Director of Doctoral College Operations

This is an exciting new role leading the professional services team in the Doctoral College, working alongside a new Associate Pro Vice-Chancellor Research (Doctoral).

About the role

The role will oversee teams responsible for the recruitment and admission of new Postgraduate Research students as well as Professional Doctorate and PhD Operations.

The Doctoral College is responsible for all Postgraduate Research students at the University of Bath, working in partnership with our three faculties and the School of Management, as well as a range of Doctoral Training Entities (DTEs). 

This is an exciting time to join the University of Bath and the Doctoral College as we set out on a new strategic journey post-REF to build our doctoral training capacity for the future.

This role is offered on a full time (36.5 hours per week) permanent basis. 

About you

• Experience of operational leadership and process improvement.
• Knowledge of the external policy environment in which Higher Education operates and issues pertinent to doctoral education.
• Ability to work authoritatively and respectfully with stakeholders across the University.

Further Information

Informal enquiries regarding the role can be made to Ian Blenkharn, Director of Education & Student Services E; isb39@bath.ac.uk or Dr Rachel Arnold, Senior Lecturer E; rsa24@bath.ac.uk

As well as your online application, you must provide an up-to-date CV. However, please note the CV is not visible to the panel at the initial shortlisting stage.

What we can offer you

We are an equal opportunities employer and have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations. We have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award . 

A family-friendly University with an increasingly agile workforce, we are open to flexible working arrangements. We’re also proud to be a disability confident leader and are happy to discuss any reasonable adjustments you may require. 

We offer:

• a very generous employer contributory pension scheme;
• generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance;
• an excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce;
• a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities.

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Our campus is surrounded by beautiful countryside, and the City of Bath with its historic charm and social activity only a short distance away creates an excellent environment in which to work. Find out from our staff what makes the University of Bath a great place to work. Follow us @UniofBath and @UniofBathJobs on Twitter for more information.

We aim to be an inclusive university, where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to a better environment for our employees and students, creating a learning environment and organisational culture that enhances health and wellbeing across our community. We are very proud to have recently received Ambassadors for Autism certification and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff .

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Further details:
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Update to our application process:
We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this the personal details of applicants may be withheld at the initial shortlisting stage.