Job Title : Senior Research Funding Specialist (focus on interdisciplinary health research) Pay Scale : Administrative 1 Closing Date : 14-Jan-*******:00 Contact Email : Trinity is Ireland's leading university and is ranked 75th in the world (QS World University Rankings ****).
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Applications are now open for the position of Senior Research Funding Specialist (SRFS) within the Research Development Office (RDO), located in Trinity Research.
The SRFS is a senior role, responsible for the design and delivery of a suite of professional supports to academic researchers and research groups, with the aim of increasing TCD participation and success in funded research programmes.
The post holder will work within a central team of funding specialists, liaising closely with the wider network of research management and support professionals based in Schools and Centres, to deliver a coordinated and expert service to funding applicants.
Senior Research Funding Specialists lead supports from the RDO on one or more funding programmes, managing a researcher-centred service, driving innovation in supports tailored to one or more grant types (fellowship, investigator, collaborative, commercialisation etc.) and bringing a broad disciplinary expertise to the team (e.g. health or life sciences, social sciences, arts/ humanities, physical or natural sciences etc.).
Reporting to the Team Lead, the SRFS will contribute to TCD research funding success through agile leadership, teamwork and innovation in best practice supports to researchers.
Note that two SRFS posts are available in the RDO at this time.
Suitably qualified candidates may submit applications for more than one post.
This post will have responsibility for inter- and transdisciplinary research programmes funding health research, for example through programmes such as Horizon Pillar 2 and EIC.
The successful candidate will work in collaboration with RDO colleagues providing support for inter- and transdisciplinary research funding programmes.
This is a permanent post.
Post Status: Permanent Hours of Post: 35 hours per week Salary: Appointment will be made on the Administrative Officer 1 (1-3) €70,240 - €90,865 per annum) and in accordance with the Department of Finance guidelines.
" / How to Apply : To assist the selection process, applicants should submit a Curriculum Vitae and a Cover Letter (maximum 1 x A4 page) that specifically addresses how their experience meets the requirements for this job.
Please Note: Candidates who do not address the application requirements above in their cover letter will not be considered at the short list stage.
Candidates should note that the interview process for this appointment will include the delivery of a presentation.
Closing Date: 12 noon (Irish Standard Time) 14th January **** Application will only be accepted by applying online through the Trinity Jobs Portal Applications must be made by the date and time specified.
Any applications which are still in progress at the closing time on the specified closing date will be cancelled automatically by the system Late Applications will not be accepted.
Please see the Job Description below for this position.
Interviews: It is intended that interviews will be held between 3rd and 13th February, on the TCD campus.
Informal enquiries about this post should be made to Aisling Robinson At Trinity, we are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion.
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