role in enabling the delivery of the Faculty's research strategy and objectives.

You should be a highly organised individual with an eye for detail and experience of working in a busy environment. With proven high-level administrative experience and an awareness of current research initiatives and challenges, you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and be able to liaise professionally with a variety of stakeholders. Experience of managing projects and events are also key to this role.

This post is offered on either a full or part-time (0.8fte, 29.2 hours per week) fixed term basis (maternity cover), ending April 2026 or at the early return of the post holder. 

For further information on our Faculty see: www.bath.ac.uk/science 

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Dr Anna Powell (amp207@bath.ac.uk) or

Professor Tim Rogers (ma3tcr@bath.ac.uk)

The University of Bath is situated on a modern campus surrounded by attractive countryside overlooking the centre of Bath, a UNESCO-designated World Heritage City, famous for its Georgian architecture, and its annual literature and music festivals. It is a safe and friendly campus with strong student services and excellent sports facilities.

What we can offer you:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• we are a family-friendly University and with an increasingly agile workforce, are open to flexible working arrangements
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities
• a number of support options available for new and existing staff to help with the cost of some immigration expenses which you may be eligible for: Relocation allowance, Visa Reimbursement, Interest-Free Loan.

Find out more about our benefits.

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work.

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