Research Operations Officer

Fixed-term to end May 2027

Part time – 18.5 hours per week

The Role

Working within the Research and Innovation Services team supporting the College of Business, Technology and Engineering (BTE), this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of one of the University's most dynamic and rapidly growing areas of research and innovation.

You will provide high-quality operational support to the School of Computing and Digital Technology and the Centre of Excellence for AI and Robotics Research (CEAIR), supporting a growing portfolio of externally funded research, innovation, knowledge exchange and impact activity. Working closely with academic and professional services colleagues, you will play a key role in supporting project delivery, developing funding pipelines, building external partnerships, and maximising research impact.

The role offers a varied and rewarding workload, with opportunities to support stakeholder engagement, industry collaboration, events, communications and reporting. You will help coordinate the systems and processes that underpin successful research and innovation activity, enabling academics to focus on securing funding, conducting high-quality research and generating real-world impact.

This is an opportunity to make a tangible contribution to the growth of externally funded activity within the School and CEAIR, while supporting ambitious researchers and helping to strengthen the University's reputation for research, innovation and knowledge exchange.

To provide operational management within Research and Innovation Services; ensuring the provision of an effective support service to meet both the local and University-wide Research Strategies.

To work collaboratively to deliver and develop a multidisciplinary, inclusive and responsive service across the service, providing excellent customer service, positive stakeholder experience, responding effectively to research needs of the service area.

We offer a diverse range of benefits and opportunities to pursue a rewarding and fulfilling career in a supportive environment.

You will be contractually enrolled into the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) one of the largest and most generous defined benefit pension schemes in the country.

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If you are, or have been, a recent member of the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) directly prior to joining us, you can choose to opt out of the LGPS and remain in the USS. Please contact the Pensions team to discuss options available.

Sheffield Hallam welcomes applications from all candidates irrespective of age, pregnancy and maternity, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief, or marital or civil partnership status.

For this job we particularly welcome applications from ethnic minority applicants who are underrepresented in this area/this type of job at Sheffield Hallam.

The role is not likely to be eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route so if you are an international applicant, you will need to ensure you have an appropriate visa to evidence the necessary right to work in the UK. For more information, please visit the UKVI Guidance before applying.

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