Research Administrator Edinburgh, Scotland
Job description
UE05 £25,285 - £28,929 per annum
College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / Edinburgh College of Art / Research, Knowledge Exchange and Innovation (RKEI)
Full time contract: 35 hours per week
Open ended contract: Permanent
The Opportunity:
This opportunity is one of two posts providing efficient and effective administrative support and guidance to ECA in all areas related to research support activities. Supporting and advising academic research staff on funding opportunities and potential income generation activities (both externally and internally funded), including detailed guidance on award criteria, applications, ethics checks and data management plus post award financial administration and support for a defined portfolio of research grants.
All members of the team provide cover for each other to ensure adequate service across the Research, KE and Innovation Office when other members of the team are on leave or to maintain adequate service at peak times.
Skills and Attributes for Success
- Educated to at least N/SVQ 3 or equivalent level, plus relevant administrative work experience in an HEI Research Office environment
- Excellent organisational and administrative skills: ability to exercise judgement and initiative to work without direct supervision and prioritise own work within the annual cycle and in response to academic-driven developments.
- Ability to sustain a high performance whilst under pressure.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills and interpersonal competence,
- High degree of numeracy, accuracy and attention to detail (particularly in maintaining financial data and assisting in costing activities for grant applications)
- Strong IT skills and ability to quickly learn to use a range of packages including non-standard systems, such as PURE (REF submission) and Worktribe (grant preparation and maintenance).
- Ability to work as a team member and to motivate and guide others.
- Excellent IT, data and digital skills, including Microsoft Office and reporting tools with the awareness and capacity to update these skills in line with advances in technology and requirements of the role
- Ability to work both within a team and, independently with minimum supervision, and to solve problems as they arise.
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As a valued member of our team you can expect:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme , staff discounts, family friendly initiatives , flexible working and much more. Access our staff benefits page for further information and use our reward calculator to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Interviews will be held in early July.
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The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa.
