"Research Development Manager"

About us

King’s seeks a Research Development Manager for the Dickson Poon School of Law, who will help deliver University and Faculty research funding priorities, supporting the development and coordination of research funding applications to public and third sector funders.

The Dickson Poon School of Law is one of the oldest law schools in England and  recognised  globally as one of the best law schools in the  world. Our research and teaching address some of the most pressing questions of our time relating to equality and human rights, the legal implications of climate change,  globalisation, international relations, trade, competition and global finance. Members of The Dickson Poon School of Law advise governments, serve on commissions and public bodies and are seconded to national and international  organisations, helping to shape policy and practice nationally and internationally.

About the role

Key aspects of this role, which is a permanent (part-time) position at 0.6 FTE or 21 hours per week, include acting as the key point of contact for the Dickson Poon School of Law’s research development portfolio, working closely with academic staff at all career stages to understand their research funding goals, encouraging and supporting applications to appropriate opportunities from concept to award offer; supporting the coordination of responses to strategic funding calls; working with colleagues across the University to maximise opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration; working with the research development team to deliver training & development activities for academic staff which increase awareness of research funding streams and capability to apply; gathering data to assess research performance and developing insight to support decision makers; and managing internal funding schemes.

The role reports to the Director of Research Development (Arts & Sciences) and sits within an ambitious, collaborative team of Research Development Managers who work across King’s’ 9 Faculties.  It does not have any line management responsibilities.  The role brings opportunities to support exciting disciplinary & inter-disciplinary research applications, and the chance to collaborate with academic and professional services colleagues within the Dickson Poon School of Law and, where appropriate, across the range of King’s’ research expertise.

Research Development Managers are part of the  Research Strategy & Performance team, led by Dr Tom Foulkes (Director of Research Strategy & Development) under the academic leadership of the Vice-Principal, Research & Innovation (Professor Sir Bashir Al-Hashimi). The team incorporates c.25 staff, based across the university, who are responsible for research development, strategy, coordination of large-scale submissions & related activities. Our purpose is to enable the university to grow its research activity, exploiting synergies between research groups and helping connectivity across Faculties. This is delivered through an ambitious research strategy for the university covering income, collaborations and international relationships. Research Strategy  Performance is part of the Research Management and Innovation Directorate.

The Arts & Sciences Research Development team provides strategic & operational support for research income generation activity across five faculties: the Dickson Poon School of Law; Faculty of Social Science & Public Policy; Faculty of Arts & Humanities; King’s Business School; and Faculty of Natural, Mathematical, and Engineering Sciences.

The Health Research Development team provides a similar role across the Faculty of Dentistry, Oral & Craniofacial Sciences (FoDOCS); Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, (FoLSM), Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care (FoNMPC) and the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN).

To discuss the role, please do contact:

Director of Research Development (Arts & Sciences), Dr Camilla Darling, on  Camilla.darling@kcl.ac.uk