Research Systems Administrator (112018-498)

Category: Admin/Clerical | Faculty/Division: Research, Innovation and Enterprise | School: Research | Department: Research | Location: University House | Post Type: Full Time | Closing Date: 03 Dec 2018 | At Birmingham City University we are serious about research and are continuing to build excellence, impact, volume and disciplinary coverage of research across all our faculties. Our research ambitions can be summarised as “Better, Bigger, Broader, Bolder" and we are investing significantly to recruit high performing academic staff; fund more doctoral students and improve our research infrastructure and systems. The Research Office, led by the Director of Research, part of the Research, Innovation & Enterprise (RIE) professional services department, has the primary aim of “enabling excellent research”. The Research Office teams provides longitudinal support "from idea to impact" to academic staff seeking funding and delivering research projects; support the University's doctoral student community along their development journey  “from application to award” and works in partnership with faculties and professional services to grow research excellence, strengthen impact and improve our research environment. We are also investing significantly in new systems to better manage information about our research, our researchers and their outputs and impacts and we are currently implement a new current research information system (CRIS).  The Research Systems Administrator (RSA) is responsible to the Research Information Manager for ensuring that the various systems; processes and workflows being developed to support Open Access; Impact Evidence; research performance, etc are configured and administered correctly; their use is promoted to users; that data accuracy and integrity is ensured and that appropriate training is delivered to staff in faculties and professional services teams. Whilst a good understanding of using and configuring data management systems is required together with excellent IT skills, this is a front-of-house user-facing rolenot a back-office technical IT systems role. The successful candidate will be educated to first degree level or have an equivalent combination of professional qualifications and skills and demonstrate a good understanding of the nature and conduct of research in Higher Education and the need to evidence excellence; value for money and Impact internally and externally. The post holder must also demonstrate the personal attributes required to engender build trust, confidence, credibility and rapport with team members; academic and research staff and relevant professional services teams. As part of your application, ensure you attach your CV & Covering Letter. Candidates are advised to remove personal details from these documents, including their name to assist the shortlisting process.