Research Coordinator - Environment, Development & Pre Award

Role Description

Introduction 

The University's research support structure is built around three faculty-facing teams that provide operational support for externally-funded research and research-related projects throughout the project lifecycle:

• Pre-Award (working with academics to create budgets, handling internal approvals processes and project management of submission process)

• Post-Award (accepting awards, setting up budgets and managing finances throughout lifecycle of grant)

• Environment and Development (supporting strategic thinking around funding, helping academics to engage with new opportunities, and supporting the creation of a strong departmental research environment)

Main purpose of the role  

As part of the Faculty Research Environment, Development and Pre-Award team, work collaboratively and flexibly to share best practice, develop faculty wide approaches, provide support for team members and cover for absences. 

Environment and development: Support strategic thinking and the development of new research and related activities within a department/school. Identify and engage with opportunities to maintain and develop departmental research strengths, and foster new ones. Work with management and support teams at departmental and faculty level to create and maintain a positive and supportive research culture. 

Pre Award: Work flexibly to provide a responsive service to assist academic staff in the preparation and submission of more complex (e.g. due to value, the number and type of collaborators, overseas currencies, PI experience) research and research related grant applications, in line with university and funder requirements. Provide expert advice on regulations and processes and produce accurately costed project budgets, coordinating input from internal and external collaborators. Liaise with colleagues to proactively coordinate processes and ensure internal deadlines for institutional sign-off are met. Check all documentation and use funder online portals to submit applications in a timely fashion. The postholder will provide advice and support for more junior team members to resolve issues, provide oversight to ensure work in line with standard process and act as an additional point of contact to prioritise workload.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed include:

• Knowledge of higher education research, including the funding landscape.
• Knowledge of the priorities and requirements of key funders.
• Excellent numeracy skills, competent working with complex project budgets, demonstrating accuracy and attention to detail.
• Able to effectively organise and prioritise work and follow procedures in order to produce work to a high standard to required deadlines.
• Proactive approach to solving complex problems, including resolving issues escalated from the team.
• Communicate effectively in verbal and written formats.

The post is available on a part time basis (22.2 hours per week) and on a fixed term 2 year contract.

Interview date: To be confirmed

For informal enquiries: Please contact Sarah Burton (Head of Faculty Research Operations for Arts & Humanities) at sarah.burton@york.ac.uk.

The University strives to be diverse and inclusive  – a place where we can ALL be ourselves.

We particularly encourage applications from people who identify as Black, Asian or from a Minority Ethnic background, who are underrepresented at the University. 

We offer family friendly, flexible working arrangements, with forums and inclusive facilities to support our staff. #EqualityatYork