Researcher Development Specialist (English Language for Doctoral Writing)

This post is full time (35 hours p/w) and fixed term for up to 2 years.

The University of Glasgow has been changing the world for more than 573 years, and today we are one of the world's top 100 universities. We are delighted to have recently been awarded Scottish University of the Year by the Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024, demonstrating that we are not only one of the best universities in the United Kingdom, but one of the best universities for the world. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Research Culture & Researcher Development portfolio within the University’s central Research Services Directorate. The Researcher Development Team sits within the Research Culture & Researcher Development portfolio and is an inter-disciplinary education-focused team that supports over 6000 researchers including all the University’s postgraduate researchers, research staff, and academic leaders, under six priority themes. Researcher Development encompasses a broad spectrum of activities and events which are designed to enrich researchers’ skills and working relationships, foster their talents, and accelerate their professional prospects. The Writing and Communications postholder leads on all aspects of writing support for researchers. This includes delivering workshops, mentoring programmes, writing festivals, inter-university writing retreats, self-paced training, 1-to-1 support, policy guidance and more. The role supports writing for all researchers and research leaders with a particular focus on PhD researchers and their supervisors. 

In this role you will support University of Glasgow postgraduate researchers learning English for Doctoral Writing as an Additional Language (EAL-PGRs) to become effective, independent academic writers, through leading the design and delivery of a framework of high-quality and relevant initiatives and provision for EAL-PGRs and their supervisors.

Closing Date: 2 September 2024 

As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1. A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.
2. An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.
3. A flexible approach to working.
4. A commitment to support your health and wellbeing https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

We are investing in our organisation, and we will invest in you too. Please visit our website https://www.gla.ac.uk/explore/jobs/ for more information.

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