Administration & Research Officer (Internal only) (1596-26)
Aston UniversityBirmingham, West Midlands
Overview
This is a university role with Aston University based in Birmingham. The advertised salary is £31,236 to £36,636. Applications close on 28 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join an interdisciplinary project team working on a Research England-funded project called ‘Artificial Intelligence Researcher Development Network Plus’ (AI.RDN+). This four-year project is evaluating the take-up of publicly available AI tools for doctoral research, promoting their responsible use and creating training, support and guidance for stakeholders across the doctoral ecosystem.
You will provide proactive support for all aspects of the project, including servicing project consultations and meetings. You will co-ordinate the production of the AI.RDN+ Newsletter and other regular communications using digital media and will contribute to maintaining up-to-date information about the project on the AI.RDN+ website. You will liaise frequently with all project stakeholders and manage external enquiries. You will support data collection and analysis and contribute to the preparation of key project outputs.
You will have proven experience of providing administrative support for complex interdisciplinary projects and experience of undertaking, writing up and presenting the results of qualitative research. You will have proven experience of data collection, especially as this relates to postgraduate researchers’ use of generative AI tools. You will possess excellent interpersonal and organisational skills and demonstrable experience of working effectively with internal and external stakeholders in the doctoral research ecosystem.
Please visit our website http://www.aston.ac.uk/jobs for further information and to apply online.
Closing Date: 28 Oct 2026
Unit: Managerial & Professional
Salary: £31,236 to £36,636
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