Doctoral Training Programme Manager and Training Coordinator

About the Role

This role will support the Barts Charity Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) that is focused on developing biomedical researchers to address health challenges faced by the East London community. This is a new initiative that will train 25 PhD students within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. The DTP Manager and Training Coordinator will administer student recruitment, support the development of training resources, facilitate community-engaged research, manage relationships with internal and external stakeholders and ensure the smooth running of the programme. The postholder will be instrumental in embedding equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) principles in the programme and will work towards ensuring its strategic objectives are delivered.

About You

The successful candidate will have proven ability to manage complex projects and priorities workloads along with analytical skills and ability to develop innovative solutions. You will have a Biomedical Science or related degree, and ideally a PhD and/or significant project management experience. We would encourage applications both from individual who have worked as research scientists and are looking for a new challenge in a research support role, or those with previous experience of supporting postgraduate training programmes.

About the School/Department/Institute/Project

The Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry offers international excellence in research and teaching, and supports clinical service for a population of unrivalled ethnic diversity in East London and the wider Thames Gateway.  At the forefront of medical research and education, with research themes in cancer, cardiovascular medicine, inflammation, trauma and population health.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and campus facilities.

The post is based at the Charterhouse Square Campus in London. It is full time (35 hours per week), fixed term appointment for five years. The starting salary will be Grade 5, in the range of £44,288 - £51,755 per annum inclusive of London Allowance.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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