Project Administrator (Fixed term, Part time)

The Researcher Academy brings together supervisors and PGRs to celebrate best practice, ensure clarity of expectations for supervisors and supervisees, develop CPD for supervisors and is working to standardise training requirements for lead and co-supervisor. The University of Nottingham has 3,000+ postgraduate research students and over 2,000 co-supervisors. 

The Next Generation Research SuperVision Project (RSVP): transforming the culture of doctoral education and supervision is a £4.6million, four-year project to transform research supervision practice. This will be achieved by systematically examining how to improve and enhance research supervision in the UK through scholarship, practice interventions, culture and policy change. This consortium-based project is led by University of York and includes University of Nottingham, Coventry University, Kings College London, and Sheffield Hallam University, in partnership with the UK Council for Graduate Education. 

This role is based in the Researcher Academy, which works to promote a healthy research culture, to cultivate researcher excellence, and develop creative partnerships that enable researchers to flourish.? 

We are looking for an organised individual with a flexible approach to work, good attention to detail, and a high level of professionalism to provide administrative support to ensure effective delivery of outputs related to the RSVP project. They should be a team player with a high degree of initiative, responsibility and self-motivation and a professional attitude with a proactive approach to problem solving. Strong oral and written communication skills are required, as is the ability to establish strong and credible working relationships. A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Word, Excel and Outlook is required. 

This is a fixed-term role available until 31st July 2027. Hours of work are part-time (18.12 hours). The place of work is University Park Campus with some home working agreed on a departmental basis.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Connie Wan by emailing connie.wan@nottingham.ac.uk. Please note that applications sent directly to this email address will not be accepted.

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