Doctoral Training and Events Officer

University of Bath; Bath; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK university is seeking a Doctoral Training and Events Officer. The role involves managing the doctoral training programme, evaluating sessions, and leading events such as the Doctoral Festival of Ideas. Ideal candidates should be organized, have strong communication skills, and enjoy working in a dynamic environment. This full-time position is for a fixed term from January to August 2026, with hybrid working available. Applicants should be motivated to improve the student experience, and teamwork skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Enjoy working in a fast‑paced and evolving environment.
• Open-minded and willing to try new things.
• Interested in student development and improving their experience.
• Excellent planning and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Support doctoral training programme scheduling and advertising.
• Manage and evaluate various events and activities.
• Lead larger events like the Doctoral Festival of Ideas.
• Assist with student development activities.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Experience in managing projects

Ability to connect with people

Job description

About the role

We are looking for an individual to join the Doctoral College as Doctoral Training and Events Officer. You'll be part of a small team and central to our training and events offer to doctoral students.

Overview

You will support our doctoral training programme by making sure that sessions are scheduled and advertised to students, as well as supporting our trainers to make sure we are offering quality sessions to doctoral students. We have over 80 unique workshops so we need someone who is confident, organised and has attention to detail. You'll also be responsible for evaluating the programme, and preparing the next programme for 2026-27.

In addition to the training programme, you will take responsibility for managing our events and activities. You'll lead on some of our larger events such as our Doctoral Festival of Ideas and our Doctoral Research Celebration Evening. In addition, you'll also support our Three Minute Thesis competition, our writing retreats and other student development activities. No two days are the same.

About you

To be successful in the role you will need to:

• Enjoy working in a fast‑paced and evolving and changing environment
• Be open‑minded and willing to try new things and new ways of working
• You will enjoy working with students and will be interested in their development and improving the student experience
• You will be an excellent planner, have strong communication skills and will be able to connect with people
• Have excellent organisational skills as you will need to manage various projects and work to deadlines
• Have previous experience either managing or supporting others

Further information

The role is full‑time for a fixed‑term period from January 2026 until August 2026 to cover for secondment.

You will be located in the Doctoral College where hybrid working is in operation. You will be expected to work in the office 2‑3 days per week depending on work activities and on some occasions you may be required to work on campus more.

University of Bath employees may wish to consider this opportunity on a secondment basis, however, please 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 Shyeni Paul, Director of Operations ([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 equality 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.

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