Doctoral Training and Development Officer

Bath; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

EV salary sacrifice

Staff discounts

Job summary

The University of Bath is seeking a Doctoral Training and Development Officer to coordinate and enhance the Doctoral Development Programme, ensuring high-quality, inclusive development across the doctoral journey.

Based in the Doctoral College, the role is 0.8 FTE on a fixed-term basis until 27 August 2027, predominantly campus-based with 1–2 remote days, and involves collaborating with internal and external partners to tailor provision at key stages.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of training and development needs of postgraduate researchers.
• Knowledge of current effective learning approaches.
• Experience maintaining and developing online learning resources.
• Experience coordinating a learning and development programme.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder relationship skills.
• Experience gathering data, analysing findings and reporting outcomes.
• Can-do attitude with a passion for learning and development.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the annual programme of workshops and development opportunities, deliver selected training sessions and writing retreats, support the doctoral coaching programme and oversee the online doctoral development platform.
• Work with internal and external partners to develop innovative approaches to researcher development.
• Support development of tailored provision at key stages of the doctoral journey, including for new researchers and those nearing completion.

Skills

L&D needs analysis

Online learning resources

Programme coordination

Stakeholder comms

Data reporting

Can-do attitude

Job description

Doctoral Training and Development Officer

Job title Doctoral Training and Development Officer

Department Doctoral College

Salary Starting from £31,861, rising to £38,448pro rata

We are looking for someone who would like to join us on a fixed-term basis as our Doctoral Training and Development Officer.

About the role

The post is responsible for the coordination, delivery and continuous development of the University's Doctoral Development Programme, ensuring doctoral researchers have access to a high-quality, inclusive and impactful programme of professional, academic and personal development throughout their doctoral journey.

You will

• coordinate the annual programme of workshops and development opportunities, deliver selected training sessions and writing retreats, support the University's doctoral coaching programme and oversee the online doctoral development platform.
• work collaboratively with internal and external partners to develop innovative approaches to researcher development.
• also support the development of tailored provision at key stages of the doctoral journey, including for new doctoral researchers and those approaching completion.

About you

We're looking for a learning and development enthusiast with the motivation and creative mindset to enhance work in this area.

You will have:

• knowledge of the training and development needs of postgraduate researchers
• knowledge of current and effective learning and development approaches
• experience of maintaining and / or developing online learning resources
• experience of coordinating a learning and development programme or similar
• excellent communication skills with the ability to form relationships with a number of stakeholders
• experience of gathering data, analysing findings and reporting outcomes
• a can-do, positive attitude, with a passion for learning and development.

Further information

The role is offered on a 0.8 fte (4 days a week) basis for a fixed-term period until 27 August 2027. Our preferred candidate will work Monday – Thursday, and ideally would be able to start as soon as possible

You will be located in the Doctoral Development Team within the Doctoral College. The role is predominantly campus-based, though there will be some flexibility for remote working 1 – 2 days per week subject to operational need.

University of Bath employees may wish to consider this opportunity on a secondment basis, please do discuss this with your line manager before applying.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Oli Schofield, Head of Doctoral Researcher Development & Experience ( [e-mail] ) or Sarah Atkinson, Doctoral Landscape Award Manager ( [e-mail] ).

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equity and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff benefits include discounted postgraduate tuition and language courses, alongside a wide range of personal and professional development opportunities such as apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning, and more
• Local discounts, including free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Employee assistance services through Health Assured, including access to the Wisdom app

We’re committed to creating a health-supporting working environment where everyone can thrive and be at their best. We offer a range of resources to enable you to do that from your first day here, including:

• Staff support groups and networks
• A network of Staff Wellbeing Champions
• A suite of tools, resources and frameworks that enable you to be at your best and thrive

Right to Work in the UK:We do not assess immigration or right to work status until offer stage. Being invited to interview does not guarantee you are eligible for visa sponsorship and all offers are conditional on meeting right to work requirements. Further information is available on our application support webpage.

Anonymous shortlisting:We are constantly seeking to reduce the unconscious bias that enters any assessment process, with the goal of creating an inclusive and equal assessment process. To support this, personal details such as your name, may be removed from application forms at the initial shortlisting stage.