We are seeking an Academic Career Development Lead with experience of leading capacity-building initiatives in a health, care, and/or academic settings to enable the continued successful delivery and growth of ARC East of England.
The Academic Career Development Lead role requires an average commitment of 0.25 WTE and will be responsible for providing both strategic leadership and operational oversight for the ARC East of England’s Research Capacity Development (RCD) workstream. This includes managing a range of training opportunities across the ARC East of England, such as the Fellowship programme, the ASCENT programme, Dementia Postdoctoral Research Support (DEMCOMM), the Early Career Researcher Development, and any new programmes within this workstream.
This position presents a unique opportunity to foster partnerships with stakeholders, lead the development of research capacity-building funding applications, and represent the ARC East of England at national NIHR forums.
Essential experience for this role
- A post with University of Cambridge, University of East Anglia, University of Hertfordshire, University of Essex or Anglia Ruskin University is required due to contractual arrangements.
- A PhD in health sciences, social sciences, health or care research, science communication, healthcare policy, psychology, management or a related discipline.
- Proven track record of providing strategic input and leading capacity building initiatives in a health, care and/or academic setting and contributing to funding applications.
- Proven experience in successfully delivering programmes across complex, multi-organisational environments.
- Experience of budget and resource management and oversight.
- Supervision of at least one Postgraduate Research Degree student to completion of their studies as the main supervisor and experience in supporting the career development of early-career and mid-career researchers working in a university setting.
- Understand research careers, both clinical and non-clinical, ideally demonstrating a good understanding of the NIHR Academy RCD agenda.
- Evidence of highly developed communication and interpersonal skills plus experience of working collaboratively with a range of stakeholders, and the ability to build and maintain these relationships.
- Good working knowledge of the NIHR research infrastructure and initiatives.
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How to apply
Please send a CV and letter of application to Emma Dickerson, Business and Operations Manager, NIHR ARC East of England via email by Emma.Dickerson@cpft.nhs.uk.
Deadlines for applications are Tuesday 22nd April 2025.
Interviews will be held virtually on Thursday 8th May 2025.
Contact information
Informal enquiries are encouraged; please contact ARC East of England's Business and Operations Manager, Emma Dickerson (Emma.Dickerson@cpft.nhs.uk), to arrange.