CDT Administrator

The Department of Physics wishes to appoint an enthusiastic individual with excellent organisational skills as the Administrator for the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies. This is a new joint initiative between the University of Bristol (Physics and Chemistry) University of Cambridge (Physics, Engineering, Materials), and The University of Oxford (Physics, Materials, Chemistry).

This is a part-time fixed-term position for up to 5 years, available May 2025, with potential extension afterwards. 

The CDT Administrator is an essential supporting member of the CDT management team. You will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Centre’s activity including the development and implementation of processes and procedures where necessary. This role involves a significant amount of managing upwards, underpinned by enhanced prioritization, judgement, and communication skills, and ability to work independently and from own initiative as the Co-Directors have multiple demands on their time.

The successful candidate should have educated to degree level (or equivalent) with the associated intellectual capacity, reasoning, and analytical skills. The ability to communicate effectively (both orally and in writing) with a wide range of colleagues, and to produce high quality documentation with appropriate attention to detail, tailored to the relevant audience. Significant experience of working in a similar role within the Higher Education sector or a comparable environment. You will be the first port of call for students and faculty and you will provide advice and guidance as appropriate. You will play a key role in graduate recruitment and admissions, and the organization of training and events, and you will provide the CDT Director and Co-Directors with regular management information, including the provision of financial and planning data. 

Your professional reporting line will be to the Assistant Head of Graduate Education and you will work closely with the departmental Finance Manager, but on a day-to-day basis you will report to the Centre’s Co-Directors, Professor Amalia Coldea (Department of Physics) and Professor Susanna Speller (Department of Materials). You will be expected to work closely with the three Oxford departments involved in the Centre: Department of Physics, the Department of Chemistry, and the Department of Materials Science, as well as with the University of Bristol, Cambridge, industrial partners and international large-scale facilities partners.

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a CV and supporting statement as part of your online application.

The closing date for applications is 12 noon on Friday, 25 April 2025 and interview will take place following week.

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