We are looking for a proactive, enthusiastic and skilled individual with knowledge of the academic research process and experience of data collection and analysis to join our project team across three institutions: University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow and University of St Andrews.

Research Organisations encourage good practice in data sharing to increase transparency of research,  ensure research integrity, and maximise the public benefit of research. Data sharing is a policy requirement of many research organisations and funders and the use of data availability statements is encouraged to enable links between related research outputs and research data. Despite encouragements and requirements, many researchers are still not sharing their data openly or accessibly. The project ‘Driving good practice in data sharing and use of data availability statements to support funder requirements’ aims to understand and break down some of the perceived barriers to making data publicly available and to improve data findability.

The post holder, under the guidance of the project leadership team, will contribute to collecting, collating and analysing data on research data sharing practices and data availability statements. They will draft projects outputs such as case studies and guidance documents for institutions and act as the primary contact for the project co-ordinating its activities. The post, while based in the Open Research team (Libraries & Museums) at the University of St Andrews, will require travel across the three institutions.

This project is funded as part of the InFrame Culture Catalyst Fund which aims to improve collegial research leadership and research culture through innovative, collaborative projects.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays
• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions
• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies
• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services
• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel
• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme
• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Federica Fina, email: ff23@st-andrews.ac.uk

Applications are particularly welcome from people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.  

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ Disabled and Neurodiverse staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities or Neurodiversity Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network.  Full details available online: https://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/hr/edi/

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship.  Information on other visa options is available at https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa or by contacting our HR Immigration Team on hrimmigration@st-andrews.ac.uk.

Closing Date: 26 October 2025

Please quote ref: CG2230DD

Job Description: CG2230DD FPs.pdf

Libraries and Museums 

Salary: £32,080 per annum, pro rata

Start Date: 1 December 2025 or as soon as possible thereafter

Hours: 33 hours per week

Fixed Term - Until 31 May 2026