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Applications are invited to join a world leading research team as a Communications Manager & Administrator.

The post is to support the £6M EPSRC-funded Programme Grant TRANSNET (Transforming networks - building an intelligent optical infrastructure), a research programme to create an adaptive intelligent optical networks (a collaboration between UCL, Aston and Cambridge Universities). The post will also support the Extending the bandwidth of optical communications (EWOC) EPSRC grant and the research of the Optical Networks Group (ONG) at UCL.

https://transnet.org.uk/index.php

Transforming networks - building an intelligent optical infrastructure (TRANSNET) (ukri.org)

Extremely Wideband Optical Fibre Communication Systems (ukri.org)

About the role

You will have a combined responsibility for:

• Communication and promotion of the scientific research results, achievements, and impact of the grants to media and key stakeholders

• Day-to-day administration of the research grants, including the organisation of events, meetings and outreach activities.

The postholder will ensure the communications strategies and delivery are in harmony with the Departmental vision and UCL’s overall branding. You will work alongside the Departmental Communications & Marketing Manager and the wider Faculty of Engineering Sciences Communications teams.

Based at UCL, you will work to promote research achievements to the media and key policy bodies/Government departments including the production of the TRANSNET programme newsletter and press releases for different research achievements across the different research programmes. You will communicate with the external Advisory Board and industry partners and organise programme workshops and other related events with external stakeholders and experts. You will manage the TRANSNET, EWOC and the Optical Networks Group websites and digital & social media presence, both externally – to provide a communications platform with the rest of the world on the achievements of TRANSNET, EWOC and ONG, and internally – for dissemination across the programme.

Please access the job description at the bottom of the page for further details about the role.

The post is available until 31st May 2026 in the first instance. Further funding to support the post may be available. We will consider applications to work on a part-time, flexible and job share basis wherever possible.

About you

We are looking for an individual with enthusiasm for science & technology underpinning digital communications infrastructure, excellent science communication skills as well as initiative and outstanding administrative and organisational abilities, an eye for detail and initiative.

Applicants must be educated to university degree level or higher, in electronic engineering/computer/science/physical sciences or a related discipline.

Excellent science communications and literacy skills are necessary, including the ability to present science research and its impact effectively to a range of audiences, including to non-experts & media. The successful candidate will have the ability to write clearly and engagingly across formats, including news, web, and social media content.

Experience of working as an effective administrator and/or PA is essential as well as experience of events organisation.

Experience in a similar role within a university or industrial research programme is desirable.

Application Details:

• Closing Date 14th October 2024 at 23:59
• A job description and person specification can be accessed via the link at the bottom of this page.
• To apply for the position please click on the 'Apply' button .
• Informal enquiries regarding the post can be addressed to Professor Polina Bayvel p.bayvel@ucl.ac.uk and/or Professor Robert Killey r.killey@ucl.ac.uk. For questions regarding the application process please contact Rebecca Thomas at becca.thomas@ucl.ac.uk.

The UCL Ways of Working for professional services supports colleagues to be successful and happy at UCL through sharing expectations around how we work – please see www.ucl.ac.uk/ways-of-working to find out more.

What we offer

As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits some of which are below:

• 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days)
• Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme
• Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE)
• Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan
• Immigration loan
• Relocation scheme for certain posts
• On-Site nursery
• On-site gym
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay
• Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service
• Discounted medical insurance

Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/reward-and-benefits to find out more.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong.

We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.