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Job Description
Grade UE06: £34,132 to £39,355 per annum
CAHSS/Business School
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed term: 1 August 2025 - 28 February 2027 (18 months)
The Opportunity
On the 26th July 2022, Scotland passed into Scots Law the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act (GFN Act), a ground breaking attempt at transformational food systems legislation. The University of Edinburgh received a grant from the Wellcome Trust to support and evaluate the GFN Act. Within the scope of that grant is the creation of a “Living Good Food Nation Lab”, comprising 4 units (Analytical, Policy, Systems Thinking and Grassroots) and which draws on systems thinking to explore food systems transformation.
Job Description
Grade UE06: £34,132 to £39,355 per annum
CAHSS/Business School
Full-time: 35 hours per week
Fixed term: 1 August 2025 - 28 February 2027 (18 months)
The Opportunity
On the 26th July 2022, Scotland passed into Scots Law the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Act (GFN Act), a ground breaking attempt at transformational food systems legislation. The University of Edinburgh received a grant from the Wellcome Trust to support and evaluate the GFN Act. Within the scope of that grant is the creation of a “Living Good Food Nation Lab”, comprising 4 units (Analytical, Policy, Systems Thinking and Grassroots) and which draws on systems thinking to explore food systems transformation.
We seek to hire a highly motivated Research Project Coordinator, with excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, for this Wellcome Trust funded Living Good Food Nation Lab project https://lgfn-lab.business-school.ed.ac.uk/.
The Research Project Coordinator will work very closely with Professor Mary Brennan (PI) and Senior Research Project Manager and Policy Unit Lead Dr Isabel Fletcher, to ensure the project is delivered successfully, on-time and within budget; that the 4 units and transdisciplinary consortium (internal and external partners, co-applicants and stakeholders) work together constructively, and that all project members (and stakeholders interacting with the work of the Living Lab) have a positive experience.
They will also be responsible for liaising with, and supporting, our Project Advisory Board, comprising partners from the Scottish Government, other non-governmental organisations, industry representative organisation and civil society organisations and managing communication strategies for the project (e.g. website, social media).
This post is full-time (35 hours per week) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working. There is possibility for flexible working.
Your Skills And Attributes For Success
* Good Undergraduate degree or HNC/HND or equivalent level qualifications
* Experience coordinating and delivering successful projects
* Proficiency in Microsoft Packages
* Understanding of the process, and practice, of coordinating research projects
* Experience of working effectively with a variety of internal and external staff and stakeholders at different levels of seniority
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Application Information
Please ensure you include the following documents in your application:
* CV
* Cover letter
* Relevant diplomas/certificates
As a valued member of our team you can expect:
* A competitive salary
* An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
* To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
* Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits
Championing Equality, Diversity And Inclusion
The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)
The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key Dates To Note
The closing date for applications is Monday 30 June 2025.
Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.
Interviews will be held Monday 14 July 2025.
About Us
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
About The Team
The aim of University of Edinburgh Business School is to be a world-class Business School within a world-class University. We are distinctive, fostering a unique coaching culture, where all students have access to coaching and much of this is facilitated by peer support leaders from the student cohorts. The Business School is focused on sustainability, aiming to anchor the UN Sustainable Development goals into our strategic planning and developing our activities in line with the University’s target to be carbon-neutral by 2040. Furthermore we are actively participating in data-driven innovation which envisages Edinburgh becoming the Data Capital of Europe.
Based in the heart of Edinburgh, staff at the Business School are immersed in the vibrant life of the city. The Business School has excellent transport links including buses and a location that is only a 20 minute walk from Edinburgh Waverley station. In the summer we find ourselves with easy access to the Edinburgh International Festival and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. For a breath of fresh air all year round, green spaces such as George Square and the Meadows are right outside our front door.
The culture of the Business School is people orientated and diverse; we have a strong Equality and Diversity committee made up of both academic and professional services staff and we are committed to the principles of Athena SWAN https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/equality-charters/athena-swan-charter. We also support staff in a hybrid working environment and offer the possibility for most roles to work in a combination of on-campus and at-home working where suits both them and the organisation.
Academically, we are an interdisciplinary School with particular strengths in management science, leadership organisations and society, interdisciplinary accounting, corporate finance, climate change and sustainability, and entrepreneurship. The School is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), the EFMD Quality Improvement System (EQUIS) and the Association of MBAs (AMBA). This triple accreditation highlights the quality of teaching and excellence of research at the School.
Detailed information can be found at the School website at www.business-school.ed.ac.uk
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