About the role

The Faculty Research Project Coordinator will play a key role in supporting Principal Investigators (PIs) and research teams across a variety of projects in the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences. 

This role will involve providing crucial administrative, co-ordination, and communications support across multiple research initiatives. 

As part of the Research Office, you will be working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, communicating with internal and external collaborators, and adapting to the evolving needs of different research projects.

This role is advertised at 1 FTE, but we are also open to offering the position at 0.8 FTE. 

Our ideal candidate

We are looking for someone to shape and streamline processes, ensuring that each project runs efficiently and optimally, whilst being adaptable to the unique demands of each initiative. 

This role requires excellent organisational skills, a proactive approach, and the ability to think creatively and work independently.

As Research Project Coordinator you will be an integral part of our research environment and culture. 

You’ll gain valuable experience working with a wide range of collaborators and be part of our research success. 

The role offers opportunities for professional growth, continuous learning, and involvement in diverse and exciting projects.

Essential Skills & Qualifications:

• First degree (or equivalent experience) in a relevant subject
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience in administrative support or project coordination including knowledge of budget and data management, ideally in a research or academic environment
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to work effectively with internal and external collaborators.
• Proactive, flexible, and able to use initiative to address problems and adapt to changing project needs.
• A collaborative and team-oriented approach, with the ability to work independently when necessary.

Additional information

There is currently a similar opportunity open in Psychology (ED12669 Psychology Research Coordinator - Jobs at Bath), and we encourage candidates to consider applying for both roles. Please complete an application form for each role to be considered for both positions. Please note that the application process is the same for both roles and you can duplicate your responses to the questions. 

For an information discussion about the role, please contact Caron Staley (cs317@bath.ac.uk). 

What we can offer you:

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, so we 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.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace 
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Further details:

• Job Description & Person Specification