Job/role description: Research group leader

Scientific activity

• Prioritize scientific goals and priority areas and decide on which projects the group is going to carry through or contribute to
• Contribute to/suggest strategic research efforts within the section, department and institute.
• Take care of project planning and management; follow up on the progress and completion of research done by the group
• Make sure that the research conducted by the group has the necessary approvements required by current procedures and regulations
• Make sure that the research conducted by the group is in accordance with the UiO’s quality system for medical and health research
• File documentation of the research done by the group as required by current procedures and regulations

HR matters and health, safety and the environment in the workplace

• HR management and following up on HR matters related to the research group employees – including clear role descriptions for the group’s employees
• Manager role in the HR portal to administrate HR, approval of travels, refunding, and applications for leaves of absence from subordinates
• Following up on persons who are affiliated to  the group and their tasks in the research group
• Tasks related to planning manpower and to recruitment in externally financed positions in the research group – including ordering job announcements, new employments and extensions according to the current administrative routines at the institute
• Responsibility for systematic work with health, safety and the environment in the research group and according to current procedures and regulations

Economy and Performance Management

• Obtain external funding – including approval of funding applications authored by group members
• Supervise that reporting and documentation requirements related to grants are met
• Approve of the allocation of the group’s funding according to the terms of the externally financed activities
• Ensure that the institute’s guidelines for external financing are being followed
• Contribute to the section’s budget, planning and reporting

Information

• Responsibility for information flow and follow-ups within the group, in order to secure the communication of information to the group members
• Coordination of initiatives from the research group members towards the head of the section/dept.
• Responsibility for making sure that the information about the research group on the UiO’s web pages is correct and updated.