Doctoral Training and Events Officer
| Posting date: | 09 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £31,236 to £37,694 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 December 2025 |
| Location: | Bath, Bath & N E Somerset |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | University of Bath |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | CC13226 |
Summary
We are looking for an individual to join the Doctoral College us 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.
About the role
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 (os327@bath.ac.uk) or Shyeni Paul, Director of Operations (sp3052@bath.ac.uk).
About the role
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 (os327@bath.ac.uk) or Shyeni Paul, Director of Operations (sp3052@bath.ac.uk).
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