Research IT Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 11 Medi 2025 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 30 Medi 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Penryn, Cornwall |
| Gweithio o bell: | Hybrid - gweithio o bell hyd at 3 ddiwrnod yr wythnos |
| Cwmni: | University of Exeter |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | R87101 |
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IT Services
This full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.
The starting salary will be from £43,482 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.
Summary of the role/position
Are you passionate about research technologies and ready to help researchers solve some of the world’s most complex challenges? The University of Exeter is seeking a Research IT Officer to join our Research IT Team on the Penryn Campus in Cornwall. In this role, you will support, enhance, and develop the IT services and infrastructure that underpin our research activities, ensuring they deliver maximum value to our academic community.
You’ll play a key part in maintaining and optimising our systems, driving service development, and improving processes to ensure researchers can achieve exceptional outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment at the forefront of digital research support.
Key Responsibilities
As a Research IT Officer, your responsibilities will include:
Research support: Provide technical input for research proposals and grants and offer tailored IT solutions to meet specific project requirements.
Specialist systems & applications: Support, install, and administer non-standard or bespoke research software, hardware, storage, and networks not covered by the standard IT service catalogue.
Technical integration & development: Assist with programming, scripting, data collection, and integrating new or legacy technologies in line with IT standards.
Training & engagement: Deliver training for researchers, and coordinate with the wider Research IT community across the University and partners.
Advisory & compliance: Offer expert advice on procurement, system security, patching, and ensuring compliance with legal, technical, and research-specific requirements.
The Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for someone who has:
Experience supporting and administering research IT systems, including troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and ensuring reliability in a Linux and/or Windows environment.
A proactive and innovative approach to service improvement, with a focus on efficiency, automation, and enhancing the researcher experience.
The ability to engage effectively with academics and researchers, understanding their needs and helping translate research goals into effective technical solutions.
An understanding of processes related to resource usage, reporting, and cost recovery in a research context.
A collaborative mindset, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to working as part of a supportive, service-focused team.
We are seeking a Research IT Officer to support the University’s research on the Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Why Join Us?
At the University of Exeter, we’re committed to enabling groundbreaking research that tackles global challenges. Our Research IT Team support diverse research projects, from climate modelling and bioinformatics to AI and data science. Joining our team means being part of a forward-thinking institution where your expertise will drive innovation, improve services, and make a meaningful impact on research outcomes.
How to Apply
If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape the future of research at Exeter, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to join a team dedicated to enhancing the University’s research capabilities and making a difference in the world.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so please don’t hesitate in applying, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
Are you convinced, but don't find you 100 percent fit the profile? Feel free to send us your application anyway! We look forward to growing with you!
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
41 days leave per year
options for flexible working
numerous discounts at leading retailers
onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England
Further information
Please contact Andrew Cowley, Acting HPC Lead & Research IT Penryn Team Lead. A.Cowley@exeter.ac.uk
This full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis.
The starting salary will be from £43,482 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.
Summary of the role/position
Are you passionate about research technologies and ready to help researchers solve some of the world’s most complex challenges? The University of Exeter is seeking a Research IT Officer to join our Research IT Team on the Penryn Campus in Cornwall. In this role, you will support, enhance, and develop the IT services and infrastructure that underpin our research activities, ensuring they deliver maximum value to our academic community.
You’ll play a key part in maintaining and optimising our systems, driving service development, and improving processes to ensure researchers can achieve exceptional outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment at the forefront of digital research support.
Key Responsibilities
As a Research IT Officer, your responsibilities will include:
Research support: Provide technical input for research proposals and grants and offer tailored IT solutions to meet specific project requirements.
Specialist systems & applications: Support, install, and administer non-standard or bespoke research software, hardware, storage, and networks not covered by the standard IT service catalogue.
Technical integration & development: Assist with programming, scripting, data collection, and integrating new or legacy technologies in line with IT standards.
Training & engagement: Deliver training for researchers, and coordinate with the wider Research IT community across the University and partners.
Advisory & compliance: Offer expert advice on procurement, system security, patching, and ensuring compliance with legal, technical, and research-specific requirements.
The Ideal Candidate
We’re looking for someone who has:
Experience supporting and administering research IT systems, including troubleshooting, performance monitoring, and ensuring reliability in a Linux and/or Windows environment.
A proactive and innovative approach to service improvement, with a focus on efficiency, automation, and enhancing the researcher experience.
The ability to engage effectively with academics and researchers, understanding their needs and helping translate research goals into effective technical solutions.
An understanding of processes related to resource usage, reporting, and cost recovery in a research context.
A collaborative mindset, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to working as part of a supportive, service-focused team.
We are seeking a Research IT Officer to support the University’s research on the Penryn Campus, Cornwall
Why Join Us?
At the University of Exeter, we’re committed to enabling groundbreaking research that tackles global challenges. Our Research IT Team support diverse research projects, from climate modelling and bioinformatics to AI and data science. Joining our team means being part of a forward-thinking institution where your expertise will drive innovation, improve services, and make a meaningful impact on research outcomes.
How to Apply
If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape the future of research at Exeter, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now to join a team dedicated to enhancing the University’s research capabilities and making a difference in the world.
Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.
We will be reviewing applications as they come in, so please don’t hesitate in applying, as we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.
Are you convinced, but don't find you 100 percent fit the profile? Feel free to send us your application anyway! We look forward to growing with you!
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment
We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.
Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.
With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.
We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.
Benefits
We offer some fantastic benefits including:
41 days leave per year
options for flexible working
numerous discounts at leading retailers
onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a new Fertility Treatment Policy
stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England
Further information
Please contact Andrew Cowley, Acting HPC Lead & Research IT Penryn Team Lead. A.Cowley@exeter.ac.uk
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