The British Academy – the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences – is seeking a Deputy Head of Research Policy to join our Higher Education and Research Policy team, providing key support in the delivery of research and innovation policy activities. The role The Deputy Head will support the leadership of the Higher Education and Research Policy team, a collaborative, productive and high-performing part of the Academy’s Policy Directorate alongside the Public Policy Team and the Global Strategy, Policy and Engagement team. We work to position the Academy as a thought leader on higher education and research policy, engaging in evidence-based policy to influence the health and vibrancy of our disciplines. You will lead in managing the delivery of the Academy’s higher education, research and innovation policy activity. You will have specific responsibility for these themes and activities, leading Senior and Junior Policy Advisers to create research and policy projects which offer insight into current and future critical policy issues in the research and innovation system. Current and planned work includes assessments on the economic value of R&D; understandings of R&D, innovation and technology as part of economic strategy; considerations on research careers in SHAPE and engagement with researcher development; Open Access and research culture. In leading this work, you will need to engage with critical stakeholders in the research lan...