- Regularly communicates complex concepts and ideas.
- Communicates regularly with colleagues in peer communities within and outside the University on research topics.
- Communicates with research team on current and future research activity requirements.
- Communicates with academic and administrative colleagues within the University and externally on matters related to the research processes.
- Contributes as part of the research team to the design and implementation of research methodologies.
- Submits proposals for research grants.
- Writes research papers, journal articles and materials for publication.
- Is expected to lead on/or have significant input to the design and implementation of research activity.
- Gives presentations, lectures, seminars (internal or external) based on personal scholarship and research; and/or exhibits work at appropriate events.
Research Fellow role profile (grade 8)
- Is team leader for research project teams.
- Supervises the work of small groups for example research assistants and PhD students.
- Develops productive and effective working relationships with academic, administrative and research colleagues stakeholders and partners.
- Coaches and mentors post graduate/PHD students.
- Liaises as appropriate with external partners, stakeholders and colleagues to facilitate research and funding opportunities.
- Collaborates formally on research with other Universities and/or external bodies.
- Presents papers and posters at academic conferences as primary researcher.
- Takes the lead in writing up and disseminating research findings via networks and appropriate publications.
- Leads a number of research and /or consultancy projects at any one time.
- Identifies sources of research funding and contributes to the process of securing grants and/or other forms of research funding.
- Disseminates research findings through publications (books, monographs, articles) and/or other appropriate methods.
- Produces RAE returnable research or undertakes knowledge transfer consultancy activities.
- Responsible for the operational decisions relating to own research projects.
- Uses specialist knowledge of research area to devise solutions to unpredictable and unexpected research outcomes.
- Constructs appropriate research strategies for tackling different types of research questions or problems involving a synthesis of prior subject knowledge and experience of different research methods which is then brought to bear on solving novel problems.
In addition to the above expectations, to be appointed on Grade 9 salary, it is essential that Research Fellows should be able to demonstrate all of the following as requirements of their role:
- To have previously held 1 or 2 post Doctoral Research appointments.
- Accountable for mentoring/coaching and formal supervision of junior research staff.
- Management of major research projects and/or teams and significant responsibility for income generation.