Overview

Job Title: Research Policy Administrator
Job Reference: REQ250695
Date Posted: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Application Closing Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT
Location: Loughborough
Package: Administrative Services grade 5 from £29179 to £34132 per annum. Subject to annual pay award.

Research and
Innovation

Full time, open
ended

 

Are you detail-focused and confident
working with data systems?

 

Here at Loughborough University, we are
currently recruiting for a Research
Policy Administrator
to join the Research and Innovation
Quality, Policy and Culture team. The role is full-time,
open-ended, and hybrid (part working from home, part working in
the office).

 

About the
role:

As the Research Policy Administrator, you
will assist in developing the evidence base for the University’s
research policy decision-making. You will help support the
systems and data requirements for the University’s effective
response to policy drivers, including research assessment
exercises, research performance monitoring, Open Access, and
research data management.

 

You will primarily work with the
University’s current research information system (CRIS), called
LUPIN (Loughborough University Publication Information System),
to monitor and curate research output metadata and its links with
the Research Repository.

 

What you’ll
need:

Experience of working and maintaining
electronic systems, records, and data gathering, validation, and
cleansing of data

  • The ability to review and analyse
    information and summarise data issues, and able to maintain
    confidentiality
  • Excellent attention to detail and
    communication skills
  • Excellent practical IT skills including
    Microsoft Office and Outlook
  • Experience of working in a Higher
    Education setting would be desirable but not essential

 

For more information, refer to the full
Job Description and
Person Specification.

 

Informal
Enquiries

If you have any questions about this role,
please contact the Research Policy Officer, Bal Sandhu
(B.Sandhu@lboro.ac.uk).

 

How To
Apply?

Please submit your application through our
online portal. For application tips and guidance, please visit
our website.

 

  • The closing date for receipt of
    applications: Sunday, 31st August
    2025
  • Interviews will be held on: Week
    commencing 15th September 2025 (Tuesday 16th September or Thursday 18th September)

 

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