Research Environment and REF Officer

About the department
The Department delivers the University’s Research, Enterprise and Knowledge Exchange Strategy. The Pro-Warden for Research, Enterprise and Knowledge Exchange provides academic leadership of this area and the Department is under the strategic management of the Director of Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange. The Department as a whole supports: the development of research and knowledge exchange bids; post award management (including statutory reporting); the university’s compliance with codes of conduct, ethics and other regulatory requirements; business enterprise and knowledge exchange, IP and spin outs; the University’s REF (Research Excellence Framework) submission; research culture and researcher development; and civic and public engagement.

About the role
We are delighted to be recruiting a Research Environment and REF Officer to join our expanding team at Goldsmiths. The Research Environment & REF Officer will support the University’s research culture initiatives and will provide operational support to the delivery of REF planning, preparations and analysis. The role holder will play an essential role in REF preparations, providing first-line support to colleagues involved in REF and contributing to the delivery of the optimum REF outcomes for Goldsmiths. This will involve working across professional service teams to coordinate a shared approach to REF preparations and reporting, supporting events and workshops, and servicing a REF Strategy Group and panels. The role holder will also make a key contribution to the development and maintenance of a thriving, dynamic and inclusive research culture across the University, ensuring effective tracking and reporting mechanisms are in place to evidence improvements and refine research environment policies.

About the candidate
To succeed in this role, you will be a self-starter with excellent communication skills, comfortable building relationships across different levels in the organisation, and possess well-developed data handling and analysis skills.

Interview Date
Week commencing 7th April.

If you are interested in joining this expanding and energetic team please contact Louis King L.King@gold.ac.uk, Researcher Development Officer.

No agencies please.

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