Policy Officer (Ethics and Compliance)

The Role

The Policy, Integrity and Performance Team within Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (RIKE) is looking to recruit a Policy Officer (Ethics and Compliance). The team has a number of key institutional responsibilities, providing support across a range of areas to ensure the highest possible standards of research. The team has oversight of research integrity, research governance and compliance, including the trusted research agenda. This covers university policies and processes, research management information (as the business owner for PURE, the university’s research information system), leadership of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) and impact agenda, and leading statutory returns such as the Higher Education Business and Community Interaction Survey (HE-BCI).

The Policy Officer (Ethics and Compliance) will report to the Head of Policy, Integrity and Performance and will focus on the operational aspects of the University's provision for research ethics and compliance. This will include developing and enhancing policies, systems and processes to reflect the evolving requirements within the sector, providing expert guidance to colleagues and supporting the University’s Academic Ethics and Compliance Committee, and be the first point of contact on all matters relating to ethics. They will also support the University’s compliance with external legal and regulatory requirements, including the Nagoya Protocol and the Trusted Research agenda, which includes export control and the National Security and Investment Act.

This role is available on a part time basis (0.9 FTE)

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed include:

• Experience of administrative research support within the Higher Education sector
• Understanding of the principles underpinning Research Integrity, Ethics and Compliance
• Awareness of the national research policy priorities in relation to Universities

Interview date: To be confirmed

For informal enquiries: Please contact Dr Andrew Taylor - Head of Policy, Integrity and Performance - andrew.f.taylor@york.ac.uk

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork

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