Research Division

This new part-time (0.4 FTE) post is available immediately on a permanent basis, with a funding review date of 31 December 2030.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus (Exeter, Streatham) and some from home.

Summary of the role

This role is part of a new team within Research Services at the University, which provides support to academics across their project lifecycles. As Project Manager, you will work alongside and support Professor Flemming and the project team on the Wellcome funded grant Pustules And Pandemics From Galen To Rhazes: How to do the Early History of Smallpox and Measles. The project will be based in the Centre for Cultures and Environments of Health (CCEH) on the Streatham campus.

The role holder will provide essential organisational support for the project, including supporting the leadership team with the recruitment and management of posts, financial admininstration, communication, and the overall delivery of the project's activities and outputs: arranging events and meetings, organising tarvel as required.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking on the attachment.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus' and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter, in the beautiful South West of England

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Further information

Please contact Professor Rebecca Flemming (Project PI) r.flemming@exeter.ac.uk