Regional Programme Manager – LSHTM, RVC, UCL (maternity cover)
MRC - NC3Rs
London
Full time
Fixed Term Contract – 12 months
£40,016 - £46,643 (plus London allowances)
The primary purpose of this role is to provide dedicated 3Rs support to staff at the LSHTM, RVC and UCL. You will work with scientists from a range of disciplines and levels (including department heads, principal investigators, post-doctoral researchers and PhD students), those working under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act (including project and personal licence holders), animal care and veterinary staff, and senior administrators (including those involved in governance and research integrity).
Key Responsibilities:
• Working with the institutions to identify priority 3Rs areas to focus on, including opportunities for cross-institutional sharing of best practice within and between institutions.
• Providing expert advice on opportunities to implement the 3Rs in specific programmes of research, including input into project licence applications, as well as identifying opportunities for institute-wide activities such as tissue sharing.
• Fostering engagement in the 3Rs across the institutions, including disciplines not normally involved in the use of animals but where there may be opportunities for multi-disciplinary approaches to the 3Rs (for example, mathematical modelling or material sciences).
• Collating existing 3Rs activities and sharing as appropriate nationally and internationally.
• Raising awareness and disseminating the work of the NC3Rs, including funding opportunities, events, online training resources, publications and guidelines.
• Maximising the dissemination of new 3Rs approaches developed through NC3Rs-funded science, including identifying local media opportunities as appropriate.
• Organising workshops and other events targeted to local needs (e.g. dedicated training for PhD students).
• Encouraging 3Rs research and knowledge exchange, including fostering collaboration between departments, institutes, SMEs and industry at a regional level.
• Horizon scanning for research and technologies with 3Rs potential and connecting them with end-users, for example through the NC3Rs CRACK IT open innovation scheme.
• Supporting implementation of a self-assessment tool for institutions to benchmark their performance on the 3Rs.
About you
• PhD in a biological science
• Minimum of three years post-doctoral experience or other relevant experience in the biosciences sector.
• A comprehensive understanding of the issues around the use of animals in research and a demonstrable commitment to the 3Rs is essential.
• Experience of working under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 is desirable.
• Experience of delivering effective scientific advice and support.
• The ability to collaborate and effectively network with stakeholders from a diverse range of roles and levels of seniority
• Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.
• An enthusiastic, self-starter who works well independently and as part of a team.
• Diplomatic with good judgement, including the ability to be discrete with sensitive information.
• Proven ability to prioritise and plan workload to meet multiple and/or tight deadlines without compromising quality or working relationships.
Benefits
You will have access to a whole host of benefits from a defined benefit pension scheme and excellent holiday entitlement to access to employee shopping/travel discounts and cycle to work scheme!
How to Apply
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The NC3Rs is a research institute within UK Research and Innovation. UK Research and Innovation is a new entity that brings together nine partners to create an independent organisation with a strong voice for research and innovation, more information can be found at
www.ukri.org The closing date for applications is 6th June 2022
