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Interview date: 1st May 2024
The Sainsbury Wellcome Centre (SWC) brings together world-leading scientists to investigate how brain circuits process information to generate perception, form memories and guide behaviour. Developed through the vision and partnership of the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and Wellcome, and with substantial investment from these partners, the mission of the SWC is to generate experimentally testable theories of brain function. SWC has a specialist and experienced professional services team. It is structured to efficiently support research activity and deliver effective management and operational leadership of the Centre.
About the role
The Centre is looking for a Scientific Communications and Engagement Manager to support the development and delivery of the SWC’s external and internal Communications and public engagement strategy. This is an exciting position that will involve promoting understanding of SWC’s research across a variety of audiences. The ability to effectively communicate complex scientific material to a range of stakeholders, experience in delivering successful public engagement activities, and confidence in using social and digital media for communication and promotional purposes are essential to this role.
About you
To be considered you will hold an undergraduate qualification (or above) in a scientific discipline or the demonstrable ability to understand and communicate scientific research. You will have substantial experience working in a communications role within a higher education institution, or comparable environment, with solid understanding of the communications needs of a high profile, laboratory-based scientific research environment. Additionally, you'll have experience of developing media materials on scientific research and generating high quality coverage and public engagement experience including planning and delivering activities and evaluating impact. Essentially for this role you will have knowledge of digital trends and experience of strategic development of social media communication and Engagement techniques and management of social media risks. This position requires excellent written and oral communication skills, with the ability to write and edit copy across a variety of formats, graphic design skills, a high degree of computer literacy in digital Communications and the ability to exercise discretion, sensitivity and absolute integrity in respect of confidential matters.
What we offer
The SWC offers staff an award-winning work environment in the heart of Fitzrovia with access to pleasant outdoor spaces. The Centre also offers the full range of UCL staff benefits, including a generous annual leave entitlement, occupational pension schemes, excellent family-friendly policies such as occupational shared parental pay, a work-life balance policy, and a range of financial benefits such as a season ticket loan scheme and staff discounts. SWC prides itself on offering a high quality administrative, technical and operational support function, and fully supports the professional development and progression of its staff, actively encouraging colleagues to learn new skills and broaden their experience. The SWC is supported in this aim by UCL’s Organisational Development team who run a wide range of training programmes for all staff types and grades.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from Black, Asian and ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women. The Athena SWAN Charter recognises commitment to advancing women's careers in science, technology, engineering, maths, and medicine (STEMM) employment in academia. SWC is delighted to have received an Athena Swan Bronze Award in 2021. We stand by our commitment to positive action to improve equality and accessibility in the workplace. We will provide reasonable adjustments to enable people to work and flourish with us. SWC is proud to uphold both UCL’s Dignity at Work and Work-Life Balance policies. As Centre we commit to fostering a positive cultural climate where all staff and students can thrive and and actively support Wellbeing@UCL, UCL community, supported by our Wellbeing.
