Do you have experience coordinating complex projects and working with a wide range of stakeholders? 

This part-time (0.6FTE) project management opportunity within the School of Social Sciences will see you contributing to an important research project exploring the socio-ethical implications of emerging science.

Supporting the delivery of the Wellcome-funded project, Care-full Synthesis: Advancing Global Engagement on the Socio-Ethical Implications of Synthesising Human Genomes, you will work closely with Professor Joy Y. Zhang to ensure the successful delivery of project activities through effective coordination, communication and project management.

As Project Manager you can expect to be involved in:

• Supporting the delivery of project objectives and ensuring activities are completed to agreed timescales.
• Coordinating communication and engagement with external partners, collaborators and research participants.
• Managing project logistics, including events, travel arrangements and financial administration.
• Liaising with internal departments to support the effective administration and governance of the project.

What will you bring to the role?

• A recognised Project Management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, APM), or equivalent relevant experience.
• Experience of managing complex academic activities or projects.
• Experience of working effectively with external partners and a range of internal stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational, communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities.

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs)
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SSS-035-26-R.

Closing Date: 02 Aug 2026

Section: Administrative

Salary: £39,906 to £44,746 pro rata per annum

Are you an experienced researcher with a passion for public engagement and the social dimensions of emerging science? 

Do you want to help shape new approaches to engaging diverse communities in conversations about genomic science?

We are seeking a Research Fellow to join the Wellcome-funded project, Tuning EARS for the Future: Reframing Engagement in (Genomic) Science. This project reframes public engagement from cataloguing stakeholder views to addressing the relational gaps that shape how publics and stakeholders engage with emerging science. 

Working closely with Professor Joy Y. Zhang and a multidisciplinary research team, you will contribute to the development of innovative public dialogue approaches, collaborate with a range of stakeholders, and help generate research that informs the future of engagement in genomic science. You will be experienced in collaborative research and public engagement with comprehensive knowledge of emerging biomedical or genomic sciences and their associated social, ethical and policy dimensions.

The post is full-time and for a fixed period to the end of August 2027.

As a Research Fellow you can expect to be involved in:

• Designing and conducting empirical research to support the successful delivery of the Tuning EARS for the Future project.
• Conducting in-depth media, policy, and secondary data analysis, synthesizing findings to generate meaningful insights for the project.
• Co-leading high-impact academic publications that contribute to scholarly discourse and advance knowledge in the field.
• Playing a central role in curating, publicising and delivering engagement activities with diverse stakeholders.

What will you bring to the role?

• A PhD, or equivalent, in a relevant discipline such as sociology, science communication, anthropology, political science, bioethics or a related field.
• Experience of independently designing and conducting rigorous empirical social research, with a strong publication record.
• Knowledge of the social, ethical and policy dimensions of emerging biomedical or genomic sciences.
• Experience of public engagement or science communication, with excellent collaborative and communication skills.

What we can offer in return:

As a member of our team, you can expect a friendly, open and collaborative working environment and support in your development and wellbeing. You'll enjoy a range of great staff benefits including:

• Hybrid working options allowing a flexible blend of office and home working (to be agreed in line with business needs - for this role, remote work may be supported, however there will be a need to attend the Canterbury campus regularly)
• 43 days' leave per year (personal leave, bank holidays and additional days allocated for the Christmas period, pro rata for part-time staff)
• Excellent pension scheme with generous employer contributions
• Corporate employee-funded healthcare plan, in partnership with Benenden Health

For more information about what you can look forward to if you join us, visit our dedicated webpage: Working at Kent

This role is based at the School of Social Sciences and the university-level research centre, the Centre for Global Science and Epistemic Justice (GSEJ). The School has been ranked 3rd in the UK for overall research quality, with 100% of its environment classified as world-leading in the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2021). GSEJ serves as a hub for transdisciplinary and international collaboration on major research programmes. It has co-hosted a G20 India-UK dialogue on science diplomacy, and its policy recommendations on global biodata governance were included in the formal Think 7 communiqué to the G7 presidency in 2024. 

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. 

For enquiries about the roles, please contact Joy Y. Zhang via email at y.zhang-203@kent.ac.uk. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number SSS-038-26

Closing Date: 28 Jul 2026

Section: Research

Salary: £48,822 to £54,893 per annum pro rata