Research Practice Coordinator
Applications for this vacancy closed on 3 January 2025 at 12:00PM
The University of Oxford is a stimulating work environment, which enjoys an
international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research
plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon
emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.
Research Services is part of University Administration and Services (UAS) and
works in partnership with the academic divisions and their departments and
faculties to support Oxford’s researchers. Our role is to facilitate
excellence in research, engagement, and innovation at Oxford. Our vision is to
be a trusted provider of expertise, strategic insight, internal and external
influence and excellent professional support to Oxford’s research, engagement
and innovation community.
The Research Practice Coordinator will support delivery of the remit of the
Research Practice Team via different tasks, including shaping and delivering
communications, enhancing and coordinating Research Practice training, and
providing administrative, coordination, and financial support for Research
Practice activities.
**What We Offer**
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
This role also offers the opportunity for hybrid working
**About the Role**
Oxford researchers conduct outstanding research that changes the world.
Whether we are advancing fundamental knowledge or making a positive impact on
society, our research is underpinned by rigorous, ethical, and transparent
methods, and is conducted using the most recent policies (e.g. on
international collaboration), practices (e.g. on publication), and
technologies (e.g. on use of AI).
The University of Oxford is undertaking a programme of activity to ensure that
researchers are enabled to do excellent, reliable, reproducible and
transparent research and have access to the appropriate policies, guidance,
tools and training in research practice. Support for effective research
practice is a core pillar of the University’s research culture programme. Core
areas of research practice include: research integrity and ethics, open
research, research data management, FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable,
Reusable) data, reproducible and transparent research, responsible research
and innovation, and research impact.
The Research Practice Coordinator will support delivery of the remit of the
Research Practice Team within the Research Services’ Research Strategy and
Policy Unit (RSPU). RSPU leads on institutional strategies and initiatives to
strengthen the quality of Oxford’s research and research environment.
**About You**
We are looking for a resourceful and innovative individual who will apply
their knowledge of research practice and understanding of the research policy
priorities in this area to drive engagement with research practice training
across all disciplines. The focus of this role will be to promote, integrate
and develop the recently launched Research Practice training modules, working
in partnership with key stakeholders to implement the related communications
strategy and to engage members of the research community with this training.
The role will lead on developing appropriate materials and using them to
engage a broad range of audiences via multiple platforms. They will also
support the University’s engagement with the UK Reproducibilty Network (UKRN).
The postholder will be under the direction of the Research Practice Manager,
and will have an office based in Research Services; they will engage with
units within Divisions, Departments, and Professional Services directorates
involved in supporting research practice.
The role represents an exciting opportunity to enhance and enable research
practice at the University of Oxford.
For further information about the role, please contact the Research Practice
Manager, Sarah Callaghan, sarah.callaghan@admin.ox.ac.uk
**Application Process**
You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and
the details of two referees as part of your online application.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 3 January 2025
Interviews will take place on Thursday 16 January 2025 and will be face to
face
international reputation as a world-class centre of excellence. Our research
plays a key role in tackling many global challenges, from reducing our carbon
emissions to developing vaccines during a pandemic.
Research Services is part of University Administration and Services (UAS) and
works in partnership with the academic divisions and their departments and
faculties to support Oxford’s researchers. Our role is to facilitate
excellence in research, engagement, and innovation at Oxford. Our vision is to
be a trusted provider of expertise, strategic insight, internal and external
influence and excellent professional support to Oxford’s research, engagement
and innovation community.
The Research Practice Coordinator will support delivery of the remit of the
Research Practice Team via different tasks, including shaping and delivering
communications, enhancing and coordinating Research Practice training, and
providing administrative, coordination, and financial support for Research
Practice activities.
**What We Offer**
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is
reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
This role also offers the opportunity for hybrid working
**About the Role**
Oxford researchers conduct outstanding research that changes the world.
Whether we are advancing fundamental knowledge or making a positive impact on
society, our research is underpinned by rigorous, ethical, and transparent
methods, and is conducted using the most recent policies (e.g. on
international collaboration), practices (e.g. on publication), and
technologies (e.g. on use of AI).
The University of Oxford is undertaking a programme of activity to ensure that
researchers are enabled to do excellent, reliable, reproducible and
transparent research and have access to the appropriate policies, guidance,
tools and training in research practice. Support for effective research
practice is a core pillar of the University’s research culture programme. Core
areas of research practice include: research integrity and ethics, open
research, research data management, FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable,
Reusable) data, reproducible and transparent research, responsible research
and innovation, and research impact.
The Research Practice Coordinator will support delivery of the remit of the
Research Practice Team within the Research Services’ Research Strategy and
Policy Unit (RSPU). RSPU leads on institutional strategies and initiatives to
strengthen the quality of Oxford’s research and research environment.
**About You**
We are looking for a resourceful and innovative individual who will apply
their knowledge of research practice and understanding of the research policy
priorities in this area to drive engagement with research practice training
across all disciplines. The focus of this role will be to promote, integrate
and develop the recently launched Research Practice training modules, working
in partnership with key stakeholders to implement the related communications
strategy and to engage members of the research community with this training.
The role will lead on developing appropriate materials and using them to
engage a broad range of audiences via multiple platforms. They will also
support the University’s engagement with the UK Reproducibilty Network (UKRN).
The postholder will be under the direction of the Research Practice Manager,
and will have an office based in Research Services; they will engage with
units within Divisions, Departments, and Professional Services directorates
involved in supporting research practice.
The role represents an exciting opportunity to enhance and enable research
practice at the University of Oxford.
For further information about the role, please contact the Research Practice
Manager, Sarah Callaghan, sarah.callaghan@admin.ox.ac.uk
**Application Process**
You will be required to upload a covering letter/supporting statement, CV and
the details of two referees as part of your online application.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday 3 January 2025
Interviews will take place on Thursday 16 January 2025 and will be face to
face
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