Senior Research Funding Specialist - (focus on inter- and transdisciplinary research programme)

School/Department:             Trinity Research 

Job Category and Level:       Professional, Administrative & Support; Administrative 1 (1-3)

Hours of Post:                        35 hours per week

The Purpose of the Role 

Applications are now open for the position of Senior Research Funding Specialist (SRFS) within the Research Development Office (RDO), located in Trinity Research. 

The SRFS is a senior role, responsible for the design and delivery of a suite of professional supports to academic researchers and research groups, with the aim of increasing TCD participation and success in funded research programmes. The post holder will work within a central team of funding specialists, liaising closely with the wider network of research management and support professionals based in Schools and Centres, to deliver a coordinated and expert service to funding applicants. 

Senior Research Funding Specialists lead supports from the RDO on one or more funding programmes, managing a researcher-centred service, driving innovation in supports tailored to one or more grant types (fellowship, investigator, collaborative, commercialisation etc.) and bringing a broad disciplinary expertise to the team (e.g. health or life sciences, social sciences, arts/ humanities, physical or natural sciences etc.). 

Reporting to a Team Lead, the SRFS will contribute to TCD research funding success through agile leadership, teamwork and innovation in best practice supports to researchers. 

Note that three SRFS posts are available in the RDO at this time. Suitably qualified candidates may submit applications for more than one post. 

This post will have responsibility for inter- and transdisciplinary research programmes funding health research, for example through programmes such as Horizon Pillar 2 and EIC. The successful candidate will work in collaboration with RDO colleagues providing support for inter- and transdisciplinary research funding programmes. This is a permanent post.

Context 

The support for research development in Trinity has transitioned over the last few years to a hybrid support model, with the central RDO team of thirteen research funding specialists working alongside locally-based Research Project Officers (RPOs) and research centre funding managers to support our researchers’ efforts to secure external funding for their research programmes. The SRFSs work toward the strategic objectives outlined in unit plans, and toward the goals of the College Strategic Plan. 

The RDO is one of five units within Trinity Research. Through the work of these units, Trinity Research is responsible for: delivering sector-leading support to the research community, leading work on institutional research strategy, research policy and research culture initiatives, leading the University’s engagement with national and international research funding and policy matters, and working to enhance the profile and reputation of the University’s research. 

Informal enquiries about this post can be made to aisling.robinson@tcd.ie.

Person Requirements 

The postholder will require the following knowledge, skills and attributes for successful performance in the role. 

Qualifications 

A university degree in any discipline will be essential for this role, and a postgraduate degree would be desirable.