Department of Psychology

Applications are invited for a Research Programme Manager to support and manage the programme of research at the Adaptive Brain Lab: ABL (http://abg.psychol.cam.ac.uk) in the Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge. The position is offered either full time or part-time, 30 hours per week.

You will have responsibility for co-ordinating research activity, managing a number of large scale grants and providing a broad range of administrative services to support ABL's diverse and cross-disciplinary research programme in day-to-day running. The ABL team works in the area of cognitive neuroscience with an emphasis on understanding the neural basis of human learning and cognition. In collaboration with computer scientists, engineers and clinicians the lab leads a cross-disciplinary research programme for early prediction of brain health disorders.

The Department of Psychology is a friendly and welcoming department of staff and students, dedicated to the pursuit of world-class research, teaching and learning, and driven by curiosity, quality, collaboration and innovation. We offer a supportive work environment where you will feel valued, encouraged to develop, and supported to achieve your full potential.

The Research Programme Manager is a wide-ranging position, which would suit a self-motivated, dynamic individual who is experienced in working in a diverse team and able to perform effectively under multiple demands. This includes pre- and post-award research grant administration, co-ordinating the production of research documentation, financial management of resources, organising research ethics and databases and ensuring research compliance for studies. You will manage large scale grants in order to ensure efficient and effective operation of the lab, develop strategy in relation to funding applications, and co-ordinate team science activities (e.g. meetings, workshops) across research teams and external partners (e.g. industry, charities).

https://www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/40351/