Pre-Award Development Officer
Research and Impact Services (RIS)
Salary Starting from £38,784, rising to £46,049 (Grade 7)
Contract Type: Full Time, Fixed Term
Application Closing Date: Monday 20 April 2026
Interview Date: Wednesday 13 May 2026
We’re looking for someone to be part of the Pre-Award team in Research and Impact Services (RIS).
About the role
Working within a small but highly collaborative team, Pre-Award Development Officers play a crucial role in providing expert advice to academic researchers across the university applying for external research funding. If successful in your application to this post, you will ensure all research applications and awards are reviewed and developed to improve their quality and meet university and funder rules.
This role requires excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills along with a good understanding of the research funding landscape for the higher education sector, including familiarity with relevant sources of funding.
This is a full-time role for a fixed-term period of 18 months.
The Pre-Award team works both remotely and on campus, as part of a hybrid model. Everyone is expected to work on campus for some of their week – this is not a fully remote role – and it is strongly preferred that you are available to work Wednesdays on campus in order to join the weekly team meeting and only very exceptional circumstances may be considered around this.
More information about the role and the application process can be found here.
Please contact Emma Dowden, Pre-Award Manager (ed251@bath.ac.uk) if you would like an informal discussion about the role.
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