Research Administrator CoSTAR Foresight Lab

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Job title Research Administrator CoSTAR Foresight Lab Job reference REQ
260727 Date posted 02/10/2026 Final date to receive applications 25/10/2026 Location London Package Administrative Services grade 5 from £29588 to £34610 per annum. Subject to annual pay award. Job description

Loughborough University London

Part Time (18.5 hours per week), Fixed Term

London Weighting Allowance of £3,656 per annum (pro-rata)

We're looking for an enthusiastic and highly organised Research Administrator to join the CoSTAR Foresight Lab Policy Team at Loughborough University London.

This is a rare opportunity to work at the intersection of creative industries, emerging technologies, research, and policy, supporting a nationally significant programme that is helping to understand how cutting-edge technologies are transforming the UK's creative economy. The role sits within the CoSTAR Foresight Lab, part of a major UK-wide network bringing together leding universities, industry partners, policymakers and innovators to drive the future of screen, performance and creative technology.

Working as part of a small, ambitious and collaborative team, you'll play a central role in keeping our research and engagement activities running smoothly. One day you might be coordinating a high-profile policy event, managing stakeholder communications and supporting senior academics; the next you could be helping with research mapping, desk-based analysis, or maintaining intelligence on developments across the CoSTAR network.

This is an ideal role for someone who enjoys variety, thrives on supporting complex, multi-institution partnerships, and is excited by the opportunity to contribute to work that influences the future direction of creative technologies and innovation policy in the UK.

Based at the dynamic Loughborough London campus in the heart of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, you'll benefit from hybrid working and become part of a vibrant community of researchers, practitioners and industry leaders.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for
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As a key member of the CoSTAR Foresight Lab Policy team, you'll help connect research, policy and industry by supporting a wide range of activities that underpin the success of the CoSTAR…