Research Integrity Administrator

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Role Summary

We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Research Integrity Administrator to join our Research Integrity team on a 12 month fixed term contract. In this role, you will provide essential administrative, operational and data management support, helping to ensure research integrity cases are managed accurately, efficiently and consistently. You will play a key role in maintaining case records, monitoring workflows, producing reports and supporting investigations that help uphold the quality and trustworthiness of published research. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong organisational skills, a passion for accuracy and an interest in scholarly publishing and research integrity.

What you’ll be doing

• Manage and triage research integrity enquiries, notifications and whistleblower reports received through the team mailbox and other sources.
• Create, maintain and track case records, ensuring accurate documentation throughout the case lifecycle.
• Allocate cases and support workflow management to ensure timely progression and resolution.
• Maintain high-quality case data, trackers and databases, carrying out routine quality assurance checks.
• Produce operational reports, metrics and audit information to support decision-making and compliance activities.
• Support process improvement initiatives, including case management systems, reporting tools and workflow efficiencies.
• Maintain knowledge management resources, including SharePoint sites, procedures, guidance documents and training materials to support effective team collaboration.

What we’re looking for

• Demonstrable interest in scholarly publishing and research integrity.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills and confidence using Microsoft 365 applications.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.
• Strong analytical and data management capability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines effectively.
• A collaborative approach and willingness to support colleagues across the team.
• Degree-level education.
• Experience using JIRA or similar workflow management systems.
• Experience working in academic publishing, research support, compliance, governance or a related environment.

Who We Are:

IOP Publishing is a society-owned scientific publisher, providing impact, recognition and value for the scientific community. As the publishing arm of the Institute of Physics, 100% of our profit goes towards public and scientific good.

Why work with us at IOP Publishing:

• Purpose: We are a world leader in the development of electronic publishing for the scientific community - working in the interests of science and scientists, we aim to maximise the impact of the research we publish.
• Culture: We offer a truly international culture with offices in Europe, Asia and the US and our reach is global. Our culture is the perfect blend of dedicated and intelligent professionalism, informal, friendly collaboration and authenticity with a social conscience.
• Financial Benefits: A competitive salary of £25,650 (Band A), an excellent pension scheme, a discretionary annual bonus scheme and a range of other useful and cost-saving benefits available through our benefits platform.
• Health and Wellbeing: 33+ days holiday (including bank holidays), plus an extra day’s leave to use for a moment that matters to you, a 35-hour working week, life assurance, cycle to work scheme, dental insurance, health care cash plan, and a great positive working environment in our brand new office in central Bristol - modern airy and designed with all of our colleagues in mind – for work and social time.
• Flexibility: a flexible hybrid working environment to suit everyone’s needs– we don’t need you in the office every day so we can consider applicants from further afield who can travel to Bristol likely once per quarter and team in-person days, depending on when face to face time is needed (any travel to the Bristol office is at the employees own expenses).

And last but not least, did we mention that we are unique: IOP Publishing is central to the Institute of Physics, a not-for-profit society and we gift-aid all our profits to support science through the activities of the Institute.

To apply

IOP Publishing is an equal opportunity employer. Our goal is to ensure that diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) are built into our identity in a way that is natural and sustainable, visible through the work we produce, our company branding, our professional networks and the communities we serve and support, which includes our employees, talent communities and candidates. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented backgrounds. We make recruitment and workplace adjustments wherever we can, so please let us know if there’s anything that we can do to support you.