Our mission is to encourage people everywhere to think more deeply about the science and its place in our lives. We are looking for staff who share and support our mission, whatever their professional background or role in the organisation.
We are committed to enhancing the diversity of our workforce and maintaining an environment where diversity is celebrated and everyone is treated fairly.
Equalities Monitoring
All stages of our recruitment process are monitored to ensure equality of opportunity, which is why we ask all candidates to complete an Equalities Monitoring form when applying for roles with us.
The information on our Equalities Monitoring form is only seen by our Human Resources team, and if candidates choose not to disclose some or all of the information this will not affect their application in any way.
We are willing to consider flexible working arrangements for any role. Please contact recruitment@ri.ac.uk if you have any questions about flexible working.
Reasonable adjustments
We are committed to making reasonable adjustments to allow full participation in the recruitment process as set out in the Equality Act of 2010.
Please let us know about any requirements you have regarding reasonable adjustments we can make when you complete the Equalities Monitoring form. We will also check again if you are shortlisted for interview.
Examples of reasonable adjustments
Examples of reasonable adjustments might include additional time for written tests, or providing equipment or assistance to facilitate your participation in the interview process.
Get in touch
If you have difficulty completing our application form due to a disability, please contact our Human Resources team on recruitment@ri.ac.uk or call 020 7670 2907 to discuss potential alternative arrangements.
We welcome applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records.
We select all candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications and experience.
Having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us, although this will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of your offences.
We ask candidates for all positions to complete a convictions declaration.
Where the role involves working directly with children and young people, or provides unrestricted access to their data, the position will usually be exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013, and we will ask that all convictions which are not ‘protected’ are disclosed.
For all other positions, we request that only unspent convictions are disclosed.
If you fail to disclose a conviction at application stage, it will result in an automatic disqualification from the post applied for and all future positions with the Ri.