Science Area Coordinator

Location: City of Edinburgh

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January 23, 2026 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition :
JR1510

Salary - £38,939 - £41,321  Depending on experience  Hybrid working (50/50)

Location:

Wallingford, Lancaster, Bangor (Wales), Edinburgh  Closing date:
Friday 23rd January 2026

We are looking for Science Area Coordinators (SACs) to support UKCEH Science Areas. SACs support Science Area Groups, Group Heads and Associate Science Directors (ASDs). These roles contribute to planning, managing, and delivering UKCEH science operations by coordinating information, people, and activities.

You will join a UKCEH-wide Science Coordination network, delivering a consistent and innovative approach to managing Science Areas and activities. Your contribution will help improve our science coordination, upholding excellence, teamwork, and integrity. There is a strong requirement to collaborate and communicate within and across teams in UKCEH at all levels of the business, and potentially with external stakeholders.

We are recruiting for multiple SAC roles and welcome applications from individuals interested in part-time (0.5 FTE) or those interested in combining two roles to create a full-time position (1.0 FTE). Roles are available at any of our four UK sites.
** Please specify your preferred working pattern and the roles you wish to be considered for in your application**.
* ** Water and Climate Science** (0.5 FTE):
The team studies extreme weather and hydrological events, including droughts, floods, heatwaves, and wildfires. Their research improves climate predictions and assesses land-based mitigation strategies. The team develops adaptation approaches for changes in hydrology and water quality, and manages the Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure.
* ** Land-Atmosphere Interactions** (0.5

FTE):
The Land-Atmosphere Interactions team researches how the land surface and atmosphere exchange greenhouse gases and pollutants. Combining expertise in soils, vegetation, atmospheric chemistry, and advanced monitoring, the team generates insights that inform mitigation measures, air quality improvements, Net Zero progress, and land management strategies.
** Your main responsibilities will include:
*** Working to the Science Area Manager in the Science Area and contributing to the coordination of the operational management of the Groups and Science Area, providing knowledge and information to support your teams in delivering effective and joined up delivery of operational /management tasks.
* Maintain or obtain information from corporate systems to provide data, summary reports and effectively delivering business administration and operations. Including managing budgets and financial information.
* Build effective working relationships with internal stakeholders, to ensure collaborative and constructive delivery of activities. This includes collaborating with colleagues to support stakeholder and partnership engagements.
* Assist in ensuring reporting on delivery of key corporate science deliverables in or across Science Areas, and compliance with internal procedures to support the science area to deliver its goals and wider corporate needs
* Support communication, outreach and output, playing an active role in managing and planning a wide range of meetings, communications, and digital outputs on various platforms, including production of presentations, meeting papers, dissemination and tracking of actions
* Secretary for Science Area  chaired by Associate Science Director
* Develop an understanding of the portfolio of science within the Science Area/s, showing emergent understanding of relevant funders, stakeholders and partners.
* Consistently seek to improve our science coordination offering, maintaining the highest levels of excellence, teamwork, and integrity.

For the role of Science Area Coordinator, we’re looking for somebody who has:
* Degree in a relevant subject, or at least 3 years’ equivalent experience in research science administration.
* Excellent presentation and…