Centre for Doctoral Training Coordinator

Centre for Doctoral Training Coordinator (AP12620) - Bath, BA2 7AY About the role

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable Chemical Technologies: A Systems Approach (CSCT), hosted within the Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC), is looking for an organised and dynamic coordinator. 

As the Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in the coordination, recruitment, event organisation, and ongoing development of the CSCT. Working closely with the Director\\\'s team and Manager, you will provide administrative and financial support for the CDT\\\'s activities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruitment and Admissions:  Manage the recruitment process, including advertising studentships, handling inquiries, processing applications, and coordinating interviews and open days.
• MRes and PhD Support: Act as first point of contact for CDT enquiries, coordinate training courses, and ensure accurate record-keeping.
• Support to the CDT Director: Assist in managing appointments, initiating administrative tasks, and maintaining up-to-date statistics and information for reports.
• Financial Administration : Monitor budgets, manage accounts, process expenses, and liaise with finance offices and industrial partners.
• Project Coordination and Meetings: Organise board meetings, issue agendas and minutes, resolve issues, and contribute to reviews.
• Events and Marketing: Coordinate events, manage budgets, update marketing material, and liaise with stakeholders.

About you:

We are looking for a highly organised individual with excellent customer relations skills, as well as an interest in sustainability.

An excellent track record in financial and general administration of a centre involving >30 people is essential to the role.

Proven experience managing large, diverse budgets (>£1M) is highly desirable.

The post holder will possess a positive attitude and a conscientious approach to work, a well-developed sense of responsibility, and a high degree of flexibility.

Capacity for autonomous and proactive working as as well as the ability to contribute to a team is essential.

About us:

The Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Sustainable Chemical Technologies: A Systems Approach (CSCT) is an EPSRC-funded training centre at the University of Bath that will train around 70 PhD students in five cohorts, hosted within the Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change (ISCC). The CDT will operate in close partnership with our Swindon-based Innovation Centre for Applied Sustainable Technologies (iCAST), a £17M partnership for innovation and translation of research that has established a cluster of over 100 sustainable technology companies and will provide a dynamic innovation-focused context for PhD training in the region.

The ISCC integrated physical, social, and systems sciences at Bath and develops leaders in tackling critical sustainability issues. The Institute aims to deliver novel chemical technologies and robust behavioural solutions, brought together through whole system evaluation to reframe problems and create transformative innovation in sustainability and climate change.

Additional Information:

This is a very dynamic role where the ability to work with people from different backgrounds as well as build strong interpersonal relationships is key, as the post holder will interact with a variety of internal and external stakeholders on a daily basis.

This is a full-time position, funded until autumn 2032.

For informal enquiries about this role, please contact Ms. Amanda Crowe,

What we can offer you:

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award . We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students, so we encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our  Safer Recruitment  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader ; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff .

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace  
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Closing Date: 28 Apr 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £30,805 to £37,174

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