Reporting to the Academic Registrar and joining the Student and Education Services Leadership Team, you will have demonstrable experience of leading and developing a diverse team, refining services and evolving practices while responding at pace to a diverse range of operational challenges and compliance demands.

Highly emotionally intelligent, with significant recent experience of delivering improvements to service, you will build positive, collaborative relationships with senior staff across the University and its partner campuses in the UK and overseas.

Closing Date: 31 Aug 2026

Department: Professional/Management

Salary: £59,966 to £67,468 (Full-time indefinite)

As an Application Security Engineer, you will play a central role in strengthening the security of applications and integrations used across the University by embedding security into how software is designed, built, and operated. You will work closely with development, platform, and delivery teams across a diverse range of technologies and environments. Because of this, you will draw on real world experience to understand how applications are developed and used in practice, helping teams improve security in ways that are pragmatic, proportionate, and sustainable. 

You will be responsible for identifying and reducing security risk across the full application lifecycle, covering both long running production services and newly developed solutions. This includes defining and maintaining application security standards, advising on secure design and architecture, and supporting the effective use of security tooling and processes. The role spans a broad application landscape including web and mobile applications, APIs, and microservices, and applies DevSecOps principles to ensure security is considered early and consistently.

A key focus of the role is supporting the University’s cloud enablement programme. You will help ensure that cloud-based architectures, services, and deployments are designed and implemented securely, while recognising the realities of operating live services and the need to balance security, usability, and delivery.

The successful candidate will bring a pragmatic, experience led approach to application security. You will be comfortable working in complex and evolving environments, constructively challenging existing approaches and helping teams improve security through sound judgement rather than prescriptive theory. Strong communication skills are essential, as the role involves influencing and advising technical teams and stakeholders across the organisation.

This role offers the opportunity to make a tangible and lasting impact on the University’s security posture while working collaboratively within a supportive and forward-looking technology environment.

The role is primarily based on the Lancaster University Bailrigg campus, with flexible hybrid working options to support a positive work-life balance. This role has an expectation of at least 2 days a week in the office.

If interested, apply now and submit your CV alongside an optional Coversheet up to a maximum of two A4 pages.

Closing Date: 09 Aug 2026

Department: Professional/Management

Salary: £48,822 to £56,535 (Full-time indefinite)

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Research and Engagement team within the Faculty of Science and Technology at Lancaster University. We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Research & Engagement Manager to lead a supportive team of two dedicated Officers, who will be instrumental in promoting and communicating our world-leading research through a variety of media.

About Us

Lancaster University’s purpose is to advance knowledge, wisdom, and understanding through excellence in research and teaching. By engaging with others, we aim to leverage our collective intellectual resources as a force for good, fostering positive economic, cultural, societal, and environmental change. The Research and Engagement team works closely with academic and professional services colleagues across the Faculty and the wider institution, facilitating communication of our innovative disciplines to a global audience, coordinating impactful events, and supporting our research centres and collaborative activities.

Role Overview

The Research & Engagement Manager will be pivotal in engaging with both internal and external stakeholders to ensure effective coordination and collaboration, maximising the positive impact of our research and engagement efforts. This role requires a candidate with strong leadership skills and a proven ability to build successful working relationships with a diverse range of individuals.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate a team of two Research and Engagement Officers, overseeing their work and supporting their professional development.
• Coordinate and implement communications strategies to promote research activities and outcomes effectively.
• Organise and facilitate events and activities designed to engage external stakeholders with our research.
• Foster relationships with academic staff, partners, and community groups to elevate the impact of our research.
• Utilise skills in research translation, digital and social media, data management, and event organisation.

About You

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Experience in leading, managing, and motivating a team to achieve organisational objectives.
• Strong communication and collaborative skills.
• A track record of engaging with diverse stakeholders and building effective relationships.

We are committed to promoting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion across the Faculty, and we actively support family-friendly, flexible, and agile working policies on an individual basis. We welcome applications from individuals in all diversity groups. Lancaster University encourages hybrid working options, offering flexibility with a blend of remote and on-campus work.

Further Information

For more details about this exciting opportunity, please contact Professor Nick Race, Associate Dean for Research (n.race@lancaster.ac.uk), or Professor Allan Rennie, Associate Dean for Engagement (a.rennie@lancaster.ac.uk).

This role is full-time on a fixed term basis until July 2027.  This role will also be considered as a secondment opportunity.

We look forward to receiving your application!

Closing Date: 02 Aug 2026

Department: Professional/Management

Salary: £39,906 to £46,049 full time, fixed term