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The UK Reproducibility Network (UKRN) is a peer-led consortium that aims to ensure the UK retains its place as a centre for world-leading research, by investigating the factors that contribute to rigorous research, providing training and disseminating best practice, influencing actors across the research system, offering constructive challenge to the sector and working with stakeholders to ensure coordination of efforts across the UK research system.
We are looking to appoint a UKRN Local Network Lead to act as the primary coordinator for the University of Bath’s local UKRN network.
About the role
The purpose of the Local Network Lead role is to foster a community committed to improving research rigour, reproducibility, and transparency. The Local Network Lead works in partnership with the UKRN Institutional Lead (Dr Katherine Button) to support the University’s strategic commitment to research integrity, open research, and culture change.
The role reports directly to the UKRN Institutional Lead and is a member of the University’s Open Research Steering Group. The Local Network Lead is also expected to play an active role in Bath’s Open Research Group and help amplify initiatives that reward and recognise open research practices.
The ideal candidate will have:
- Interest in the enhancement of a positive culture of rigorous research
- Awareness of the policy and regulatory frameworks for carrying out research in HEIs
- Knowledge of open research practices and the wider open research ecosystem
- Excellent interpersonal skills, communication style and team working
- Evidence of positive working relationships within the University community
Further information
We welcome applications from early career researchers, professional services staff, academic staff, and PhD students. For academic staff, this role is workloaded at 80 hours annually.
The post usually runs for up to 3 years, but this can vary depending on the career stage and/or commitments of the postholder. We may also consider making two appointments under a job-share or collaborative arrangement.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Dr Katherine Button on kb658@bath.ac.uk.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
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