Assistant Director of Research Operations – QMUL25851
About the Role
We are looking for an operational lead to ensure that Research Services is effectively led and operational activities are driven and managed in line with full customer service standards. By running an effective research office, the role will actively support growth in income from the current £140m per year across both Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health Trust and a clear part of the strategy for both organisations.
About You
You will have experience in research operations with a Higher Education environment, covering pre and post award, contract negotiation and building productive relationships with funders. You will understand the funding landscape, be expert in funders’ criteria on eligible costs and use your knowledge to maximise the value of research at QMUL and Barts.
About the School/Department/Institute/Project
This role sits in the Joint Research Management Office (JRMO) for Queen Mary University of London and Barts Health NHS Trust. The role of the JRMO is to facilitate and enable research and innovation, supporting academics and clinicians to conduct world-class research through effective operational support throughout the grant application and management process from the widest range of funders. The office supports in excess of £700M grant applications each year.
About Queen Mary
At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.
Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.
We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.
Benefits
We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities including an on-site nursery at the Mile End campus.
The post is based at the Dept W in London. It is full time, permanent appointment. The salary range is £65,148 – £86,727 per annum, inclusive of London Allowance.
Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to Sharon Ellis at sharon.ellis@qmul.ac.uk or on +44 (0) 7467 440 465