Senior Research Leadership Position

1 day ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom University of Glasgow Full time
About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the University of Glasgow as a Senior Research Leadership Position, reporting directly to the Vice Principal for Research & Knowledge Exchange. As a key member of the Professional Services Group, you will play a critical role in shaping, delivering, and contributing to service excellence to meet the overall objectives of the University.

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership and management of Research Services, fostering collegiality, service excellence, and continuous improvement. You will contribute to the development of Professional Services at the University, supporting our core academic mission to deliver outstanding research performance.

Main Duties & Responsibilities
  1. Provide values-driven leadership that fosters a Research Services Directorate environment that supports working in collaboration and enables staff to thrive.
  2. Manage the Research Services Directorate ensuring it offers high-quality services and advice that support the University's researchers and colleagues working in research support roles.
  3. Foster a culture of continuous improvement of services, processes, and practices to ensure the relevance of services to the Colleges and efficiency of operations while ensuring compliance with relevant statutory regulations.
  4. Lead the development and implementation of new policies and processes so that the University maintains its position as a leading national and international university and ensures compliance where necessary.
  5. Proactively engage with the sector and maintain current understanding of issues affecting research nationally and internationally to gather intelligence, influence outcomes, and inform institutional decision-making.
  6. Effectively manage the Research Services budget to maximise the performance of the Directorate while delivering a balanced budget annually.
  7. Work closely with the Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Engagement; the Economic Development; and Planning, Insight & Analytics Directorates; and Research Support Office, to ensure that the University's approach across these areas is closely aligned.
  8. Participate as a senior member of the relevant University research-related committees such as the Research Planning & Strategy Committee, Deans of Research, Lab for Academic Culture, Research Integrity Council, REF Project board, Trusted Research Advisory group, and be the sponsor of the University Research Professional Staff network.
  9. Work closely with the leadership of Glasgow Changing Futures, the Centre for Data Science & AI, and the Centre for Sustainable Solutions, to ensure effective operation of these University-wide initiatives.
  10. Ensure effective support for the academic roles reporting to the Vice Principal for Research & Knowledge Exchange (currently Academic Director for Glasgow Changing Futures, Academic Lead for Good Research Practice, and Academic Lead for Inclusive Research).
  11. Be an active member of the University Research Professional Leadership Group. This includes working together to ensure College and University Services are aligned in their research services and offerings.
  12. Contribute to the leadership of University Services through the Professional Services Group and other forums.


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