Science Communicator and Research Impact Officer

2 weeks ago


Edinburgh, United Kingdom University of Edinburgh Full time

**UE06 £30,619 - £35,308 Per Annum, Pro Rata**

**College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences / School of Health in Social Science / Nursing Studies / Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and Policy**

**Part-time (17.5 hours)**

**Fixed term (until September 2026)
We are looking for a person with experience in science communication, impact and community engagement to join the GroundsWell Consortium.

**The Opportunity**:
You will have the opportunity to be part of a large UK wide consortium (GroundsWell) evaluating the benefits of urban blue and green spaces. In Edinburgh, you will also be part of the Scottish Collaboration for Public Health Research and work alongside researchers in OPENspace.

**Your skills and attributes for success**:

- Understanding and experience of science communication
- Understanding of the best mediums for communication to a range of stakeholder
- Excellent IT skills, including developing and editing website materials
- Ability to train others in science communication and related skills
- Understanding of how to create and maintain impact

Click **here **for a copy of the full job description.

**As a valued member of our team you can expect**:
An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding project to work on. We give you support, nurture your talent and reward success. You will be given training and support not only on a range of research methods, but also team science, working with communities, co-production and communication skills. You will be part of a large team of academics and policy/community partners, and you will see how research can make a real difference to the lives of communities. You will benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which includes a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits **pension scheme **, **staff discounts, **family friendly initiatives **, flexible working and much more. Access our **staff benefits page **for further information and use our **reward calculator **to find out the total value of pay and benefits provided.

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

If invited for interview you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our **right to work **webpages.



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