Doctoral School Senior Administrator

The Role

The University’s Doctoral School provides academic and administrative oversight and management of the postgraduate research student (PGR) environment, as well as focussed support for PGRs and academic staff.

As Senior Administrator in the Doctoral School team you will provide support and guidance to PGRs and academic staff on all aspects of student administration.

You will work collaboratively to deliver an inclusive and responsive service, ensuring excellent customer service. You will have a primary responsibility for a particular academic area but will work as part of a cross-university Doctoral School team to support all academic areas as needed.

You will have strong administration skills and experience, including customer service, record-keeping and team-working. You will have excellent organisational skills with the ability to work independently in a busy environment, and have good IT and numerical skills.

The role provides an exciting opportunity for you to contribute to the University’s postgraduate research community as part of a dedicated and supportive team.

The Team

The Doctoral School Team comprises around 20 staff based in Research and Innovation Services. The Doctoral School has oversight of research degrees provision and the associated Regulations, policies and procedures, and PGR student support. The Doctoral School is led by an academic Director, and the Doctoral School Team works closely with academic PGR leads across the University to provide an efficient and customer-focussed service to students and staff. The team has two main areas:

• Doctoral Operations – who provide support to PGRs and staff on all aspects of PGR student administration, including applications and Admissions, scholarships, guidance on policies and processes, events and wellbeing support. Within the Doctoral Operations area, we have dedicated points of contact for each academic College but staff support work flexibly to support other areas as needed.
• Doctoral Regulations and Policy – who have oversight of the Research Degree Regulations and PGR-specific policies and guidance, support Research Degrees Committee, maintain the student records and manage the final examination process.

Closing date: 25/01/2026 at 23:30

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