Postgraduate Research Support Assistant

2 weeks ago


Sheffield, United Kingdom University of Sheffield Full time

Are you interested in working for a world top 100 University?

We have an exciting part-time opportunity in the School of Mathematics and Statistics and Department of Physics and Astronomy to use your experience of working within a busy office environment to support Postgraduate Research (PGR) activity within both departments.

You will be part of a large Professional Services team that supports the School of Mathematics and Statistics and Department of Physics and Astronomy. The two departments have a joint professional administrative support service, which provides dedicated support in all areas of learning and teaching, student experience, operations and health and safety to staff, students and visitors.

You will have 5 GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Mathematics and experience working in a busy office environment. Excellent customer service and communications skills are required, as well as the ability to work effectively as part of a team. You should be able to work flexibly and prioritise workloads to meet deadlines and have excellent attention to detail. You will be IT literate, whilst experience of working within Higher Education and using databases would be advantageous.

This is an exciting time to join us as a Postgraduate Research Support Assistant as we're currently working on changes to ensure that our student recruitment and marketing activities continue to meet the needs of our customers. The recruitment and selection process will be based on the job description detailed below but future changes may be made to this job description as we implement improvements in this area. Any changes would be communicated to employees at the earliest opportunity

We are committed to exploring flexible working opportunities which benefit the individual and University.

We’re one of the best not-for-profit organisations to work for in the UK. The University’s Total Reward Package includes a competitive salary, a generous Pension Scheme and annual leave entitlement, as well as access to a range of learning and development courses to support your personal and professional development.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.



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