Research Assistant in Societal Resilience

Company: University of Manchester
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Location: Manchester
Job Description:

We are seeking a motivated and collaborative individual to join our team as a Research Assistant in Societal Resilience. This role offers an exciting opportunity to support the portfolio of work delivered by the National Consortium for Societal Resilience (UK+), within a dynamic and inclusive environment.

Responsibilities

  • Running, participating in and developing external networks with government and academics
  • Managing people, supporting colleagues and collaborators.
  • Act as a responsible team member and develop productive working relationships with other members of staff
  • Managing and conducting administrative tasks associated with the research programmes

About You

We encourage applications from individuals with a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. You should demonstrate:

We value transferable skills and real-world experience as much as formal qualifications.

Essential Criteria

  • Possess an advanced understanding of the role of business in whole of society resilience, local government, strategy.
  • A record of producing output for high-quality journal publications, specifically on the topic of the role of business in a whole of society approach to resilience and a “pipe-line” of articles that target top management journals (e.g. Academy of Management Perspectives, British Journal of Management).
  • Have evidence of working with local resilience partnerships (and government, NGOs, organisations, and learned societies) to create new knowledge and transfer that across partners.
  • Have the aptitude to engage in continuous professional development.

Desirable Criteria

  • Membership or collaborative experience with appropriate resilience forums.
  • Active participation in externally funded research.
  • The ability to write and communicate effectively with policymaker and practitioner audiences.

Benefits

  • Generous employer contribution pension
  • 29 days annual leave plus bank holidays, along with Christmas closure
  • Ride to work and EV car scheme available

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Posted: July 6th, 2026