Lay Member

2 weeks ago


Aberdeen, United Kingdom University of Aberdeen Full time

Lay Member - Ethics Advisory Group

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join the University of Aberdeen’s Ethics Advisory Group.

The Ethics Advisory Group exists to further the overall aims of our ethics and governance policies and processes, to oversee the activities of individual ethics review boards ensuring the highest ethical standards in research practice; to protecting the safety, dignity, welfare and wellbeing of research participants; to protect researchers from harm and unjust criticism; to take account of legitimate interests of individuals, groups and communities in our research as they relate to ethics and governance; and to provide reassurance to the public of the integrity of our research.

**School/Section**
- Research & Innovation

**Staff Category**
- Administrative

**Position Type**
- Part Time

**Duration of Post**
- Funding/Activity Limited

**Salary**
- Non-remunerated

**Location**
- Aberdeen

**Closing Date**
- 19/02/2024

**Ref No**
- RAI121A

**Documents**
- Further Particulars.pdf
(PDF, 1294.6kb)

**Remit**:

- Oversight of institutional ethics and governance processes and activities of review boards, including their establishment
- Share best practice in the ethical review process and associated activities (including technical aspects of the review process)
- Oversight of School Ethics Healthchecks and development of improvement and/or successor exercise
- Oversight of development of institutional ethics processes and implementation of online approval systems
- Monitoring external policy landscapes and good practice elsewhere
- Reporting emerging policy issues to University Research Committee (URC)
- Receiving reports on ethics and integrity training from Schools/Postgraduate Research School; review and provide feedback on training offered by the University of Aberdeen
- Develop an appeals process and consider appeals against decisions taken by ethics boards
- Development of auditing/monitoring processes of projects that have received ethical approval; develop Terms of Reference and set up Ethics Audit and Monitoring Group
- Consideration of reports from Ethics Audit & Monitoring Group
- Reporting to URC quarterly (or as required)
- Any other activities/tasks related to ethics and governance as directed by the Vice Principal Research

**Frequency of meetings**:
Quarterly

Please see the Further Particulars for more information about this role.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on 18 March 2024.

Informal queries about the role can also be directed to Mrs Dawn Foster.
- The University of Aberdeen embraces a diverse working environment and recognises the many benefits this can bring. Applications from individuals from across all of the equality protected characteristics are encouraged._


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