Overview
Communications Lead (Research Culture) (CC13101) – Bath, BA2 7AY
The University of Bath is committed to an ambitious action plan to continually improve our research culture.
As Communications Lead for Research Culture, you’ll be right at the heart of supporting change – planning, delivering and evaluating high-quality communications that enable key projects within the new Research Culture Action Plan to realise their planned benefits.
You could be involved in designing and delivering comms to embed new responsible research assessment practices, support dignity and respect initiatives, promote engagement with open research, or raise awareness of ways to improve recognition for historically under-recognised staff.
You:
- will have experience designing, delivering and evaluating results-focussed communications campaigns
- can manage projects involving multiple stakeholders to successful completion
- have a strategic eye, but like getting get stuck into delivery
- are motivated by the idea of making a positive difference to the culture that our research-related staff and students experience
- are interested in the details, capturing the important nuances in messages while still making them engaging for their intended audience
You’ll have the chance to work with diverse groups of experts & stakeholders across the university and use your creativity to move the dial on the cultural changes that matter most to our community. You may also have an insight into higher education or research-related environments in other sectors.
Further information
This is a part-time role, working 21.9 hours (0.6 fte) which can be worked in any configuration over a usual working week. There is a slight preference for one in-person day on Monday/Tuesday to align with the project lead. Available as a job-share/with flexible working.
The role is fixed-term until July 2026 with the possibility of extension (funding dependant).
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Hayley Shaw, Research Culture Manager at hs2731@bath.ac.uk or Lynn Li, Associate Director (Communications and Engagement) at lyll21@bath.ac.uk.
We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.
We’re very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader; autism friendly university, committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.
What we can offer you
We’re continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:
- Free counselling services through Health Assured
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
- Staff discount at Team Bath gym
- Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
- Staff discount on language courses
- Generous employer contributory pension schemes
- Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
- A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
- Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
- Local discounts and more
- A family-friendly workplace
- An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
- Relocation allowance
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Closing Date: 27 Oct 2025
Department: Management, Specialist and Administration
Salary: £38,784 to £46,049 pro rata
