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Research Impact Officer

Job details
Posting date: 21 March 2025
Salary: £40,497 to £45,413 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 13 April 2025
Location: Glasgow, Scotland
Remote working: Hybrid - work remotely up to 2 days per week
Company: University of Glasgow
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 170031

Summary

College of Medical Veterinary & Life Sciences
College Services

Research Impact Officer
Vacancy Reference: 170031
Salary: UofG Grade 7 £40,497 - £45,413 per annum


This post is full time (1 FTE, 35 hours per week) and open ended. Please note, applications for part-time post (0.8 FTE, 28 hours per week) will also be considered. Relocation assistance will be provided where appropriate.

We are looking for a Research Impact Officer to join the Medical Veterinary & Life Sciences College Services on a permanent basis. The post holder will work closely with the Research Institutes and Schools to provide support in raising the reputation of research impact from the College of Medical, Veterinary & Life Sciences at the University of Glasgow.

The main focus of this role will be to work proactively with key academic and professional service staff to identify opportunities for research impact, coordinating the creation of a College Impact Pipeline, and ensuring that impacts are investigated, tracked and clearly evidenced throughout the development lifecycle. To create a reportable database of impact stories, impact projects, and Research Excellence Framework (REF)-appropriate impact case studies that will be used to raise the profile of research impact, both internally and externally, and to support the College submission to REF or similar reporting.

In addition, you will support the College to communicate its research excellence and wider impacts, providing ad hoc guidance and support to academic staff on research communications and knowledge exchange opportunities that engage the relevant stakeholders and beneficiaries, ensuring that strategically valuable research impact is promoted and accelerated.


Informal enquiries may be directed to Louise Mason, Louise.Mason@glasgow.ac.uk


Apply online at: https://www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/research-impact-officer

Closing date: 23:45 on Sunday 13th April 2025

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