Welcome to the University of Southampton

• Southampton is one of the top research universities in the UK and has achieved consistently high scores for its teaching and learning activities.
• We have more than 20 Academic Schools which cover a huge range of subjects.
• We have six campuses in all - five in various locations around Southampton and one in Winchester.
• We currently have nearly 20,000 students and 5,000 staff.

Our discipline is broad, encompassing all the major academic subjects, but we also have a unique commitment to innovation. This is evidenced both in our outstanding research and scholarship at the leading edge and in our ability to pioneer new approaches and techniques relevant to the world today.

We are committed to:

• The advancement of knowledge through critical and independent scholarship and research of international significance.
• The communication of knowledge in an active learning environment involving staff at the forefront of their disciplines.
• The application of knowledge for the benefit of society, both directly and by collaboration with other organisations.

We value:

• Freedom to push the frontiers of knowledge forward, within an ethical framework, for the global good of humankind.
• Success and ambition for excellence within a professional setting.
• Creativity and critical independence.
• Inclusiveness which enables all staff, students and potential students to achieve their full potential.
• Openness within a caring and supportive working environment.
• Innovation and enterprise balanced by prudence.

Our mission is to be in the top 10 universities by 2010 and in order to achieve this, the staff we recruit must be of the highest calibre. To this end we go to great lengths to ensure that the University is a stimulating, challenging and attractive place to work.

Our promise to you. We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is a positive experience for all concerned. We also want you to feel confident that you have made the right decision in joining us – the right job, at the right time, and the right organisation for you.