Research Coordinator

About the Role

The School of Law seeks to appoint a Research Coordinator to provide administrative support for the research activities of the School of Law, particularly assisting the Research Manager and Director of Research. The successful candidate will be an integral member of the research support team and the wider professional services team, working closely with other professional staff and academic colleagues.

This is a part-time role, and applications are welcomed from candidates interested in a part-time role of 50% to 60% (18.25 to 21.9 hours per week). We offer a supportive working environment, including flexibility over days and hours of work and hybrid working. This role could be undertaken as 50%-60% FTE throughout the year, or concentrated as a higher FTE to work in school term-times only. Applicants should specify in their cover letter what FTE and working pattern they are seeking, and all applicants will be given equal consideration.

Please note that the Terms and Conditions of Employment specify that staff must live within a reasonable travelling distance of their place of work to fulfil the duties of the role.

Informal inquiries regarding this position can be made to Jennifer Paterson, Research Manager, at j.c.wilson@warwick.ac.uk.

For details on the experience and skills required, please refer to the job description (link here).

About You

The successful candidate will possess experience of administrative policies and processes, will take pride in providing high quality support, and will be a positive and professional individual who enjoys interacting with a wide variety of people in an exciting and diverse university environment.

About the Department

The School of Law was founded in 1968, and now with over 1200 students, 70+ full-time academics and 24 professional services staff, we have evolved into a leading UK law school, being ranked in the top 10 (Times Good University Guide 2024, Guardian University Guide 2024). Our teaching quality has been recognised with National Teaching Fellowships and Warwick Awards for Teaching Excellence. Our research culture is vibrant, and our research quality has received high REF ratings (ranked 8th overall in 2021).

The dedicated Professional Services team supports the School in multiple areas of expertise including student services, student engagement and experience, research, academic technology, outreach, human resources, marketing and communications, finance, events delivery, and governance.

Community Diversity is one of our great strengths, and our talented staff come from many different countries and backgrounds, and we are committed to imbedding equality, diversity, and inclusion into all of our practices. Our student body is also highly diverse, with international students comprising 32% of our undergraduates and 80% of our postgraduates. In 2025, 28% of our home first-year undergraduates arrived with a contextual offer and 63% of first years identified as BAME. We are proud to be a leading department in the University in this area.

Our Athena Swan Departmental Silver Award (and University of Warwick Silver Award) recognises the advancement of gender equality, representation, progression, and success for all in academia, and we are fully committed in the Law School to endorsing the principles of Athena Swan to support staff achieve their potential. We are supportive of staff with caring responsibilities, have generous carer's, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave policies, onsite childcare facilities, a childcare vouchers scheme. We encourage a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity.

How to Apply

To apply please complete your essential personal details and attach a CV and cover letter by the closing date and time stated.

We will review applications throughout the advertising period and may contact shortlisted candidates before the closing date. We therefore encourage interested applicants to submit their application as early as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of suitable applications.

Please ensure your CV includes your most recent employment experience along with any additional relevant experience and education history.

Your cover letter should detail your motivation for applying for the role as well as detailing how you meet the essential and desirable criteria.  

Please confirm in the cover letter what job percentage (between 50% and 60%) that you are interested in applying for and provide the the names and contact details of two referees, to avoid delays if being offered the post.

The interview date is to be confirmed.