Doctoral Training Programme Manager

Closing date

Wednesday, 17 December 2025, 23:59

Salary

£37,171 - £45,413 per annum

Grade 7

Contract type

Fixed Term

24 months

Campus

City

School/Directorate

School of Life Sciences

Unit/Department

Life Sciences Office

Contract type: Fixed-Term / Full-time

Grade 7 (£37,171 - £45,413)

The School of Life Sciences at the University of Dundee is a world-class academic institution with a reputation for the

excellence of its research, its high quality teaching and student experience, and the strong impact of its activities

outside academia. With 900 staff from over 40 countries worldwide the School provides a dynamic, multi-national,

collegiate and diverse environment with state-of-the-art laboratory, technology and teaching facilities.

We are recruiting for an exceptional individual to join us as a Doctoral Training Programme Manager within our PGR

Administration Team, to provide management and administration to our industry-linked doctoral training

programme(s) e.g. BARIToNE. This is a fixed-term appointment for 2 years.

Established in 2022 through a Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) funded Collaborative

Training Partnership (CTP) award to the Scotch Whisky Research Institute (SWRI), the BARIToNE partnership includes

the International Barley Hub (IBH), the James Hutton Institute (JHI), the Universities of Dundee and Nottingham, and over

18 industry partners. The programme is currently funding up to 40 PhD studentships focusing on all aspects of the

sustainability of the barley supply chain.

This post will work closely with the Executive Group and provides a varied remit, the successful candidate will be

involved in all aspects of the management and administration of the programme across all industrial and academic

partners

This role is fully externally funded. For internal applicants, we are open to the possibility of offering this role on a

secondment basis. Applications made on a part-time basis for this role will be considered.

Your priorities will include:

• Responsibility for the day-to-day management and administration of the industrial doctoral training

programme(s)

• Act as first point of contact, liaising with both internal and external stakeholders, building positive working

relationships and ensuring effective communication.

• Managing and coordinating programme recruitment across the partners, ensuring that local processes are in

place to manage applications and UKRI eligibility guidelines are followed.

• Working closely with Finance teams, take responsibility for ensure the effective financial management of the

programme funding.

• In close collaboration with the Executive Group, take responsibility for the implementation and delivery of the

programme generic & specialist skills training across all partners.

Who we're looking for:

• An individual educated to degree level in a bioscience discipline, numerate or related discipline.
• Someone with demonstrable experience in project/programme management
• A highly motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills
• An individual with excellent written, verbal and numerical skills with experience of managing budgets

We are one of the UK's leading universities, internationally recognised for our expertise across a range of disciplines

and research breakthroughs in multiple areas, including science, medicine and engineering, amongst many others.

Our purpose is to transform lives, locally and globally, which we do as a community of staff (Professional Services and

academic Schools), students and alumni. Professional Services directorates are key to delivering the University

strategy and driving change across the University.

For further information about this position please contact Hannah Stanley ). To find out more

about Group/Unit/Team/School please visit the Website.