Post Ref No: B0192
Salary: £34,607 to £43,840 p.a.
Grade: I
Campus: City

Nottingham Business School has experienced significant growth in its research activity which now places it in the top 50 UK Business Schools in terms of “research power”, with 80 percent of its research outputs judged as being of international standard. To expand research activity further and build on this success, the School now seeks a dynamic individual to drive forward the School’s research ambitions and support its academics and research centres in increasing external research grant and contract income. The purpose of the post is to:

• Provide intelligence on research funding opportunities
• Extend the range of research funding bodies being targeted
• Act as a catalyst motivating academics to make research funding applications through the provision of guidance & support
• Enhance the School’s overall capability to win external research funding

You will be professionally qualified with experience and knowledge of the major sources of research funding in the Social Sciences. You will be expected to create opportunities to improve and promote the research effort of the School by building successful and strong relationships within the Business School and with external funding bodies. The ability to identify new opportunities, develop and manage a portfolio of research grants and contracts and operate strategically in collaboration with the Research Director is essential, as is the ability to lead and work within a team. You should have a proven track record in research grant capture, project management and relationship building. A background in preparing bids for funding and knowledge of a range of research funding bodies is also required.

For an informal discussion regarding this position, please contact Professor David Smith, Professor- Nottingham Business School , on +44 (0)115 848 8157, or via email david.smith02@ntu.ac.uk

Closing date – 1 October 2010
Interview date – week commencing 18 October 2010

Further application details are available at www.ntu.ac.uk/vacancies. If you require documentation in alternative formats (e.g. Braille, large print) please contact us at job.vacancies@ntu.ac.uk

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CVs will only be accepted when submitted with a fully completed application form.

We are actively implementing equality of opportunity policies and seek people who share our commitment.

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As this job does not fulfil the UK Border Agency criteria for obtaining sponsored migrant worker status we will be unable to apply for sponsorship for anyone not eligible to work in the UK. Therefore we are unable to shortlist candidates for this position who require sponsorship under the Points Based System.