Global Tipping Points Administrator

The starting salary will be from £33,482 (Grade E) per annum pro rata subject to knowledge, skills and experience.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home. 

Research Services

This new part-time (0.5 FTE) post is available on a fixed-term basis from 1 Aug 2025 until 31 March 2030.

Summary of the role

The successful applicant will be supporting a research team advancing the understanding of forecasting climate tipping points. The team has been awarded £5 million by the Advanced Research and Invention Agency to investigate early warning signs of climate tipping points. The new project – Advancing Tipping Point Early Warning (AdvanTip) – will focus on an ocean current system that could tip quickly and soon.

The successful applicant will work with the project manager to support the Principal Investigator (Prof Tim Lenton) and the AdvanTip research team to deliver the project milestones on time and within budget. Key deliverables directly supported by the role include a biannual newsletter, quarterly webinars, masterclasses, policy briefs, and events. A key part of the role will be to support the Principal Investigator through diary management and coordinating the AdvanTip Management Board meetings.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role by clicking on the 'apply' button.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.  

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

• 41 days leave per year pro rata
• options for flexible working
• numerous discounts at leading retailers
• onsite gyms on all of our campus’ and a cycle to work scheme
• sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
• stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Please contact Dr Andy Richards, a.c.richards@exeter.ac.uk   

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