About the role
The Mathematical Institute wishes to appoint an enthusiastic individual with excellent organisational skills as the Administrator for the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Mathematics of Random Systems, a new joint initiative launched in February 2019 by the Mathematical Institute (Oxford), the Department of Statistics (Oxford) and the Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London. This post presents an ideal opportunity to gain administrative experience in a thriving academic environment, providing outstanding professional support for the Centre, and working closely with colleagues in the wider department and at Imperial College.
You will be responsible for the day-to-day administration of the Centre’s activity including the development and implementation of processes and procedures where necessary. You will be the first port of call for students and faculty involved with the Centre and you will provide advice and guidance as appropriate. You will play a key role in graduate recruitment and admissions, and the organization of training and events, and you will provide the CDT Director and Co-Directors with regular management information, including the provision of financial and planning data. As an indication of the scale of financial administration required, Random Systems had an initial budget of approximately £8 M (core project funding from EPSRC), which is supplemented by industrial funding from a range of sources.
The CDT Administrator is an essential member of the CDT management team. Your professional reporting line will be to the Deputy Head of Academic Administration and you will work closely with the departmental Finance Manager, but on a day-to-day basis you will report to the Centre’s Director, Professor Rama Cont (Oxford) and the Co-Directors, Professor Ben Hambly (Oxford) and Professor Thomas Cass (Imperial). You will be expected to work closely with all three departments involved in the Centre: The Mathematical Institute (Oxford), the Department of Statistics (Oxford) and the Department of Mathematics, Imperial College.
What We Offer
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
• An excellent contributory pension scheme
• 38 days annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Cycle loan scheme
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
• Membership to a variety of social and sports clubs
We proudly hold a departmental Athena SWAN Silver Award and an institutional Race Equality Charter Bronze Award, which guide our progress towards advancing racial and gender equality. As part of our strategic aim to improve staff equality and diversity, we would particularly welcome applications from BME candidates, who are currently under-represented in positions of this type within the department.
Application Process
If you would like to discuss the role and the department in more detail, please contact Mareli Grady, Deputy Head of Academic Administration, via email: @email. Informal enquiries regarding the application process should be directed to the Recruitment Coordinator (@email), quoting vacancy reference 173506.
Applicants should read the job description document before writing their application. You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, a curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application.
Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. To apply for this post and for further details, including the job description and selection criteria, please click on the link below:
https://my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecruit/erq_jobspec_details_form.jobspec?p_id=173506
Only applications received before 12:00 noon UK time on Friday 12 July 2024 can be considered.
Interviews are anticipated to be held week commencing 22 July 2024.