Research Support Officer – INTERNAL ONLY

Job id: 086528. Wage: £43,205 – £50,585 each year, together with London Weighting Allowance.

Posted: 21 March 2024. Time limit: 25 March 2024.

Enterprise unit: Analysis Administration & Innovation. Division: Analysis Governance, Ethics & Integrity.

Contact particulars:Marice Lunny. [email protected]

Location: Man’s Campus. Class: Skilled & Assist Companies.

Job description

That is an thrilling alternative for an skilled and extremely motivated particular person who’s trying to additional their profession in analysis governance, ethics and integrity.

The Analysis Assist Officer will present assist to the analysis governance, ethics, integrity, worldwide rules and analysis tradition features. The position holders’ most important priorities for the 6 month interval would be the improvement of coverage, steerage and coaching associated to good analysis follow, supporting with analysis misconduct investigations and supporting the Faculty Analysis Ethics Committee ethics assessment processes. The position holder may even have the chance to work carefully with the governance, worldwide rules and tradition groups to align steerage, coverage and coaching throughout the broader division.

As a member of the Analysis Governance, Ethics and Integrity (RGE&I) Division, the profitable applicant will likely be proactive administrator with wonderful organisational and communication expertise and be capable to put together and disseminate any crucial communications to the analysis neighborhood in relation to our division’s tasks. The position holder may have, and proceed to develop, a sound data of the analysis governance, ethics and integrity landscapes nationally and domestically and can be capable to perceive, and supply authoritative recommendation on, KCL coverage and processes.

The position holder will present operational assist to the Director of Analysis Governance, Ethics and Integrity by main on enquiries associated to analysis follow and, beneath the course of senior colleagues, take ahead issues which should be formally examine beneath the Faculty’s Analysis Misconduct Process. The position holder will have interaction proactively with a spread of stakeholders to resolve points an establish and capitalise on alternatives for enchancment.

The Faculty now adopts a hybrid working mannequin of residence and on campus working. The position holder will likely be based mostly at Lavington Avenue when on campus.

This publish will likely be provided on  a fixed-term contract for six months.

This can be a full-time publish – 100% full time equal.

Key tasks

• Working with each the Director of Analysis Governance, Ethics and Integrity and Analysis Integrity Managers to assist with efficient skilled companies assist for investigations carried out beneath the Faculty’s process for investigating and resolving allegations of analysis misconduct.
• To offer assist to King’s researchers in relation to good analysis conduct in keeping with College and nationwide coverage and tips.
• To assist the implementation of coverage and course of modifications throughout the RGE&I crew, participating with key stakeholders in schools and directorates, as required
• Supporting the Faculty Analysis Ethics Committee assessment processes by endeavor workplace evaluations and supporting with the event of reviewer steerage.
• Work with the Analysis Integrity Managers to develop and ship analysis integrity coaching, each face-to-face and on-line, which can assist in embedding an improved analysis integrity tradition in King’s.
• Put together and disseminate any crucial communications to the analysis neighborhood in relation to RGE&I issues, together with analysis tradition and worldwide rules. This can primarily be centered on web site updates.
• To behave as the executive lead throughout the Analysis Integrity division for all queries associated to analysis integrity, triaging the analysis integrity inbox and taking duty for setting agendas and taking notes of actions for native crew conferences
• To take the lead on the event of on-line coaching modules throughout all features guaranteeing alignment throughout the division and engagement from related stakeholders as required.
• To take the lead on the event of workplace customary working procedures guaranteeing that native processes are constant and appropriately documented.

The above listing of tasks is probably not exhaustive, and the publish holder will likely be required to undertake such duties and tasks as could moderately be anticipated throughout the scope and grading of the publish.

Expertise, data and expertise

Important standards

Educated to diploma degree or a minimal of two years related administrative expertise

Expertise of supporting with or main on investigation and/or assessment processes associated to analysis conduct.

Demonstrable understanding of nationwide coverage and laws associated to good analysis follow

Demonstrable expertise of offering clear and concise recommendation/steerage.

Expertise of working independently and exhibiting initiative.

Expertise of growing and delivering shows/coaching.

Expertise of the event and implementation of insurance policies.

Expertise/understanding of offering assist to Committees and dealing teams.

Expertise of web site improvement.

Fascinating standards

Expertise of use of generative AI.

Expertise of working immediately with funding our bodies/working data of UK funding physique steerage.