The Role
Working within the Department of Sociology you will join a highly successful research and teaching department, which has achieved equal top ratings in the latest Research Assessment Exercise 2008. You will be an assertive and organised co-ordinator, responsible to the Department Manager. Working with academics responsible for MA programmes, you will also work as part of a highly experienced professional team.
You should have experience of co-ordinating multiple activities and processes, ideally within Higher Education, and possess the organisational and planning abilities required to manage a swiftly-paced, demanding, and varied workload. You should also have strong IT skills in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Outlook, and Excel. Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and student database systems experience will be desirable.
Closing date: Wednesday 3 October 2012
The Department
The Department of Sociology has an outstanding reputation based upon our strong emphasis on theoretical sociology and the development of methodologically rigorous approaches to sociological issues. It is one of the largest Sociology departments in the country, with about 27 full-time members of staff, together with about 6 research staff and a dynamic group of visiting tutors.
The Department is currently host to 300 BA students, 30 MA students and 70 PhD students, and has an excellent reputation for its teaching, having received the highest judgement of ‘confidence’ in the last QAA Developmental Engagement. The Department is recognised as one of the foremost research departments in the country, achieving a Grade 6* in RAE 2001 and the highest rating for Sociology in RAE 2008.
Working within the Department of Sociology you will join a highly successful research and teaching department, which has achieved equal top ratings in the latest Research Assessment Exercise 2008. You will be an assertive and organised co-ordinator, responsible to the Department Manager. Working with academics responsible for MA programmes, you will also work as part of a highly experienced professional team.
You should have experience of co-ordinating multiple activities and processes, ideally within Higher Education, and possess the organisational and planning abilities required to manage a swiftly-paced, demanding, and varied workload. You should also have strong IT skills in Microsoft Office, especially Word, Outlook, and Excel. Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) and student database systems experience will be desirable.
Closing date: Wednesday 3 October 2012
The Department
The Department of Sociology has an outstanding reputation based upon our strong emphasis on theoretical sociology and the development of methodologically rigorous approaches to sociological issues. It is one of the largest Sociology departments in the country, with about 27 full-time members of staff, together with about 6 research staff and a dynamic group of visiting tutors.
The Department is currently host to 300 BA students, 30 MA students and 70 PhD students, and has an excellent reputation for its teaching, having received the highest judgement of ‘confidence’ in the last QAA Developmental Engagement. The Department is recognised as one of the foremost research departments in the country, achieving a Grade 6* in RAE 2001 and the highest rating for Sociology in RAE 2008.
