Grade UE07: £41,064.00 - £48,822.00 Per Annum.
Corporate Services Group / Edinburgh Research Office.
Full time – 35 hours per week.
Fixed term: 18 months.
The Opportunity
We are looking for an experienced research contracts specialist to play a key role in the delivery of the University of Edinburgh’s Research Contracts service. You will work closely with a team of legal experts and contracts specialists and will use your expertise to draft, review and negotiate a range of legal agreements with UK and international partners, and funders supporting the University’s extensive global research portfolio.
The successful candidates will embody our values of expertise, community, integrity, and collaboration.
Your skills and attributes will enable you to:
1. provide expert contract advice to academic and professional services colleagues across the University
2. draft and review a wide range of research related contracts
3. build relationships with colleagues across Edinburgh Research Office and with key stakeholders to ensure optimum solutions are developed to successfully resolve contracting issues and challenges.
4. progress and advise on the full range of research related agreements including, for example; funding agreements, framework agreements, collaboration agreements, research service agreements, EU agreements, clinical trial agreements, UK and international data sharing/processing agreements, material transfer agreements, non-disclosure agreements, studentship agreements.
5. provide expertise and bespoke contract advice across a wide research portfolio including UK, EU and international contracts
Please note that this is not a procurement role.
This role would suit:
6. contract specialists with experience and knowledge of research agreements and associated legal issues - ideally in a higher education institution sector
7. solicitors who are looking for a move in-house and the opportunity to use your legal skills in a world leading university for a fixed term
8. in-house solicitors wishing to work in a dynamic contract research environment