CDT Programme Manager

About the Role

The CDT in Next Generation Organ Chip Technologies (CoaCT) is an EPSRC funded project to support the training of 4 cohorts of PhD students over approximately an 8.5 year period.  This newly created post of CDT Programme Manager is pivotal to the operational running of the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) .The purpose of this role is to lead the operational delivery of the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Next Generation Organ Chip Technologies, COaCT, whilst also shaping its future and directly impacting on the student experience. The CDT Programme Manager will be responsible for managing all aspects of administration, line managing the stakeholder partner administrator and is the financial lead for the CDT programme. They will have full operational responsibility for the relationship with the programme’s sponsor, the EPSRC, as well as the industry partners associated with the programme. They will contribute to the strategic and operational development of the Centre, including developing and maintaining the CDT’s ethos, framework, committee structure and operating procedures.

About You

We are looking for a motivated, organised and professional individual with extensive financial and high level administrative experience, as well as the ability to prioritise a varied workload. A degree or equivalent is essential, as well as the ability to contribute to strategic planning, to set and meet deadlines working within budgetary constraints. A demonstrated ability to communicate well, with highly developed interpersonal skills, and to work within a team, to support the development of training activities working with a range of stakeholders is also essential.

Interviews will be held online on 18th and 19th December 2024.

About the School

SEMS is a large School with 108 academics, more than 250 PhD students and over 2500 undergraduate students. The expertise of the School is readily available for this project. You can find out more about us by visiting: https://www.sems.qmul.ac.uk/.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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