Location: Highfield Campus Salary: £34,980 to £42,978 per annum Full Time Fixed Term until 31/07/2025 Closing Date: Monday 17 June 2024 Interview Date: To be confirmed Reference: 2750524BT
The University of Southampton Doctoral College supports the next generation of academic, industrial and societal leaders by recruiting, training and providing development opportunities to PhD students, also known as doctoral researchers or Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs). In this varied role you'll work as part of the Doctoral College management team to deliver outstanding student experience.
Leading a team delivering all aspects of the PGR student lifecycle from to graduation, you'll use your continuous improvement skills to ensure processes are as streamlined and effective as possible and your management skills to support, train and develop staff to meet shared goals in delivery of the University strategy. You will have a high level of organisational skill and the ability to manage multiple tasks to deadlines and be comfortable with managing change. Additionally, you will be positive and proactive about supporting staff to work collegially and achieve their full potential. You will use your abilities and skills to quickly become an expert in all aspects of Postgraduate Research administration and environment. Above all, you will have a passion for maximising the student experience.
You will work with professional service teams and academics across the University and in the process gain a wide understanding of how different service providers operate and the support they provide.
About us:
Our University aims to create an environment where everyone can thrive. We are active in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity believing we can only meet our objectives if we are reflective of society. We are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work.
Welcoming applications from candidates who are committed to helping us create an inclusive work environment, we encourage applications from candidates from minority ethnic communities, people who identify as LGBTQ+; and people with disabilities. Committed to supporting our staff and students, we give full consideration to applicants that wish to work flexibly and those who have taken a career break. We have a hybrid-working model.
We offer a generous holiday allowance of 30 days annual leave, plus 6 university closure days and 8 UK bank holidays. We will support your long-term future with access to a pension scheme, subsidised health and fitness facilities and a range of discounts.
What next?
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification for more details. If you'd like an informal discussion about the post please contact Danni Sarony ([email protected]).
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Further details:As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.
Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or [email protected] quoting the job number.
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