Research Facilitator
Posted: 12th April 2023
Department of Computer Science, Parks Road, Oxford.
Research Facilitator
Full time, Permanent
Grade 7: Salary range between £35,308 - £43,155 p.a. with the potential to under-fill at Grade 6 with salaries in the range of £31,502 - £37,386 p.a.
The Department of Computer Science is recruiting to the role of Research Facilitator. Computer Science has grown rapidly in recent years and the Department is home to a community of world class researchers and is consistently ranked in the Times Higher Education University Rankings amongst the very best computer science departments in the world, for both teaching and research.
The Research Facilitator role is a key position within the Department’s highly successful Professional Services Team. The Research Support Team furthers the research mission of the Department by facilitating all aspects of application for external research funding. It makes best use of opportunities, considers all resources required and supports applications from idea to submission, in order to underpin the vitality of research activity in Computer Sciences.
The primary focus of the role is to support the pre-award application activity across the Department by advising on funding applications and disseminating suitable opportunities. The Research Facilitator will be responsible for ensuring that projects are formulated so as to the best chance of success both at application stage and during delivery.
The ideal candidate for this role will be an effective communicator with the ability to organise a number of concurrent projects; and have the interpersonal skills necessary to win the trust and confidence of academic and administrative staff.
Applicants will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 10 May 2023. Interviews are expected to be held in May.
We are a Stonewall Top 100 Employer, Living Wage, holding an Athena Swan Bronze Award, HR excellence in Research and Race Equality Charter Bronze Award.
Our staff and students come from all over the world and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diversity groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example shared parental leave.
Demonstrating a commitment to provide equality of opportunity. We would particularly welcome applications from women and black and minority ethnic applicants who are currently under-represented within the Computer Science Department. All applicants will be judged on merit, according to the selection criteria.
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