Applications are invited for this exciting, full-time post based in Research and Enterprise Services, which is responsible for providing professional services and support for the University’s research and enterprise activities.

The post-holder will be based in the Research Ethics, Integrity and Governance team which provides advice and professional support to the University's academic staff in achieving compliance with associated internal and external research ethics and governance procedures and standards.

The role involves:

• Supporting the delivery of high quality and effective systems for ethics review as undertaken by the BSMS Research Governance and Ethics Committee (RGEC).
• Providing up to date and accurate information, advice and guidance to staff and students at all levels on research ethics, integrity and governance.
• Assessing queries and potential issues, advising on solutions and linking with relevant operational teams
• Developing and maintaining effective relationships to engender confidence and trust in the advice provided.

You will have good secondary education (see role-specific criteria below) or be qualified by professional experience. You will have a good working knowledge of the area, and of at least one area of specialist research ethics and governance, including processes for setting up clinical research studies, research governance under the responsibility of the Health Research Authority, quality assurance processes for laboratory research, research integrity and university governance processes.

Please contact Antony Walsh (antony.walsh@sussex.ac.uk ) for informal enquiries.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

You can find out more about our values and our EDI Strategy, Inclusive Sussex, on our webpages.