The post holder will support the Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems, a major collaborative research centre, funded by Research Ireland, UKRI and DAERA, and managed jointly by QUB, UCD, and University of Sheffield, with Professor Aedín Cassidy (QUB),Professor Eileen Gibney (UCD), and Professor Louise Dye (UOS) as co-directors. Working closely with the Operations Manager, the Research Engagement and Impact Manager and the Co-Centre research team, the successful candidate will play an important role in supporting the co-ordination of the programme, whilst providing comprehensive and professional administrative, and financial support for Professor Aedín Cassidy (QUB), and across the Co-Centre project team. Part of the role will involve supporting the planning and delivery of engagement and impact programming across the Co-Centre, and acting as a point of contact for consortium partners supported by the grant. The role is office-based, five days per week, at the Co-Centre for Sustainable Food Systems (QUB).
About the person:
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following essential criteria:
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
This post is available until 31 December 2029. Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality. For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.
If you are an international applicant and don't already hold a visa that permits you to take up the role you are applying for, please use the information provided on our website to self-assess whether the University is likely to be able to support a visa application - http://go.qub.ac.uk/internationalstaffsupport.
Candidate Information
