The current opportunity is available for current Manchester Met students, to apply you must be based in the UK for the duration of the role.
The Research Assistant will provide administrative and operational support to our Women in Cyber project funded by EPSRC through the CyberFocus project, ensuring the smooth delivery of research events, stakeholder engagement, communications, and project administration. The role combines event coordination, digital communications, report writing, data analysis, and creative content development to support research dissemination and impact.
The postholder will work closely with academic staff, industry partners, and external stakeholders to organise showcase event and maintain effective communication across projects.
Dates: 10/08/2026 to 29/10/2026
Hours: Up to 5 hours per week
Key Tasks
Research Activities
- To perform research on the skills gap in STEM for women and non-binary individuals in both academia and industry
- To contribute to literature scoping in grant proposal development.
Research Event Management
- Plan and coordinate women in cyber project showcase events.
- Manage event registrations and attendee communications.
- Coordinate speakers, venues, catering and online meeting platforms.
- Produce event schedules and briefing documents.
- Prepare participant packs and presentation materials.
- Manage event logistics before, during and after events.
- Coordinate communications with academic and industry partners.
- Respond to general enquiries regarding research events.
Promotional Materials and Report Writing
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Present research to the team and in appropriate articles for publication, such as academic/professional journals or conferences.
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Participate in internal and external partnerships and networks in order to aid the dissemination of research findings, to share best practice, and to enhance the reputation of the University.
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Develop own and/or joint research objectives, budgets, and project proposals with senior research staff which meet funding criteria and benefit the department.
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Proactively and effectively engage with quality assurance procedures to ensure that University standards are upheld.
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Collaborate with academic colleagues on research development and future direction.
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Actively participate as a member of the research team, offering general help and guidance to others and PhD students who may be assisting with the research project.
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Attend Faculty, Department and Programme meetings/boards as appropriate to proactively contribute to decision making.
Miscellaneous
You have a legal duty, so far as is reasonably practicable, to ensure that you do not endanger yourself or anyone else by your acts or omissions. In addition, you must cooperate with the University on health and safety matters and must not interfere or misuse anything provided for health, safety and welfare purposes.
You are responsible for applying the University’s Equal Opportunities Policy in your own area of responsibility and in your general conduct.
You have a responsibility to promote high levels of customer care within your own areas of work.
Such other relevant duties commensurate with the grade of the post as may be assigned by the Manager in agreement with you. Such agreement should not be unreasonably withheld.
You have the responsibility to engage with the University’s commitment to Environmental Sustainability in order to reduce its waste, energy consumption and carbon footprint.
You have the responsibility to engage with the University’s commitment to delivering value for money services that optimise the use of resources and therefore should consider this when undertaking all duties and aspects of your role.