Postgraduate Training Coordinator based at Swansea University
Job description
- Fixed term, part-time
- Maternity cover until 13/07/2021
- Based at: Swansea University
- Closing date: 01 March 2021
Apply on the Swansea University webpage
Salary
Pro-rata salary £24,362 to £28,225 per annum (Full time salary £34,804 to £40,322 per annum), together with USS pension benefits.
The normal expectation is that the successful applicant will be appointed to the minimum of the scale with annual increments on 1 October each year (subject to completing six months service).
This is a part time maternity cover until 13/07/2021.
Main Purpose of the Post
The post holder will be responsible for developing and supporting the organisation of the UK Postgraduate Training & Leadership platform for Asthma researchers (including PhD students and Post-doctoral positions) at the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research (AUKCAR). He/she will coordinate the Postgraduate (PG) platform activities; ensure optimal communication across the network of students and post-docs; and work with partners across the Centre to optimise and develop appropriate PG resources, including online resources. The candidate would be expected to develop a mentoring scheme with programme leads, for postgraduates and post-doctoral early career researchers (ECR), and the role will also include developing an alumni network.
Applications are welcomed from those with a strong record of research in any area of clinical science, and who can demonstrate their skills as a coordinator of people and organisational skills relevant to developing and delivering a training programme.
The post-holder must be able to drive the training scheme agenda on behalf of the Platform Leads and be able to take personal responsibility for developing aspects of the postgraduate programme.
The role provides an exciting opportunity to join Swansea University Medical School, one of the UK’s leading Medical Schools.
Swansea University Medical School provides an interdisciplinary approach, educating and training the next generation of doctors, life scientists, and health professionals. It collaborates with the NHS, business and the third sector in a spirit of open innovation and has established itself as a world-class place to learn, research and innovate. The Medical School ranks 1st in the UK for research environment and 2nd for overall research quality (REF2014-2021) and 3rd for Medicine (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021).
The Medical School became the first department within the University to achieve an Equality Challenge Unit (ECU) Athena SWAN Charter Silver Award in 2015, and was re-awarded in 2019 in recognition of its commitment to equality. The University also holds the Athena SWAN Charter Silver Award.
Swansea University has been awarded the UK Government’s Teaching Excellence and Student Outcome Framework (TEF) Gold award to recognise its excellent teaching standards.
Informal enquiries contact details and further information
Informal enquiries are welcome and should be directed to Professor Gwyneth Davies at Gwyneth.Davies@swansea.ac.uk
Terms and Conditions of employment
Hours: 24.5 per week
Annual leave: 31 days per annum plus Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
The salary will be on the Grade 8 salary scale.
The appointment is subject to the General Terms of Appointment for Academic and related Staff.
The following link provides further information on the benefits of working in Swansea University: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/personnel/new-staff/benefits-of-working-at-swansea/
The University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity in all of its practices and activities. We aim to establish an inclusive environment and welcome diverse applications from the following protected characteristics: age, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion and belief, sex (gender), sexual orientation.