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Organisation/Company University College Cork Department HR Research Research Field Medical sciences » Other Researcher Profile Recognised Researcher (R2) Positions Research Support Positions Country Ireland Application Deadline 22 Aug 2025 - 12:00 (Europe/Dublin) Type of Contract Temporary Job Status Part-time Is the job funded through the EU Research Framework Programme? Not funded by a EU programme Is the Job related to staff position within a Research Infrastructure? No
Offer Description
Applications are invited for the position of Research Support Officer – Admin. in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. The School of Nursing and Midwifery was established in 1994 and since then a wide range of programmes have been developed at both undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate levels. In addition, the School has a growing suite of Continuing Professional Development modules supporting life-long learning. Since 2012, the School has actively engaged in international recruitment and now has a growing body of international students. The School has over 1,300 students and is one of the largest in the University. The School is committed to excellence and leadership in teaching, practice and research involving close collaborative relationships with health service providers, and national and international educators and researchers. The School holds the Athena Swan Bronze Award and is in the top 30 in Global QS Rankings. UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery is ranked number one in Ireland for H-index citations (score 86.9), meaning that published works of staff in the School are among the most highly cited worldwide. This impact metric reflects the breadth of research activity, where 2023/2024 saw the highest numbers of funded research projects led by staff in the School. Among the 25 active research projects in the School, we secured a prestigious €7.5 million Horizon Europe grant as Coordinators aimed at improving the lives of people with advanced dementia in Nursing Homes, a €2.5 million HRB Applied Programme Grant to improve national supports for breastfeeding and a €6 million interdisciplinary project to better understand and manage the long-term effects of testicular cancer and its treatment in young survivors. The policy and practice impact from the evidence produced and translated by staff in the School is nationally and internationally recognized and against this background we have established a Research and Innovation Hub which supports the operation of strategic areas of research in the School. To ensure we achieve our strategic goals and maximise research activity and impact we are seeking to employ a Research Support Officer for the Hub. The Research Support Officer will have responsibility for the provision of high-level support in a complex research environment consisting of many interdisciplinary programme grants and multiple Principal Investigators. Working directly with the Dean of School and Vice Dean of Research and Innovation for the School the Research Support Officer will help to foster and enhance a research-enabled environment that builds capacity and supports engagement in research activities for staff of the School.
Project Title:Research Support Officer – Administration for School of Nursing and Midwifery Research and Innovation Hub
Provision of high-level administrative support in a complex research environment consisting of many interdisciplinary programme grants and multiple Principal Investigators. The primary area of support (but not limited to) being in reporting and metrics and training and development and general research administration tasks.
The key duties and responsibilities include:
Administration
* To support the School Vice Dean of Research and Innovation to achieve the agreed strategic and administrative goals of the School of Nursing and Midwifery.
* To provide an effective administrative framework to support the ongoing development of research projects/strategic areas.
* To advise the School Vice Dean of Research and Innovation of appropriate administrative structures and procedures to give effect to agreed and approved policies.
* To implement agreed policy and procedures including administration, personnel, and resources for the overall development of the research project/area.
* To manage the secretarial/administrative functions as required.
* To allocate, delegate and supervise work of the administrative staff, as is appropriate, ensuring its effective operation.
* To be responsible for the development and implementation of positive and appropriate
* research administrative work practices.
* In line with UCC policy and procedure implementation best practice for the overall support of research projects.
* To provide administrative support to key functions of the School’s Research and Innovation Hub.
* In collaboration with PIs, allocate, delegate and supervise work of research staff, as is appropriate, ensuring effective operation of the Research and Innovation Hub.
Research
* To provide specific technical inputs to the School’s research agenda such as literature review, data analysis and preparing reports. Writing and contributing to research reports, policy briefs and other documents, including annual research activity tracking and reporting.
* To support activities of clinical research as required, such as ethical approval, assisting in workshops, developing data management and analysis plans, producing written outputs, in conjunction with PIs and the School Vice Dean of Research and Innovation.
Policy advice and dissemination
* To present research results internally and externally at conferences, meetings, including
* preparing presentations.
* To disseminate research results, as appropriate and agreed with PIs through web pages, media conferences etc.
* To represent the Schools research interests/strategic areas at events, meetings and networking.
* Identify opportunities for external relationships and collaboration.
* Contribute to the development of the strong external links to business and industry, particularly in the area of innovation and entrepreneurship.
* Produce, when required, appropriate promotional and marketing literature and provide support for the annual School research conference planning.
Finance
* To administer financial and budgetary functions, including purchasing and cost controls in consumables, equipment and part-time pay, in conjunction with the School Vice Dean of Research and Innovation, Accountant and School Manager.
* To support staff in the preparation of project budgets for grant proposals.
* Review and monitor the financial of all research grants and the overall research area.
* In conjunction with the School Accountant, School Vice Dean of Research and Innovation and PIs, review and monitor the financials of research grants and the overall research income in the School.
* To propose strategic or operational priorities and to advise on achieving the effective and value for-money allocation of budgets and resources.
* To ensure proper use of resources, compliance and integrity of systems in accordance with University policies, procedures and standards and in agreement with the School Vice Dean of Research and Innovation.
Promotion/Development
* To assist the Director/Head of the Research area with logistical planning of human, physical and financial requirements for the research project.
* To identify opportunities for external relationships and collaboration.
* To contribute to the development of the strong external links to business and industry.
* To contribute to the promotion and marketing of the research area.
* To produce, when required, appropriate promotional and marketing literature.
Personnel
* Support academic Staff in developing research plans/programmes and horizon scanning for future grants in collaboration with UCC Research Office.
* To assist with the preparation of recruitment advertisements and job particulars for posts within the research area.
* To assist with managing the administrative workloads to support the research project/area.
* Liaise with HR as required regarding research staff personal details and/or terms and conditions of employment for research staff contracts including Garda vetting, Epigeium training etc. (creating a School level database for tracking).
* Support research staff development (including assessment of training needs, career progression) and retention – including onboarding/orientation to people, School culture and place.
* Support research staff well-being, inclusion and experience.
Specific Requirements
* A graduate qualification in a field or discipline relevant to Nursing, Midwifery or Health, preferably at MSc or PhD
* Proven experience of providing high level administrative support to a research project(s) or in a
* research area/centre aligned to patient focused, clinical or health service research.
* Demonstrable achievements in delivering results on a research project(s) or in a research area(s)/centre.
* Ability to interact with stakeholders from a range of disciplines.
* Demonstrate ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Excellent attention to detail.
* Excellent report writing and presentation skills.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and spoken.
* Strong IT, report writing and organizational skills.
* High level of initiative.
Please note that Garda vetting and international police clearance check may form part of the selection process.
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