Research Support Coordinator (Doctoral Researchers

Are you an experienced administrator looking for a brand-new challenge?

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a proactive professional to join the dynamic and friendly MPS administrative team, located within the Faculty of Science Engineering and Medicine.

You will be a confident communicator with strong IT and organisational skills and experience in customer service and data entry.

You will be versatile, outgoing and enjoy working closely with colleagues to deliver a high standard of support while having the freedom to create new systems.

Working within the Research Support team you will coordinate all elements of the postgraduate research student journey, from admissions to graduation and enjoy a wide variety of tasks that will vary throughout the year, keeping the job fresh and interesting.

The role involves a variety of tasks which include:

• Administrating all matters related to postgraduate research students.
• Administrating PGR admissions
• Planning and running PGR induction
• Managing PGR data records on the university system
• Financial activities, including procurement, expenses and invoices.
• Organising small conferences and workshops.
• Administrative support for school/faculty research activities, the research and enterprise coordinator and research faculty.

Additionally, the role may be required to work flexibly and undertake similar duties within any of the other three Sussex Science schools – Engineering and Informatics, Life Sciences and Psychology.

A scientific qualification or background is not a requirement for this post; we are a team with varied backgrounds, interests, education, and experiences.

Please contact Sinead Rance S.Rance@sussex.ac.uk for informal enquiries.

The University is committed to equality and valuing diversity, and applications are particularly welcomed from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under- represented in academic posts in Science, Technology, Engineering, Medicine and Mathematics (STEMM) at Sussex.

For full details and how to apply, click the 'Apply' button above.

The University of Sussex values the diversity of its staff and students and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Please note: The University requires that work undertaken for the University is performed from the UK.

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