Research Support Officer

at University of Sussex, Falmer, United Kingdom

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Salary

£30,378 to £34,610 a year

Closing date

26 November 2026

Start

Not given in the advert

Type of post

Administration and business
A support post, not a teaching post.

Contract

Part Time, Fixed-Term/Contract

First seen

12 November 2026, on jobs.ac.uk

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The advert

About the role We are looking for a highly organised, proactive Project Coordinator to keep a small, multidisciplinary team running smoothly and to lead the project’s communications. Catchment Dialogues is a project funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council and led by the University of Sussex with Friends of the River Medway. It brings together people and organisations across the Upper River Medway catchment to build a shared understanding of the river and plan action for its regeneration. Your main responsibilities will be: coordinating logistics for team meetings, workshops and in-person gatherings, including venues and travel maintaining project timelines and flagging key dates and deadlines drafting and coordinating communications with participants, stakeholders and partner organisations writing project updates, newsletters and public-facing materials running the project’s social media and creating engaging content supporting the recruitment and coordination of workshop participants keeping project files organised, taking meeting notes and following up on actions You will work closely with the Project Lead and a team of academics, artists and community partners. About you You will have: strong organisational skills and the ability to manage several tasks at once excellent written communication skills, including creating social media and public-facing content confidence using digital collaboration tools such as Google Drive, shared calendars and messaging platforms a calm, adaptable approach to changing timelines and to working in a multidisciplinary team an interest in research, participatory practice, environmental issues / and/or the arts It would be an advantage if you have experience of: running social media or communications for a project, campaign or organisation coordinating events, workshops or community engagement working in a university or research project An interest in rivers and ecology would also be welcome. About our School Please find further information regarding the School of Global Studies on our website. Why work here Find out more about our reward and benefits package . Find out about our equality, diversity and inclusion . For informal enquiries, please contact Dr Lucila Newell at l.newell@sussex.ac.uk. The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students, and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Eligibility The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed in the UK. £30,378 to £34,610 per annum, pro rata if part time, Grade 5

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