Research Administrator (Fixed Term)

Job description

Salary
£26,908 to £28,890 per annum, depending on skills and experience.

Closing Date
Sunday 01 November 2026

Reference
MED2602326

The Smoking in Pregnancy Research Group in the School of Medicine are looking to appoint a Research Administrator to provide support across our research portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our research group and get involved with the delivery of a major trial being run in conjunction with the University of East Anglia and the Norwich Clinical Trials Unit. You will be based at University Park.

You will be working on the delivery of a trial testing interventions designed to help pregnant women stop smoking, and will work closely with our group's Trial Managers, Trial Coordinators, Research Administrators and the trials unit teams. You will be responsible for following up research participants to ensure high response rates and high-quality data is obtained for all studies, communicating with recruitment sites, plus a wide variety of other administrative tasks to support the team.

We have a team-orientated approach to the delivery of research projects, and you will be encouraged to contribute, as required, to other research studies being run by our group, depending on time available, and your interest, skills and experience.

You must have good general education including Maths and English GCSEs at Grade C or above (or equivalent), or a relevant vocational qualification (e.g. NVQ2 Administration with Secretarial Skills) or considerable equivalent experience of an office/administrative experience. You should have excellent interpersonal, organisational, and written and verbal communication skills, and good attention to detail. You must have successfully worked in a team and in a secretarial or administrative role, and preferably have experience of supporting research/clinical trials or of working in the NHS.

The position is available on a fixed term basis for until 31 May 2027 with the possibility of extension beyond this period, subject to funding. This can be full time (36.25 hours) or part time (minimum 29 hours spread over 4 or more days). Please specify preferred number of hours in your application.

Interviews will be scheduled for week commencing 16/11/2026.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Kasia Campbell, [email protected] . Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.