The Head of Researcher Leadership will provide strategic direction to ensure the University of Nottingham provides high-quality research leadership professional development opportunities for researchers at all career stages. The portfolio will include provision for early career researchers, independent fellows, mid-career and senior research leaders, doctoral supervisors and those supporting them in technical, research management and administration roles. They will lead a team of 7 FTE specailsts and work closely with colleagues from across the university to ensure innovative and excellent provision that meets the needs and expecations of internal and external stakeholders and enhances researcher's experience and research performance.
You will be a skilled leader with significant experience in the development and delivery of strategic organisational culture and people development and a passion and commitment for supporting researchers. To effectively develop innovative programmes, you will be a creative thinker with good interpersonal skills that enable you to build effective collaborative partnerships with key stakeholder. You will be an experience line manager and be able have substantial experience of developing and delivering innovative professional development provision.
The Researcher Academy is the network for researchers, and the staff who support them, at the University of Nottingham. We work to promote a healthy research culture, to cultivate researcher excellence, and develop creative partnerships that enable researchers to flourish.
The Researcher Academy is part of the broader RKE Excellence Strategy division in the Research & Innovation Directorate (R&I). The Directorate provides comprehensive support throughout the research and innovation lifecycle. From first ideas through to commercialisation and industry partnerships. It comprises around 180 colleagues and is investing in new roles in order to ensure it has the capability and capacity to deliver on Nottingham’s ambitions.
The post is offered on a fixed term contract until 31 July 2027. Hours of work are full-time (36.25 hours per week) ; however applications are also welcome from candidates wishing to work part-time (minimum 25 hours per week). Please specify in your application if you wish to work part time and the number of preferred hours. Job share arrangements may be considered.
Interviews are scheduled to take place on 16 October 2023.
Informal enquiries may be addressed to Jane Wellens, Head of the Researcher Academy, email: jane.wellens@nottingham.ac.uk or Niall O'Loughlin, Director of RKE Excellence email: Please note that applications sent directly to these email addresses will not be accepted.
Our University is a supportive, inclusive, caring and positive community. We welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities and beliefs – indeed this very diversity is vital to our success, it is fundamental to our values and enriches life on campus. We welcome applications from UK, Europe and from across the globe. For more information on the support we offer our international colleagues, see our Moving to Nottingham pages.
Applicants for this post will be considered on an equal basis, subject to the relevant permission to work in the UK as defined by the requirements set out by UK Visas & Immigration. Please visit: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/uk-visas-and-immigration for more information.
For successful international applicants, we provide financial support for your visa and the immigration health surcharge, plus an interest-free loan to help cover the cost of immigration-related expenses for any dependents accompanying you to the UK. For more information please see our Financial support for visas and the immigration health surcharge webpages.
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