This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced, highly motivated individual to join our vibrant, multidisciplinary rare disease research team. The post-holder will focus on sharing information and communicating with people living and working with rare diseases, promoting rare disease research to diverse audiences to deepen understanding of research, outcomes, relevance, and impact via multiple channels including website, social media, newsletters, videos, visual storytelling, and briefings. In collaboration with senior colleagues, you will highlight strategic projects within a diverse portfolio, supporting a collaborative research environment that fosters a culture of trust and mutual respect. The role requires excellent interpersonal skills alongside scientific and technical understanding relevant for rare diseases.
This role provides a rare opportunity to work in partnership with academic and clinical colleagues, professional support teams, community groups, policy makers, and industrial collaborators. The post-holder will support the (i) the planning and delivery of events and engagement activities with stakeholders, (ii) the recording and reporting of outcomes and impact, (iii) the promotion, outreach and communication of rare disease research, and (iv) the coordination and delivery of strategic projects. The post-holder will be based at the Centre for Public Health at Queen’s University Belfast. This is a part time role, 0.5 FTE.
About the person:
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate that you meet the following 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.
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 flexible working options, 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-andbenefits
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.
Candidate Information
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