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The Role:
The post holder will coordinate the day-to-day delivery of an Innovate UK-funded project in which students tackle real challenges set by local organisations, supported by engagement events and work placements. Acting as a central point of contact for the day-to-day running of the project, the post holder will plan, coordinate and evaluate project activities and provide high-quality administrative support for delivery, monitoring and reporting, as defined by the Principal Investigator.
The working pattern for this post can be flexible. We can either offer 3 full days a week or 0.6 FTE spread across the week. Whilst there is a need to be in Portsmouth a few days a week, hybrid working is available for this role.
The interviews are currently anticipated to be held on 19 August 2026.
This appointment is a fixed-term contract until 31 July 2028.
For internal candidates it may be possible to apply for this role under the Secondment Policy . If you wish to apply as a secondee, you must have approval of your line manager in advance of submitting your application form. Please confirm in your application that your line manager has approved this.
If you have any queries regarding this position, please contact Dr Shanker Prabhu at
[email protected]
Employer, External Only: University of Portsmouth Academic Services Ltd (UASL)
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