£14.02 per hour + £1.69 holiday pay
Advertising End Date
02 Jul 2026

Role & Department Overview

We are hiring a Research and Engagement Team Assistant to assist in our work of supporting all departments and research centres in the Faculty of Science and Technology with research and impact. This will involve a substantial amount of liaising with different stakeholders, and transforming academic writing into news articles, blogs, and social media posts. The team also complete a wide range of additional projects - from running public engagement events to supporting departmental messaging around research - so there will be some variety in tasks and experience to get involved in.
 
Preferred Start Date: 21st July 2026
Expected End Date: 2nd October 2026
Working Pattern: 36.5 Hours per week
Location: On the Lancaster University Campus

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:
  • Write content for news articles and blogs
  • Write content for social media
  • Publish articles, blogs and events onto the University website
  • Work with multiple stakeholders and communicate effectively with them
  • Design elements for use in online and print media in Canva
  • Liaise with areas of the University including catering, departmental representatives and Press to support the team goals 
  • Support event planning for research centres and departments
  • Create presentations and visual media to support dissemination of information

Person Specification

Essential: 
  • Excellent writing skills
  • Ability to take complex research and write about it in a format that the public can understand
  • Excellent attention to detail 
  • Good organisational skills 
  • Positive, clear and effective communication with a range of stakeholders
  • Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
 
Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:
  • Analysing
  • Multi-tasking
  • Creativity
  • Integrity
  • Organisation
  • Problem solving
  • Self-motivation
  • Teamwork
  • Time Management
  • Verbal communication
  • Written communication
 

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.

  
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