Department: Research Services
Salary: Starting salary will be within the range £38,655pa - £45,479pa (Grade 5)
Reference: QMUL29669
Location: Whitechapel
Date posted: 4 August 2022
Closing date: 11 September 2022
Further details and apply
Overview
About the Role
The postholder will deliver a high-quality research development and pre award support service to Queen Mary University of London staff, acting as key liaison with funders and project partners. They will develop and co-ordinate competitive multi-disciplinary bids, ensure compliance with regulations and funder requirements, lead contract negotiation and be responsible for the preparation of contracts, and supervise budget preparation and provide advice on compliance and financial viability.
The postholder will also support the Senior International Partnerships Manager to stimulate research activity and increase research income from domestic and overseas funding sources and support Faculty strategic objectives.
About You
Educated to a degree level or with equivalent professional experience in the fields of physical or medical sciences, you will have proven experience in international research projects such as GCRF, Newton, lead agency schemes, including proposal co-ordination and reviews, contract preparation and negotiations, handling IP and confidential information. You will also have good working knowledge of funder rules of major domestic and overseas funders (NIHR, UKRI, Wellcome, NIH etc) and HEI finance system and experience of preparing research costings.
About the Department
The newly created central International Research and Innovation team will manage research and partnership development plus pre and post-award support for EU and international research collaborations across all three Faculties. It aims to provide strategic engagement of international partners and funders externally, deliver competitive and high quality proposals and projects internally, and to ensure compliance with the UK, EU and international regulations and funder requirements.
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.
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 Whitechapel Campus in London. It is full time, permanent appointment. The starting salary will be Grade 5, in the range of £38,655 – £45,479 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 Manyi Cristofoli at[email protected]
To apply for the role, please click the ‘apply’ button below.
The closing date for applications is 11 September 2022. Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.
Valuing Diversity & Committed to Equality
Further details and apply
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