Research Hub Manager

We are the University of Cumbria, for and from Cumbria and our localities, rooted in serving our communities, with people, place and partnership at our heart. 

Now is a very exciting time to be joining us because we are delivering a new "Towards 2030" strategic plan focused on making the most of our three most valuable assets; People, Place and Partnerships, to become a catalyst for economic well-being for our region, nationally and internationally. 

The University of Cumbria and Imperial College London have formed a strategic partnership to open a new medical school to develop and deliver the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine (PCSM). The first students start a bespoke 4-year post graduate MBBS programme in 2025/26. Applying the University of Cumbria’s experience in training nurses, midwives and other professions allied to medicine, alongside Imperial’s expertise in medical education, we aim to produce doctors who are embedded in their local community ready to contribute to services across the region and beyond.

In order to maximise the opportunities for medical research which have been opened up through the creation of a new medical school, PCSM has established a Research Hub to promote and facilitate health research between the Institute of Health at UoC, Imperial College and the NHS Trusts and organisations across Cumbria. The Research Hub is co-directed by Prof Sophie Day and Prof Jonathan Weber.

We are looking for a manager for our new research hub, based at our Carlisle Fusehill Street campus. This is an exciting opportunity to join a new and dynamic team operating within our new medical school and across the two universities. The Hub aims to grow the research offer of the University of Cumbria, embrace research opportunities with Principal Investigators (PIs) at Imperial College and generate new collaborations with the NHS in Cumbria. 

The Hub manager will be based in the Institute of Health at UoC, but will work closely with colleagues from Research & Knowledge Exchange and seek research collaborative opportunities University wide and with the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial. A key part of the role will be to establish relationships and develop partnerships with North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Trust, University Hospitals Morecambe Bay NHS Trust, other research-active NHS organisations in Cumbria and with other local HEIs including Lancaster, Newcastle, Edgehill and UCLan. The role will act as first point of contact for the Hub and will take responsibility for the establishment and day-to-day running of the Hub, including financial management, diary management, organisation and running of Research Hub meetings, groups and events, together with supporting the creation of a PCSM research project competition, managing the promotion, project paperwork, selection and award of successful projects. 

Informal Enquiries: Professor Sophie Day, Co-Director PCSM Research Hub; Sophia.day@cumbria.ac.uk or Professor Jonathan Weber Jonathan.weber@cumbria.ac.uk

We offer a comprehensive set of staff benefits which includes a competitive salary, 35 days holiday plus bank holidays, hybrid working in line with business need, and an excellent pension scheme with 8% employer contribution. 

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For more information about the Pears Cumbria School of Medicine please click here

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