Research Assistant – Management & Innovation Cluster

About the role

Pan-Atlantic University is recruiting a full-time Research Assistant for its Management & Innovation Cluster in Lagos. The role supports research design, data collection and analysis, preparation of academic outputs, and coordination of research records and activities, working alongside the Cluster Head and faculty members across Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Leadership and Organisational Behaviour, Management and Organisational Development, Innovation in Education and Talent Development, and Marketing and Consumer Insights.

Key responsibilities

• Support Cluster seminars, workshops, conferences, executive sessions and engagement with external stakeholders.
• Support research proposals, grant applications and project documentation, and identify calls for papers, conferences, competitions and funding opportunities.
• Maintain research databases, datasets, literature repositories and records, and track project, publication and deliverable progress.
• Collect, organise, clean and analyse qualitative and quantitative data, and assist with surveys, interviews and focus groups.
• Help write research papers, case studies, reports, briefs, presentations, conference papers and manuscripts, including referencing, citations and formatting.
• Support analysis and interpretation of findings using research and statistical methods.
• Monitor business, management, innovation, workforce, education and consumer trends, and prepare research summaries and briefing materials.
• Conduct literature reviews, desk research and evidence gathering from academic, industry and policy sources.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Management, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Organisational Behaviour, Marketing, Education, Talent Development or a related field is desirable.
• Familiarity with research methods, scholarly writing, academic referencing and research ethics is an advantage.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments, meet deadlines, work independently and collaborate with faculty and the Cluster Head.
• Strong written and verbal communication, attention to detail and accuracy.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel and Word.
• Ability to conduct literature searches and synthesise academic and professional information.
• Basic competence in qualitative and quantitative research methods and data analysis; familiarity with survey tools or statistical/research software is an advantage.

Candidates apply by sending their CV and cover letter to the university's recruitment team, quoting the job title in the subject line; the application deadline is 5 November 2026.