This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner.   We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements

Are you an experienced and enthusiastic Research and Innovation professional looking to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research-intensive Universities? Do you have a background in developing and delivering high value and high-quality funding applications? Are you keen to help progress climate-related research and innovation through building excellent working relationships with academics, policymakers, and colleagues in industry? 

You will need to quickly establish a University-wide profile, forge strong links with key researchers, build networks across the University and work in partnership with other Research and Innovation Development professionals within the Research and Innovation Service and the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures team. You will need to work as part of multiple dynamic teams that can operate effectively in a complex and changing environment. 

You will work with colleagues from across the University to provide a coordinated service across the full range of research and innovation activity: including knowledge-led innovation support to businesses (contract/collaborative research and consultancy) and the promotion of skills development programmes, in addition to the provision of support across the full range of research funders (including the UK Research Councils, government departments, international funders and charities and institutionally held Impact Acceleration Accounts). 

Successful candidates will have the capability to develop research and innovation proposals in complex organisations. They will have excellent project management skills and the ability to build performance-based partnerships alongside experience of working with interdisciplinary academic teams in the development of successful external funding applications. 

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Lee Mason, Head of Research Development

Email: l.a.mason@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 22 Jul 2026

Section: Professional & Managerial

Salary: £51,753 to £59,966 per annum

Working collaboratively across IT, you will play a key role in managing, monitoring, and maintaining data centre services within a complex environment. As part of a dedicated team, you will undertake a variety of tasks to ensure a robust and resilient infrastructure.

You will help provide safe and secure data centre capacity for the University, including colocation sites, and take responsibility for ongoing maintenance and operational support. Strong attention to detail is essential, as you will document risk assessments, maintain asset registers, produce reports, and keep accurate logs.

A core aspect of the role involves supporting the installation and decommissioning of network equipment, racks, power distribution units, UPS systems, and other hardware within PBX and server rooms. This includes hands-on work with data cabling installing, testing, tracing, labelling, and maintaining cabling to required standards and supporting network connectivity activities in collaboration with the Network Team.

You will also assist with procuring storage media, managing CCTV services, and controlling access to data centre and server room facilities.

In addition, you will support major change programmes, routine maintenance, and upgrade activities. Drawing on your previous data centre experience, you will troubleshoot issues, resolve incidents, and respond to complex requests. You will also contribute to resolving network related incidents where cabling or connectivity issues are involved, escalating to the Network Team as appropriate. You will support continuous service improvement by sharing knowledge through documentation and knowledge base articles.

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role may only be suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants if they are eligible for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.
• And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Name, Samantha Jones, Operational Manager, Tech ops 

Email: s.jones5@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 19 Jul 2026

Section: Technical Support

Salary: £33,951 to £39,906

Are you hard working with an eye for detail? Do you have administrative experience working in a busy office environment ideally in a research support or finance role? Do you want to join a team that is committed to supporting the strategic objectives and research culture?

We are looking for a professional and proactive individual who will provide high quality, customer-focussed administrative support to our Faculty Research Office. You will work closely with the Pre-Award and Post-Award research support teams to support the provision of grants management and financial administration within the Faculty Research Office, with particular responsibility for the preparation and collation of timesheets, receipts and other supporting data in advance of grant claim audits.

With administrative experience in a busy, customer-focussed environment, you will have excellent organisation skills and be able to balance competing priorities. You will also have excellent numerical skills, along with experience of working with finance systems and procedures.

This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

What we offer in return:

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Sharon Farey, Senior Research Manager

Email: s.kinsey@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 10 Jul 2026

Section: Administrative and Clerical Support

Salary: £26,707 to £28,778 per annum

This role will be based on the university campus with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Are you interested in using your development and support knowledge and skills in a diverse Product Engineering function? Are you an enthusiastic and driven individual with a desire to be part of team delivering high-quality IT services to support a range of business-critical systems?

You will be part of a team delivering and supporting services that underpin a range of business critical activities and projects. This will focus on developing and supporting applications in .Net Core / C# (LTS currently 8) and SQL Server.

You will use your skills, knowledge and experience to develop and maintain .Net Core applications using C# and providing high quality solutions in accordance with IT change management principles.

In order to be successful in the role you will have knowledge of maintaining SQL Server T-SQL, and proven experience of analysing and diagnosing issues in .Net Applications (Console apps, Azure Functions, Web APIs and MVC Web Apps). You will also possess excellent communication skills that will be utilised when working with a wide range of IT colleagues and users.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx. 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Amanda Lassu, IT Operations Manager

Email: A.lassu@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 12 Jul 2026

Section: Professional & Managerial

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

Are you skilled in working with volunteers? Are you passionate about the value and the impact of giving time to everyone involved? Does improving the outcomes for students motivate and drive you? Can you grow the number and variety of volunteering opportunities, so more people are benefiting?

You should be an experienced able to grow volunteering opportunities that engage and excite our alumni and supporters and leverage their skills and experience. 

You will help create and grow our range of opportunities for volunteers at all levels, focused on enhancing the experience of our students and recent graduates and creating the most potential for their future success.  Your work will directly impact the lives of students, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds, by providing opportunities to grow their networks, gain industry relevant work experience and develop an understanding of their valuable skills in relation to a work setting.

Focusing on these priorities you will proactively identify and understand the opportunities and needs across the University where volunteers can make a positive impact, assess the needs and interests of our alumni and supporters, and work collaboratively to create, implement and measure volunteer activities that are relevant to the needs and skills of the volunteer and have strategic impact for the University.

Occasional evening and weekend work is required for this role.

You can learn more about what it is like to work with the Advancement team here

Please note that due to Home Office visa requirements, this role is not suitable for first-time Skilled Worker visa applicants. Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Roohi Lupton, Engagement Manager (Supporter Volunteering)

Email: r.lupton@leeds.ac.uk 

Closing Date: 05 Jul 2026

Section: Administrative and Clerical Support

Salary: £29,588 to £33,002 per annum

This role is available to current employees within IT Services at the University of Leeds only

This role will be based on the university campus.  We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

The University of Leeds is one of the top 80 universities in the world.  We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities.  Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

As we embark on an ambitious Digital Transformation, we are investing in our IT service that is key to developing our learning and research capability as we strive to collaborate across the globe, tackling global issues. As part of the Field Services Team you will be part of a busy team dealing with requests, incidents and technical change directed to IT Services. You will work with a diverse range of customers, technologies and devices across the University, responding to support requests and finding solutions to IT issues. With a professional approach and excellent customer service and communication skills you will play a key role in ensuring users can access core IT services.

With experience of providing first and second line support in a busy and diverse IT environment, you will have experience of using and supporting Windows and/or Mac and Linux client operating systems on desktop, laptop, tablet and other mobile devices. You will be responsible for responding to more complex queries, requests and issues. You will be able to work autonomously, managing your own workload and supporting colleagues by providing advice, guidance, mentoring and training as appropriate.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Chris Holland, Customer Support Manager

Email: c.j.holland@leeds.ac.uk 

Closing Date: 05 Jul 2026

Section: Technical Support

Salary: £29,588 to £33,002 per annum

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

Do you want to be involved in negotiating, reviewing and drafting commercially-focused research and innovation contracts? Are you pro-active and able to deliver to deadlines?

As a member of the Research and Innovation (RIS) Contracts Team, you will provide high quality, customer-focused research and innovation support contributing to the strategic objectives and research culture of the University.

Reporting to the Senior Contracts Manager, your day-to-day work will mainly support commercially-focused research and innovation contracts. You will lead contract drafting, review, and negotiation of such contracts; working closely with academics and professional support staff and the University’s Business Engagement team to assist in the provision of research and innovation support.  You will provide an expert opinion to those staff in contractual negotiations with external commercial partners and in the review of contract terms and conditions on behalf of the University, developing a specialism in particular types of contractual activity. 

You will have a law qualification and have excellent communication skills, a strong interest in the development of effective partnerships with internal colleagues and external organisations and have the ability to work on your own initiative. You will additionally have intellectual property and contract law knowledge. 

This is a challenging role, requiring an energetic and self-motivated individual with a can-do attitude. You will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport at all levels in the organisation and the ability to think logically and clearly, work to tight deadlines and to be flexible in your approach to work.

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Chris Marshall Regan, Senior Contracts Manager (Business Engagement)

Email: c.regan@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 12 Jul 2026

Section: Professional & Managerial

Salary: £41,064 to £48,822 per annum

If you're passionate about applying your expertise to solve complex challenges in a commercial environment, this role is for you! Take the lead in developing an innovative wet-processing technology that transforms post-consumer leather and textile waste into high-performance sustainable materials, enabling large-scale circular manufacturing and supporting growth across transport, footwear and consumer goods markets.  

The University of Leeds has an excellent opportunity for you to ‘fast track’ your career in industry by leading a strategically important project to a successful conclusion. Through a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), you will be working in partnership with Generation Phoenix Limited and School of Design at the University of Leeds, one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities. 

Generation Phoenix Limited, based in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, is the global pioneer of sustainable, engineered leather. Its revolutionary processes transform leather waste into advanced materials while achieving a significantly lower environmental footprint. Generation Phoenix partners with major global brands to bring these innovative, sustainable materials to market at scale, spanning aviation with leading international airlines, ground transportation, footwear including Dr. Martens, and consumer goods with Tapestry, Inc.

As a KTP Associate, you will be working closely with Generation Phoenix’s Technical team, based in Peterborough, and the academics in the School of Design to bridge knowledge gaps in developing performance sustainable products from leather waste. You will be integrated into Generation Phoenix’s Technical team, with the majority of the work being based in Gen Phoenix’s labs and pilot facilities This provides a unique environment for you to manage this project and undertake extensive research, testing and development throughout the duration of your project. This will be supplemented when necessary, during the project by utilising the "state of the art" facilities available at the University of Leeds. 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

ACADEMIC SUPERVISOR

Professor Ningtao Mao

Email: N.Mao@leeds.ac.uk   

COMPANY SUPERVISOR

Dr Natalie Ishmael

Email: natalie.ishmael@genphoenix.com

INNOVATION SUPPORT CO-ORD (University of Leeds)

Katie Wallett

Email: K.Wallett@leeds.ac.uk

Closing Date: 08 Jul 2026

Section: Research

Salary: £34,965 to £39,205 p.a.
In addition to salary, a Personal Development budget of £5,000