The Research Excellence and Impact Team within the University’s Research and Impact Services support researchers to identify, evidence and enhance the impact of their research.

Research impact is defined as an effect on, change or benefit to the economy, society, culture, public policy or services, health, the environment or quality of life, beyond academia.

We are looking for four postgraduate or undergraduate Impact Assistants to assist with the identification, collation, recording evidence of and generating of impact opportunities of University of Bath research impact.

The activities this will include:

• Carrying out online searches of evidence of impact in the grey literature;
• Summarising and organising evidence from external sources in a clear and structured way;
• Reviewing existing research information systems such as PURE, ResearchFish, Overton and Altmetrics to identify and track research impact;
• Uploading impact case studies and associated evidence into University Information System PURE.

The job will involve working with the Research Impact Team; meeting with researchers to gain an understanding of their research insights what impacts they hope to achieve / have achieved to date; identifying potential sources of evidence of impact including key stakeholders; undertaking online searches that are likely to lead to evidence of impact; actively identifying information from external sources to enrich our existing data; and manually populating Microsoft Word documents, Excel spreadsheets and PURE to record findings.

This job will require a self-motivated individual with great attention to detail, the ability to work independently, and IT proficiency. Applicants should also demonstrate a background in research, strong analytical skills, confidence in summarising evidence, and the ability to communicate findings clearly to colleagues and researchers. Familiarity with the research environment, previous experience of conducting desk-based research (i.e. literature reviews, rapid reviews, online information searching, grey literature) is essential and use of research information systems such as Altmetrics and PURE is desirable. Knowledge and experience of conducting evaluations together with experience and skills in qualitative and quantitative data collection methods are beneficial and desirable. Training and induction will be provided to all applicants and tailored to applicants’ experience and development needs, with ongoing support from the Research Impact Team.

Hours required: 7 hours to up to 10 hours per week for up to 8-9 months; the work pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate. These short-term positions will run for a period between October 2026 and July 2027.

Location: Level 3, East Building / working from home.

Method of application: Brief CV outlining previous experience relevant to the role (such as conducting desk research, carrying out tasks requiring attention to detail).

Please email the CV together with a short letter of support to research-impact@bath.ac.uk by 12 noon on the 19 October 2026. The letter of support should set out:

You will be notified of the shortlisting outcome by 23 October 2026, Interviews will take place on the 3 November 2026 and you will be notified of the outcome by 5 November 2026.