Research Careers and Employability Officer

Application closing date: 25/03/2024

Salary: £37,841 - £45,148 per annum

Job category/type: Professional Support

Research & Enterprise at Queen’s University Belfast, is currently seeking to appoint to the post of Research Careers and Employability Officer.   

Funded through the Wellcome Trust’s Institutional Funding for Research Culture, this role has been created to deliver an exciting and ambitious work programme to support the career development and employability opportunities for postdoctoral and research staff at both Queen’s University and Ulster University.   

As part of a broader project to enhance the ‘research culture’ in Northern Ireland, the Research Careers and Employability Officer will develop and embed high-quality career advisory services and guidance that optimise and enhance opportunities for researchers, manage key relationships with employers, and deliver a range of events, training and workshops including development programmes, employer engagement and career exploration events, and one-to-one and/ or small group support to research staff across disciplines.

The post holder will be based in the Research Strategy & Engagement Team in the Research & Enterprise Directorate at Queen’s University Belfast and will work as part of an integrated team focusing on Research Culture, reporting directly to the Research Culture Manager.   

The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following criteria:

• An honours degree or equivalent qualification, or substantial recent relevant experience.
• Substantial relevant experience, to include:
  • Successful development and delivery of innovative employability and careers-related programmes, events and initiatives.
  • Identifying career management and development needs, and developing and delivering programmes, courses, events or initiatives to address the needs.
  • Successful event and project management including team and budget management.
  • Experience of networking and building successful relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and delivering a high-quality service to meet their needs.    

Please note the above is not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria click on the 'Candidate Information' link below.  

This post is initially available on a fixed term contract for 24 months, supported by funding from the Wellcome Trust. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.

At Queen’s our people are at the heart of everything we do. As a staff member you will become part of a vibrant organisational culture, which will provide you with the opportunity to achieve your full potential and enhance your career through a continuous focus on learning and development.           

We offer an excellent employment package that includes:

• Great terms & conditions
• Pension schemes
• Flexible working by enabling you to design your working week in collaboration with your manager through a blend of remote and office working
• Family-friendly initiatives
• Career development opportunities
• Support for health & mental wellbeing
• Generous holiday entitlement of 8.4 weeks a year (made up of 23 days annual leave, 10 closure days and 9 bank holidays) 

Queen’s University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We have created an inclusive culture by establishing staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.               

We also subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI in addition to Athena Swan. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion please visit: www.qub.ac.uk/diversity; www.qub.ac.uk/qgi and www.qub.ac.uk/sites/StaffGateway/StaffNetworks/   

Informal enquiries may be directed to Dr Wendy McLoone (w.mcloone@qub.ac.uk).       

Candidate Information

About the Research Culture

Further Information About the Postdoctoral Development Centre

Attractive Reward Package

Further Information for International Applicants