Dental Public Health Research Coordinator - UOD1690
| Posting date: | 26 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | £29,605 to £36,024 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 October 2024 |
| Location: | Dundee, Dundee, DD1 4HN |
| Company: | University of Dundee |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4924_1727336279 |
Summary
This is a fixed term post (12 months) attached to Scottish Government Funded Projects. You will lead the administration of the dental public health research portfolio and provide day to day support to the Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health and to the group of Research Assistants/Fellows embedded in the research portfolio. You will use your previous experience of working in a busy research environment to support varying tasks using integrity, confidentiality and accuracy to help the expansion of this research team.
You will have to opportunity to be part of a growing team and play a key role in the development, coordination and delivery of dental public health research. The post holder will also lead the planning and prioritisation of the administrative activities and events relating to dental public health projects.
Your priorities will include:
- Acting as the lead for day-to-day coordination and management of Dental Public Health projects
- Planning and prioritising workload in line with project timelines, anticipating key periods of challenge on resource and working together with the team to ensure all essential activities are supported
- Providing a high-quality service to dental public health staff using initiative and making the most effective and efficient use of resource
- Coordinating appropriate travel, accommodation and catering as required by the Dental Public Health team in line with study budgets and University policies
Who we're looking for:
- An undergraduate degree in a relevant subject area or relevant further education qualification with significant work experience
- Experience of working in a public health/clinical/health services research environment
- A general understanding of administrative requirements needed to support research study
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary research team
- High attention to detail and a focus on maintaining quality of all outputs from the research portfolio
We are one of the UK's leading universities, internationally recognised for our expertise across a range of disciplines and research breakthroughs in multiple areas, including science, medicine and engineering, amongst many others. Our purpose is to transform lives, locally and globally, which we do as a community of staff (Professional Services and academic Schools), students and alumni. Professional Services directorates are key to delivering the University strategy and driving change across the University.
For further information about this position please contact, in the first instance, Dr Niall Mc Goldrick, Clinical Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Dental Public Health, at NMcgoldrick001@dundee.ac.uk
To find out more about the School of Dentistry, please visit https:dentistry.dundee.ac.uk
The diversity of our staff and students helps to make the University of Dundee a UK university of choice for undergraduate, postgraduate and distance learning. Family friendly policies, staff networks for BME, Disabled and LGBT staff, membership of Athena SWAN, the ECU Race Equality Charter and Stonewall as well a full range of disability services, create an enjoyable and inclusive place to work.