Faculty Research Impact Officer in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary: £35,608 to £37,694 with progression to £46,049 per annum

Newcastle University is a great place to work, with excellent benefits. We have a generous holiday package; plus the opportunity to buy more, great pension schemes and a number of health and wellbeing initiatives to support you.

Closing Date: 03 December 2025

The Role

Working with the Faculty Research Impact Manager to develop and implement the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) Research Impact Strategy, aligning with the aims set out in the University Research Strategy.

You will support impact activities and researchers across the Faculty in improving, recording and demonstrating the impact of their research, including supporting the delivery of impact funding via the Faculty Impact Fund (FIF) and any Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAAs).The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) is an exciting, multi-disciplinary faculty, structured around ten academic schools covering subjects ranging from the arts (e.g. fine art and music) across the humanities (e.g. history and english) to the social sciences (e.g. law and economics). The Faculty has more than 1700 academic, professional and technical staff across its range of disciplinary areas. It has a significant and diverse student population.

HaSS is open to the world and seeks to address social and global challenges through its thinking, making, and practice. Building on the strong cultural heritage of our disciplines, we value enquiry, exploration, and creativity. We are committed to enabling a supportive culture for our staff and students, which prizes trust and integrity, values diversity, and inclusiveness, and promotes wellbeing in collaborative and inspiring environments.

Working in a friendly office on our Newcastle city centre campus, this is a full-time role, working 37 hours per week.

Interviews are scheduled to take place on the Morning of Monday 15th December.

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