At a Glance
- Tasks: Analyse data and create visualisations to uncover insights on funding in the UK research ecosystem.
- Company: LSE, a leading university committed to diversity and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible hours, and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team with excellent career growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on UK research funding while working with top professionals.
- Qualifications: PhD or equivalent research experience, plus skills in handling large datasets.
The predicted salary is between 44143 - 52749 £ per year.
LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university.
The Research and Innovation Division is seeking to appoint a Research Officer to work on the UKRI/DSIT funded project ‘What is unique about responsive mode funding?’ The project is a collaboration between research management professionals based at LSE and computer scientists at the University of Edinburgh. It will investigate historic UKRI administrative data to better understand the role of responsive mode funding within the wider UK R&I ecosystem.
The role will involve analysing administrative data and developing (with computer science colleagues) visualisations and written outputs which provide new insights into responsive mode funding programmes. The research will seek to understand the impact of responsive mode funding on areas such as research trends, levels of interdisciplinarity, cross-sector collaboration, policy engagement and knowledge transfer.
The post will sit in the R&I Evidence and Analysis team within the Research and Innovation Division. There will be opportunities to interact with LSE’s world-class social science researchers via the project steering group as well as opportunities to establish interdisciplinary collaborations with project team members working in high-performance computing at the University of Edinburgh.
The postholder will have a PhD, be working towards completion of a PhD, or have other research experience that demonstrates the capability to produce independent original research. They will also have experience working with large administrative datasets and will be expected to have a strong understanding of the UK research and innovation policy and funding landscape.
This is a fixed-term position at 0.8FTE (28 hours per week) until 31st March 2027.
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