EPSRC CDT in Advanced Engineering for Personalised Surgery & Intervention Manager

Location: St Thomas’ Campus.

Contact details: Prof. Christos Bergeles and Dr Oksana Kasyutich. christos.bergeles@kcl.ac.uk; Oksana.kasyutich@kcl.ac.uk

Job description

This is an exciting time to join the EPSRC CDT in Advanced Engineering for Personalised Surgery & Intervention [https://www.surgerycdt.com/]. Our CDT has been successfully running since 2018, and is now expanding and extended thanks to EPSRC, industry, and philanthropic support.

The AE-PSI CDT Manager will work closely with the CDT Director and CDT Management team as well as the Centre for Doctoral Studies (CDS) at King’s and is responsible for managing all aspects of administration whilst contributing to the  operational development of the Centre.

The CDT will fund over 95 PhD students over a period of 9 years and the post holder is expected to manage all processes involved with the student lifecycle: from application and selection to completion, including managing the financial aspect of the studentships and supporting the CDT training programme.

The CDT Manager will work closely with Post awards- Studentships team in the Research Management and innovation Division (RMID) to manage the CDT’s finances and to provide timely financial projections and reports on the status of the grant to the CDT Management Board. The postholder will also manage the funding provided by King’s and external industry partners.

The CDT manager will provide high-quality support to the CDT’s Management team. The role holder will set up CDT’s processes to assist with managing the annual cycle of work, providing information and advice, drafting reports, collating and analysing information and statistics and contributing to reports required by the funder, and internally by King’s. The CDT Manager will collaborate with the communications team of our School, as well as with the impact coordinator of the CDT, to ensure the delivery of public engagement, impact, and cohort building activities.

The CDT Manager will act as first point of contact for CDT students and for the CDT Management Team, and central King’s Services, such as Admissions, Registry Services and CDS, external partners, prospective students and external queries.

Key functions of this role are as follows:

• To support the CDT Director and the Management Team in delivering all Objectives of the funded CDT
• To provide professional services management and coordination for the CDT, and to institute the CDT management & administration hub, and governing committee structure, with proactive support for the CDT’s focus on equality, diversity & inclusion.
• To provide high-quality support to the CDT Director on all matters related to CDT delivery, effectively managing annual budgeting and reconciliation procedures to enable all CDT operations.
• To oversee the CDT’s communications strategy, and regular reporting to EPSRC, the CDT Management team and Advisory Board.
• To be the first point of contact for all parties involved in the CDT and other stakeholders across the partnership.

Line managed jointly by the CDT Directors and the Associate Director (Doctoral Partnerships), the CDT Manager is a member of Doctoral Training Entities (DTE) Network in King’s sharing best practice and collaborating with other DTE Managers to enhance the experience of PhD students in the AE-PSI CDT and at King’s.

This post will be offered on an a fixed-term contract for 2 years with provision of renewal pertinent of performance.

This is a full-time post - 100% full time equivalent.

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