PhD Administrator

The Faculty of History has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our postgraduate office as PhD Administrator.  You will join our friendly and supportive postgraduate team, providing administrative advice and support to academic staff, postgraduate applicants and postgraduate students. The role is full-time and permanent and has specific responsibility for administering PhD admissions and first year PhD students.

The Faculty of History's 100 academic staff constitute one of the largest and best history departments in the world. Over 600 undergraduates study History at Cambridge. The Faculty also offers full and part-time PhD programmes, and eight field-specific one-year MPhil courses. At any one time the Faculty's postgraduate student population numbers 350 to 400.

You will be the first point of contact and a central source of information for a wide range of people including applicants, academic and administrative staff, and students.

We are looking for a flexible, resourceful individual who has excellent communication skills and meticulous attention to detail. Experience of PhD admissions would be desirable but training can be given.  More important is the ability to learn new skills and develop a knowledge of University/Departmental policies in order to be able to offer advice to others as required.

You will be organised and be able to prioritise your own workload, manage tight deadlines, and  work independently using your own initiative,  but you will know when to refer matters to others. We are looking for someone who will be able to contribute actively as a member of a team, and will build positive working relationships within the Department and University.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an individual with excellent administrative experience to develop new skills in a varied and busy position and to excel in this important role.

Further information on the Faculty's postgraduate programmes can be viewed here: http://www.hist.cam.ac.uk/graduate-students.

Once an offer of employment has been accepted, the successful candidate will be required to undergo a health assessment.

To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please click on the Apply button above

Informal enquiries are welcomed and should be directed to: postgrad-admin@hist.cam.ac.uk.

If you have any queries regarding the application process please contact hr@hist.cam.ac.uk.

For questions regarding the application process,  please email hr@hist.cam.ac.uk.

Please quote reference JJ42619 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

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