About the role We are looking to appoint a Research Support Administrator within the School of Management’s busy Research Office. This is a varied role involving daily communication with academic staff, other School and University teams, and visiting academics. The role involves managing the School’s Research and Knowledge Exchange Committee, with responsibilities including: monitoring and supporting the activities of our eight Research Centres managing applications from visiting researchers taking minutes and preparing paperwork for meetings You will also assist in organising research seminars and events, updating webpages, and liaising with stakeholders throughout the School and wider University. The Research Office is run by the Head of Research Operations, who will provide line management of the role; you will also receive guidance from the School’s Associate Dean for Research. About you You will: provide high-quality administrative support within a busy Research Office, supporting research activity and committee processes be highly organised, able to manage and prioritise a varied workload accurately and to tight deadlines communicate confidently and professionally, building effective working relationships with academic staff and colleagues use strong IT and information management skills to maintain records, databases, and webpages work proactively and flexibly, learning new systems quickly and contributing positively to the wider team Further information This is a full-time, fixed-term role (36.5 hours per week) for 12 months. For informal enquiries about the post, please contact Amanda Willmott, Head of Research Operations ( acw51@bath.ac.uk ). However, please ensure that you submit your application through the University of Bath website. We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment. We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader ; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff. What we can offer you We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer: Free counselling services through Health Assured Cycle to work scheme Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme Staff discount at Team Bath gym Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees Staff discount on language courses Generous employer contributory pension schemes Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath Local discounts and more A family-friendly workplace An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce Relocation allowance Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn. Closing Date: 08 Jan 2026 Department: Management, Specialist and Administration Salary: £26,707 to £30,378