University of Canterbury Looking for Research Funding Associate at Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand Full Time

Te Rōpū Rangahau | Research & Innovation

Located in Ōtautahi | Christchurch, Aotearoa | New Zealand

• Full-time at 37.5 hours per week (1.0 FTE)
• Continuing (i.e. permanent) position

Āu Mahi | What You Will Do

Assist in maximising and diversifying UC’s research income by developing partnerships and research ideas. You will work with academic staff and professional colleagues across the university to co-design and develop funding proposals, in addition to connecting with external stakeholders to support investment in UC.

This role undertakes writing and detailed editing of highly competitive funding proposals and will therefore require a detailed understanding of UC’s research capabilities, the New Zealand funding system and sources of international and philanthropic funding.

Mōu | Who You Are

In Addition, You Will Also Ideally Have Six Years Professional Experience Including

We are looking for people with strong research funding experience and excellent communication and engagement skills – this role involves working closely with multiple teams at UC and the ability to develop relationships and build trust is key. You will have a “can do” approach which will inspire and enthuse others, ready to take the lead in driving forward initiatives.

• Development of contestable and negotiated research funding proposals, including budget development
• Project management experience
• Experience writing and/or co-design of funding proposals, business cases, or equivalent
• Excellent writing/communication skills (this may be assessed in shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process)

Mahi Ngātahi | Who You Will Work With

The role of Research & Innovation is to provide end-to-end services which facilitate and support all stages of research and innovation development, from initial funding through to commercialisation, where appropriate. Research & Innovation provides support and assistance to the University’s academic staff in their quest for research funding and other support. The unit is the University’s liaison with funding bodies, industry and business, and oversees all contracts relating to research, consultancy and commercialisation.

The friendly Research & Innovation team supports and provides over-arching vision and leadership within UC’s award-winning and prestigious research arena. As a team we work collaboratively and are skilled in creative thinking to build national and international linkages for fundamental and applied research.

For more information about our team, please visit us @ Research & Innovation.

Ngā Painga o UC | Why UCNgā Uara | Our Values of manaakitanga, whanaungatanga and tiakitanga guide our decisions and behaviour and provide a roadmap for how we do things at UC, affirming our commitment to pastoral care and support for our ākonga and staff. They challenge and inspire us to be the best we can, and make UC a great place to work and study. For more info on Ngā Uara | Our Values visit us here.

We are committed to accessible higher education, service to the community and the encouragement of talent without barriers of distance, wealth, class, gender or ethnicity. The University explicitly aims to produce graduates and support staff who are engaged with their communities, empowered to act for good and determined to make a difference in the world.

We offer a range of fantastic benefits including flexible work practices, study opportunities and generous superannuation and leave provisions. For more information, please visit us: https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/joinus/benefits/

For more information about Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury, please visit https://www.canterbury.ac.nz/

The closing date for this position is: 18th June 2023 (midnight, NZ time)Please note, applications may be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the close date.

Pēhea te tono mai | How You Apply

Applications for this position must be submitted on our careers website and should include a cover letter and resume.

Please note, we do not accept applications by email, however we are happy to answer your queries in relation to the application process, please forward these to [email protected]

You must have Aotearoa New Zealand or Australian citizenship/permanent residency to be considered for this role. If you hold a valid work visa and are physically present in New Zealand then you may also be considered.