Academic Administrator for Graduate Studies and Administrator for Contract Research Staff

Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford
Grade 6: £25,854 - £30,870 p.a.
THIS VACANCY IS FOR INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY The postholder has primary responsibility for managing all aspects of graduate study in the Department of Plant Sciences. In addition to being the central point of contact for all graduate-related enquiries, the postholder is expected to provide specialist advice and administrative support to the department’s graduate students and to the Director of Graduate Studies. The postholder will need to liaise effectively with academics in the department, and with administrators in the MPLS Division, colleges, the wider University and external funding bodies. He or she will also be expected to provide administrative support for recruitment, induction and appraisal of all fixed-term research staff. In addition to the administrative support for graduate study and for research staff, the postholder will be expected to become familiar with and to take on a wide range of administrative duties to support the Departmental Administrator particularly during periods of holiday/sick leave. The successful applicant will be expected to have a good general level of education, including a degree or equivalent; an interest in higher education and in particular an understanding of Oxford University, and its goals in teaching and research; and excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Contact Person :	Personnel Administrator	Vacancy ID :	100925
Contact Phone :	01865 275035	Closing Date :	09-Sep-2011
Contact Email :	recruit@plants.ox.ac.uk

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