Research Degrees Coordinator

The opportunity

University of the Arts London (UAL) is looking for a Research Degrees Coordinator to provide academic and pastoral support to our PhD students and the wider research community at Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon (CCW) Colleges of Arts.

Working with research teams and wider academic staff from across the Colleges, you’ll seek to foster a welcoming and supportive environment for our community of diverse research students. This will involve settling in and maintaining relationships with students, supporting research ethics, and liaising with teams across the College to monitor student progress.

You’ll play a key role in the onboarding of students, by responding to initial enquiries from potential applicants and leading on the shortlisting and interviewing of new candidates. You’ll also develop and lead the delivery of the CCW research student curriculum, enhancing its quality and ensuring it is continuously updated to meet the needs of each cohort.

In addition to this, you’ll be required to hold regular meetings with PhD student representatives, lead and/or support the Graduate Research into Teaching programme, the annual PGR student exhibition, and other events at CCW.

Your work will help to develop an inclusive PGR community, by maintaining and enhancing a positive research culture that ensures all of our students are equipped for success.

About you

You’ll possess a PhD or an equivalent research qualification, along with evidence of the successful completion of the ‘Supervising Research Degrees’ unit at UAL, or an equivalent qualification from elsewhere.

You’ll provide previous experience of supervising at least one PhD student to completion as a Director of Studies and will also be capable of developing and delivering an inclusive CCW PGR training offer.

Strong project management and organisational skills that can support the planning and delivery of projects will be essential.

Working Arrangements

This is a 0.5FTE post (18.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year), and is student-facing.  The role can be flexible/hybrid with 80% on site, and 20% optionally working from home – on a weekly basis, this equates to 2 days on site and half a day from home. 

Should you have any questions about the role, please contact Ellie Pitkin, Research Manager/e.pitkin@arts.ac.uk

Should you have any questions about the application process or require reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact Adrienne Marsh, Resourcing Adviser/ jobs.ccw@arts.ac.uk

The scheduled interview date is 20/02/2025.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.

Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.

Our culture

We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to be members of the Race Equality Charter (REC) and Business Disability Forum, are a Disability Confident Scheme Committed and Living Wage employer and maintain our status as a Stonewall Diversity Champion.

Application process

We operate a fair and open anonymous selection process. Thus, you will need to create an account and submit an application through our job board. As part of this, you will need to provide a supporting statement/answer some competency questions to demonstrate your suitability. Our recruitment process involves: Application, Shortlisting, Interview and Assessment, Offer, Onboarding.

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