Research Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and support high‑quality public health and clinical research activities across NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands, the NIHR Global Health Research Centre and the Centre for Ethnic Health Research.
• Contribute to academic outputs such as conference presentations, manuscripts and literature reviews.
• Support the development of research funding applications and academic writing.
• Manage a varied workload with a high degree of autonomy, working closely with academics, research managers, external partners and patient and public involvement groups.
• Help promote a positive and inclusive research culture, ensuring compliance with University and funder policies.
• Contribute to the wider academic life of the University.

• Holder of a PhD with strong experience of working on health‑related research projects.
• Sound understanding of public health and clinical research, and a track record of journal publications and conference presentations.
• Experience in conducting literature reviews and providing administrative and coordination support within research teams.
• Experience contributing to funding applications and, ideally, leading academic writing.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong analytical ability and meticulous attention to detail.
• Confidence to work independently and manage competing deadlines.
• Comfortable using a range of IT and collaborative tools and building effective working relationships with colleagues and partners at all levels.

• Competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and generous annual leave allowance.
• Opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
• Consideration for a seconded basis for existing staff members (please discuss with your line manager prior to applying).

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Dr Ash Routen, Research Fellow in the Diabetes Research Centre at [email protected].