Research Administrator

Job description:

We have an exciting opportunity for a part-time Research Administrator/Project Manager to provide comprehensive administrative and management support for a £6m EPSRC Programme Grant within the Low Dimensional Structures and Devices Group in the Department of Physics & Astronomy.

Your responsibilities will include supporting the Programme Grant’s executive/management committee meetings, organising a range of events (including Away Days, the Mid Term Review and larger events such as the annual international  Winter School), monitoring budgets, managing websites and interacting with internal colleagues and external stakeholders (including Research Finance, funding bodies, research collaborators and external partners).

We are one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and professional development.

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University. We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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