Research Manager, Doctoral College

Department: Research Services
Salary: £52,549 – £58,595 per annum (Grade 6)
Reference: 1556
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 12 March 2024
Closing date: 26 March 2024

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Overview

About the Role

This post sits in the Doctoral College as part of the Directorate of Research. The role will be involved in developing and delivery of strategy for Doctoral Training Partnerships and Centres for Doctoral Training (DTP/CDTs) and other funded studentship opportunities in relation to 2000 postgraduate researchers across QMUL. The PGR Research Manager will
use their specialist skills in building and developing grant applications for funding to deliver this.

You will be the lead contact for all DTP/CDT matters for the Doctoral College supported by professional services staff members currently engaged in DTP/CDTs to enable data analysis and production of management information to assess achievements against QMUL strategies. You will also work alongside a pool of research staff and faculty research managers. You will be responsible for supporting and enabling strategic developments such as submission of grant proposals, research sandpits and horizon scanning effective grant management.

About You

Candidates are expected to have:

• A good Honors degree or equivalent international qualification, or equivalent professional experience Experience/Knowledge.  A project management qualification is highly desirable.
• Extensive experience of working in a similar role within HEI or another organisation in research grant administration and/or impact and ideally in dealing with funding bodies and sponsors in relation to research.
• Experience of advising on funding strategies.
• Experience of developing efficient and effective processes and practice to facilitate bid development and proposal preparation.
• Experience of managing a team, staff development, talent and performance management.
• Thorough understanding of funding landscape available for doctoral researchers and supervisors.
• Understanding of working within research governance processes and an understanding of the UK research governance framework, legislation and regulations
• Considerable experience in advising on or writing research bids
• Project management experience – e.g. dealing with large funding calls.
• In-depth knowledge of all aspects of research grants administration.
• Experience of planning and monitoring research fund budgets
• Experience of successful networking, building, maintaining and utilising professional contacts.

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.

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.

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