We are searching for a Post Graduate Commercial Research Coordinator and Assistant to lead and contribute to the commercial research and consultancy activities of the Centre for Nutrition and Health. You will play a key role in supervising and completing contract research studies, and will support the business strategy to include maintaining stakeholder relations. You will plan and manage research contracts, develop costing models, assist with funding applications, and contribute to the ethics approval process. You will carry out testing on food products and in human participants involving blood sampling.
You will be responsible for task allocation and progress monitoring against defined research and financial targets as defined by the Director and lead researchers. You will prepare brief reports to the Steering Group and play a role in facilitating synergies between the commercial consultancy, applied research, and education activities within the Centre for Nutrition and Health.
Skills and Experience required:
● Good honours degree or MSc in Nutrition, Food Science or a related subject
● Substantial supervisory experience in a commercial or applied research environment to include coordination of project operations and personnel
● Research and project management
● Experience of communicating with the public and managing stakeholder relations
● Understanding strategic management decision making within a commercial research organisation
● Experience of data collection and analysis
● Possesses sufficient depth of knowledge to work proactively and effectively as part of research team
● Accuracy and attention to detail in research management, quality assurance, and reporting
● Good organisational and time management skills with ability to work independently and take initiative
● Established IT skills
Oxford Brookes is a great organisation to work for. The Centre for Nutrition and Health, located in state of the art facilities offers an established and unique opportunity to contribute to commercial activity within the Nutrition discipline in our established academic environment.
You will also enjoy the benefits of working at Oxford Brookes University with up to 38 days holiday, rising to 41 days holiday (this includes 13 Bank Holidays and Concessionary Days), a generous Local Government pension scheme (19.2% Employer contribution rate), cycle to work scheme and access to a variety of university facilities (Brookes Nursery, Gym and sports facilities). For more information about benefits please see the document 'All about Brookes' below.
Application Process:
As part of the application process all applicants are required to complete our online application form by clicking on the “Apply for Job” button below. All parts of the application form should be completed and in the section of the form called “Supporting Documents”, applicants must upload their CV and a Personal Statement. To complete the Personal Statement part of the application, applicants must download the Personal Statement document which is part of the advert below and complete the form, providing examples and explaining how they meet each item detailed on the document. The Personal Statement must then be uploaded to the application form along with the CV. For an informal conversation about this post please contact Dr Jonathan Tammam ([email protected])
At Oxford Brookes, inclusivity is one of our five guiding principles: we take positive steps to create an environment in which we celebrate, value and provide equal opportunity to all. We are committed to recruiting from the widest possible pool and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who embrace our values, regardless of their background.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee to interview any disabled applicant who meets the essential selection criteria.
This role will not attract sufficient points to obtain a sponsored Skilled Worker visa under the points-based immigration system, however applications are welcome from candidates who don’t currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a visa via another route.
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