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Location Docklands Campus Salary £62,443 to £71,685 per annum inclusive of London Weighting Post Type Full Time Post Type Permanent Closing Date Thursday 22 January 2026 Interview Date Monday 02 February 2026 Reference 001S2026 University of East London   We’re the University of East London (UEL) founded in 1898 and proud to change lives through education. Our goal is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We’re committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future. But we can't achieve this goal alone. We need forward-thinking, innovative, and curious individuals like you to join our community and help us craft our future. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of people who share your passion for creating positive change. We’re an inclusive and welcoming community that is constantly moving forward, never satisfied with the status quo. About the School / Service The Strategic Development & Delivery team works in partnership with stakeholders across the institution, combining our specialist expertise, sector knowledge and institutional awareness to support the delivery of our vision to 2028 and beyond. This is a new Directorate for UEL and comprises of four main portfolios: Insights & Decision Support, Strategy & Performance, Portfolio & Benefits, and Change & Improvement. These four service areas will facilitate effective decision making, improve our staff and student experience, and deliver lasting positive change. About the Job As a Senior Business Analyst, you’ll be joining UEL at a defining moment as we deliver a portfolio of ambitious, high-impact transformation programmes. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment and is motivated by leading teams that drive meaningful change. You will head up the Business Analysis function — shaping best practice, developing capability, and ensuring high-quality analysis across all major programmes and projects. Alongside this leadership responsibility, you’ll personally lead complex and strategically significant analysis work, guiding senior stakeholders through discovery, design, and benefits definition to ensure our change initiatives deliver real institutional value. Your role will be pivotal in strengthening UEL’s transformation maturity, building trusted partnerships across the University, and ensuring our projects are grounded in evidence, insight, and clearly articulated business need. Key responsibilities include: Lead, develop, and manage the Business Analysis team, providing direction, coaching, and support to enable high performance and continuous improvement. Oversee resource allocation, ensuring the right BA expertise is deployed across programmes and projects. Define and embed BA standards, frameworks, and methodologies, ensuring consistency, quality, and alignment with UEL’s wider change and delivery practices. Personally deliver high-level analysis on complex and strategic initiatives, leading activities such as requirements gathering, process design, options appraisal, and business case development. Facilitate workshops and engagement sessions with senior stakeholders, identifying needs, challenges, and opportunities for transformation. Analyse and model business processes, identifying opportunities for optimisation, automation, or significant redesign. Ensure clear traceability of requirements through to delivery and benefits realisation, safeguarding alignment and value throughout the change lifecycle. Represent the Business Analysis function within governance boards, senior forums, and programme structures. Provide assurance and quality oversight of analysis deliverables, business cases, benefits maps, and project documentation. Promote a culture of knowledge sharing, developing tools, templates, and BA best practice resources About You You are a highly experienced Senior or Lead Business Analyst — or an established BA Manager — with a passion for delivering high-quality analysis that underpins strategic decision-making and successful change. You bring a proven track record of delivering analysis for complex, cross-functional programmes and are confident operating at senior levels across a large organisation. You combine analytical rigour with strong leadership, emotional intelligence, and excellent communication. You thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments, balancing multiple priorities with clarity and focus. You’re adept at navigating ambiguity, uncovering real business needs, facilitating meaningful conversations, and translating insights into actionable recommendations. You’re a collaborative, solutions-focused leader who enjoys developing teams, establishing best practice, and strengthening organisational capability. Experience in Higher Education or other complex institutional environments is beneficial but not essential — what matters most is your ability to influence, lead, and deliver analysis that drives meaningful and lasting impact. Benefits Package At UEL, we believe that a great role is about more than just a salary. It’s about the complete package, including our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. We offer a genuinely competitive salary, dependent on experience (DOE), and a range of excellent benefits. You can explore our full benefits package here:  https://uel.ac.uk/benefits-professional-services-positions How to Apply   Please apply by submitting your CV and a supporting statement (maximum of 2 sides of A4) explaining why you're interested and clearly demonstrating how your skills and experience are relevant for this role, alongside your online application. Please note: applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered. Equal Opportunities   As an inclusive, equal-opportunities employer, our Stonewall membership and Athena Swan awards reflect our ongoing dedication to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and we’re committed to closing the" diversity pay gap". We’re proud of the progress we’ve made and honest that there’s more to do. We’re determined to keep moving forward so everyone at UEL can thrive. We're also a disability confident employer and value all applications. Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. So, if you’d like to take your career to the next level with us here at the University of East London and are inspired by our environment and committed to success, we want you to apply today! Please note that this advert may close earlier than the stated deadline if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible. Further Details Job Description & Person Specification To contact the recruitment team please phone +44 20 8223 3000 x 4600 or e-mail jobs@uel.ac.uk CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted. At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.

At the University of Vienna more than 10,000 personalities work together towards answering the big questions of the future. Around 7,500 of them do research and teaching, around 2,900 work in administration and organisation. We are looking for a/an University assistant predoctoral 45 Faculty of Philological and Cultural Studies Startdate: 01.02.2026 | Working hours: 30 | Collective bargaining agreement: §48 VwGr. B1 Grundstufe (praedoc) Limited until: 13.11.2026 Reference no.: 5104 Explore and teach at the University of Vienna, where more than 7,500 academics thrive on curiosity in continuous exploration and help us better understand our world. Does this sound like you? Then join our accomplished team! Your role: Research and teaching at the Department of English and American Studies cover literary and cultural studies as well as linguistics. The department at the moment employs about 80 members and presently around 2500 students are enrolled in its Bachelor, Master, PhD and Teacher Education programmes. The Department of English and American Studies at the University of Vienna wishes to appoint a university assistant (at predoctoral level) in the area of British cultural and literary studies (Team Prof. Pietrzak-Franger). This is a replacement position and is limited until 11/13/2026. Your future tasks: Participation in research, teaching and administration in the area of British cultural and literary studies: Participation in research projects / research studies Participation in publications / academic articles / presentations Participation in teaching and independent teaching of courses as defined by the collective agreement Supervision of students Involvement in the organisation of meetings, conferences, symposiums Involvement in the department administration as well as in teaching and research administration Your profile: Mag. phil. or MA degree in British cultural and/or literary studies and/or (art) history Methodological and didactic competence in the area of British cultures, literatures and media, as well as cultural theories High ability to express yourself both orally and in writing Excellent command of written and spoken English IT user skills Ability to work in a team  Desirable qualifications are: Experience with or willingness to work in the fields of Sexuality and Gender Studies and/or Medical Humanities Teaching experience / experience of working with e-learning Knowledge of university processes and structures Experience abroad Basic experience in research methods and academic writing What we offer: Work-life balance: Our employees enjoy flexible working hours and can partially work remotely.  Inspiring working atmosphere: You are a part of an international academic team in a healthy and fair working environment. Good public transport connections: Your workplace is easily accessible by public transport. Internal further training & Coaching: Opportunity to deepen your skills on an ongoing basis. There are over 600 courses to choose from – free of charge. Fair salary: The basic salary of EUR 3.714,80 (on a full-time basis) increases if we can credit professional experience. Equal opportunities for all: We welcome every additional/new personality to the team! How to apply: Letter of Motivation (max. 1 page, TNR, font size 12, 1.5 spacing) Curriculum vitae (including a list of publications, a list of courses and a list of talks given) Ideas for a prospective doctoral project proposal (max. 3 pages, incl. 1 page time schedule) Degree certificates Contact details of people who could provide a letter of reference Via our  job portal / Apply now - button If you have any content questions, please contact: Monika Pietrzak-Franger monika.pietrzak-franger@univie.ac.at We look forward to new personalities in our team! The University of Vienna has an anti-discriminatory employment policy and attaches great importance to equal opportunities, the advancement of women and diversity. We lay special emphasis on increasing the number of women in senior and in academic positions among the academic and general university staff and therefore expressly encourage qualified women to apply. Given equal qualifications, preference will be given to female candidates. University of Vienna. Space for personalities. Since 1365. Data protection Application deadline: 01/17/2026 Prae Doc

Full time, continuing opportunity Located at the Michael Spence Building (F23) on the Camperdown Campus Base Salary HEO10, $156,277 p.a. + 17% superannuation About the opportunity The University of Sydney's Office of General Counsel (OGC) is looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Lawyer, Intellectual Property, Research and Commercial Law to join the IP, Research and Commercial Law Team. The Lawyer, Intellectual Property, Research and Commercial Law will provide clear, practical and timely legal advice to primarily support the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) and the Research Portfolio progress the University's research and commercialisation activities. Working closely with stakeholders across the Research Portfolio-including Pre-Award and Pipeline, Post-Award (Grants and Contracts), Clinical Trial Contracts, Commercialisation and Investments-the successful candidate will manage and support senior lawyers with a diverse range of matters involving the review, drafting and negotiation of research and commercial agreements, support for strategic projects, commercialisation initiatives, and other legal issues as they arise. All work will be undertaken with a commercial and strategic mindset, aligned with OGC's Purpose and Strategy. The Lawyer, Intellectual Property, Research and Commercial Law will work under the direction and support of a Senior Lawyer in the Intellectual Property, Research and Commercial Law Team, and will collaborate closely with senior colleagues across the Team and the wider OGC, including the Director, Intellectual Property, Research and Commercial Law and the General Counsel. Your key responsibilities will be to: help Research Portfolio clients navigate complexity to give decision makers confidence in pursuing the University's objectives and strategy provide clear, timely, strategic legal advice to to support the activities of the Research Portfolio, with the support of Senior Lawyers and the Director, IP, Research and Commercial Law draft, review and negotiate research and commercialisation agreements (e.g. funding agreements, research collaboration agreements, clinical trial research agreements, data and material transfer agreements, professional services agreements, IP agreements (e.g. assignments, options, licenses) and transactions, etc.) to promote the University's strategic interests and objectives manage external legal services, as required contribute to other legal work, projects and initiatives as part of the broader remit of the IP, Research and Commercial Law team and OGC, as required advise on legal developments which may impact University policies and practices, particularly relating to research and commercialisation. About you qualifications in law and admission to practice in Australia, and hold a current practicing certificate a minimum of 6+ years post admission legal experience is desired experience and practice of intellectual property law, commercialisation and commercial law, with research experience (with clinical trials experience or knowledge looked favourably upon), with plaint English drafting, negotiation and matter management skills an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework relating to research and the major Australian public funding schemes available for research highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to operate with tact and professionalism across complex internal and external environments team player - experienced collaborating in a team environment an agile and flexible approach that is able to pivot and contribute to overall program success growth mindset - not afraid to challenge the status quo. Sponsorship / work rights for Australia You must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of this employment to be eligible to apply. Visa sponsorship is not available for this appointment. Pre-employment checks Your employment is conditional upon the completion of all role required pre-employment or background checks in terms satisfactory to the University. Similarly, your ongoing employment is conditional upon the satisfactory maintenance of all relevant clearances and background check requirements. If you do not meet these conditions, the University may take any necessary step, including the termination of your employment. EEO statement At the University of Sydney, our shared values are trust, accountability and excellence and we strive to be a place where everyone can thrive. We are committed to creating a University community that thrives through diversity and reflects the wider community that we serve. We deliver on this through our commitment to diversity and inclusion, evidenced by our people and culture programs, as well as key strategies to increase participation and support the careers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people living with a disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and those who identify as LGBTQIA+. We welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We are proud to be recognised as an Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) Platinum Employer. Find out more about our work on diversity and inclusion. How to apply Applications (including a cover letter, CV, and any additional supporting documentation) can be submitted via the Apply button at the top of the page. For employees of the University or contingent workers, please login into your Workday account and navigate to the Career icon on your Dashboard. Click on USYD Find Jobs and apply. For a confidential discussion about the role, or if you require reasonable adjustment or any documents in alternate formats, please contact Nayomi Siriwardane, Recruitment Operations by email nayomi.siriwardane@sydney.edu.au. © The University of Sydney The University reserves the right not to proceed with any appointment. Click to view the Position Description for this role. Applications Close Thursday 22 January 2026 11:59 PM