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Research Support Officer
School of Computer Science & Informatics
College of Physical Sciences and Engineering
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Research Support Officer to join the School of Computer Science and Informatics. You will be joining Cardiff University, one of the UK’s leading research led universities, as a Research Support Officer providing valuable support for Ethics, Open Access and research grants in a fast paced, busy School.
The successful candidate will be an enthusiastic and pro-active administrator, confident in multi-tasking and prioritising. You will work closely with the Research Manager to ensure that there is excellent support provided for research. You will work as part of a small team, taking responsibility for Ethics and Open Access and providing support for grant applications, ensuring that all research activities are professionally delivered and the needs of our staff and funders are met.
This position is part-time (28 hours per week), is open-ended and immediately available.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Lisa Kennedy, Research Manager, – KennedyLC@cardiff.ac.uk .
Informal enquiries in relation to the recruitment / application process can be sent to Simon Hogg, HR Administrator – COMSC-HR@Cardiff.ac.uk .
Cardiff University has a successful School of Computer Science & Informatics with an international reputation for its teaching and research activities. We have seen a transformation of our research environment with the School almost doubling in size. We have moved into a new £39 million purpose-built facility shared with the School of Mathematics called Abacws , designed to facilitate interaction between disciplines and give our research groups new freedom to develop research culture and build identity. We are a research-led School with a longstanding, international reputation for applied research activities, and collaborate with more than 100 UK and international academic and industrial partners. In the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF) 96% of our submitted research was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent. The School delivers a stimulating portfolio of BSc and MSc degrees and offers research degrees leading to MPhil and PhD qualifications.
For more information on the School please visit our website: http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/computer-science
Us
We want to make Cardiff University an institution that is respected the world over. Our vision is to be a world-leading, research-excellent, educationally outstanding university, driven by creativity and curiosity, which fulfils its social, cultural and economic obligations to Cardiff, Wales, the UK and the world. We expect to improve our standing as one of the top 100 universities in the world and the top 20 in the UK.
What we offer
Cardiff University can offer many attractive benefits to its employees, including a competitive salary, 37 days annual leave per annum and a generous pension scheme. More information on what we can offer can be found at https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/jobs/what-we-can-offer .
Salary: £23,715 – £27,929 per annum (Grade 4)
Date advert posted: Monday 24 October 2022
Closing date: Thursday, 10 November 2022
Please be aware that Cardiff University reserves the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
Cardiff University is committed to supporting all its employees in achieving the necessary balance between their work and their personal lives. As part of this commitment, the University has developed a flexible and responsive framework of support for staff in managing their work and personal commitments wherever possible. [Applications for posts on a part-time or job-share arrangement would also be considered].
Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds. We therefore welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of sex, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, trans identity, relationship status, religion or belief, caring responsibilities, or age. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.
Job Description
Job Purpose
Provide a comprehensive professional administrative service to the School of Computer Science & Informatics, providing support, guidance and administration for research grants, contracts, open access and ethics. Working as part of a small team, ensuring that all research activities are professionally delivered and the needs of our staff and funders are met.
Key Duties
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Person Specification
Essential Criteria
Qualifications and Education
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
Customer Service, Communication and Team Working
Planning, Analysis and Problem solving
Desirable Criteria
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General Duties
IMPORTANT: Evidencing Criteria
It is Cardiff University’s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for shortlisting. Therefore, candidates must evidence they meet ALL the essential criteria and, where relevant, the desirable.
As part of the application process, you are asked to provide this evidence via a supporting statement. Please ensure that the evidence you are providing corresponds with the numbered criteria outlined in the person specification. Your application will be considered based on the information you provide for each criterion.
When attaching the supporting statement to your application profile, please ensure you name it with the vacancy reference number: 15417BR.
Your application will be at risk of not being progressed if you do not evidence you have met all essential criteria. The school welcomes the submission of CVs to accompany evidence of the job-based criteria.
Job Category
Admin / Clerical
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