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- Would you like to join a thriving community of people dedicated to supporting students to flourish and achieve at University? - This role is an exciting opportunity to be part of an energetic team at the forefront of delivering student focussed and comprehensive administrative support throughout the student lifecycle, from enrolment to results. - You will provide day to day oversight to a team of Programme Administrators, within a Support Centre, in the provision of a high-quality end-to-end programme administration and teaching and learning support for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. - Working with your Programme Manager and Heads of Support Centre, as well as key stakeholders in Schools and central services you will help identify, develop and apply best practice advice and s...

The Clinical Placement Administrator role will include a wide range of duties involving the day-to-day organisation, facilitation and administration of student placements and placement related activity in the school of Psychology and Clinical Language SciencesThe role will include the responsibility for supporting placement activities across a range of programmes in the school and include monitoring and reviewing placement offers, paperwork and supporting the reporting and quality assurance of placement activity including our Speech and language Therapy placements and other placement programmes within the school.You will have: - Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills - Evidence of being an excellent administrator - Good numeracy skills with strong attention to detail - Excellent ...

With the world’s population set to rise to nine billion by 2050, we face huge challenges in providing enough nutritious food for everyone, using methods that are environmentally sustainable. At the same time, as the population ages, more people will experience non-communicable diseases such as heart disease, dementia and cancer. Our world-leading research in Agriculture, Food and Health is addressing these challenges.We apply our expertise to address global issues including climate change, resource degradation, hunger, poverty, diet and health. Our experts work with partners globally and locally to influence both policy and practice to ensure evidence-informed decision making.Working primarily with the Agriculture Food & Health Theme, for projects related to the National Institute for Rese...

The University of Reading are looking for a Paper Conservator to conserve collections spanning a wide range of archive, museum, art and library material including three Designated collections of national and international significance. The Paper Conservator will be joining a multidisciplinary team to deliver a range of conservation treatments for paper and related collections to support curatorial and access needs. The postholder will provide specialist advice, monitor collections and assist in preparing materials for research use, display and exhibitions, as and when required.You will have : - A postgraduate degree or equivalent postgraduate qualification in Conservation (Paper) - The ability to demonstrate professional judgment in assessing conservation requirements and implementing cons...

Applications are invited for a Post-Doctoral Research Associate in Analysis of PDE with experience in the study of eigenfunctions of elliptic differential operators. The two-year post is funded by UKRI project Understanding Hot Spots conjecture for planar domains led by Dr Sugata Mondal.About youThe successful candidate will have: - A PhD (or shortly expected to obtain) in Mathematics. - Excellent analytical and problem solving skills - Experience of research in mathematical analysis (analysis of PDE, geometric analysis, spectral geometry) - Experience of presenting researchClosing date: 15th April 2025Interviews will be held: End of May 2025. Contact details for the advert:Contact Name: Sugata MondalContact Job Title: Lecturer in Pure MathematicsContact Email address: s.mondal@reading.ac....

We have an exciting opportunity to join our friendly and highly valued Admissions and Enquiries Team, responsible for handling applications to almost all award-bearing courses to the university. The University of Reading has an ambitious vision for the future and our Future Students Department, situated within our External Relations Directorate, plays a key role in the university’s success.As an Admissions Administrator you will facilitate admissions and support applicants, prospective applicants and their advisors throughout the admissions process, including responding to enquiries, assessing applications and processing admissions decisions.You will have:• Good administrative skills• Ability to use IT systems and software appropriate to the role• Good interpersonal skills• Good communicat...

Are you knowledgeable and passionate about Higher Education, the benefits it can bring and want to inspire young people to reach their potential? Are you able to work in London and Kent?Join the University of Reading’s UK Student Recruitment and Outreach team to support prospective students and applicants based across London and Kent.You will be responsible for the delivery and further development of a strategic programme of outreach, recruitment and conversion (post-application) activity designed to respond to the specific context of HE progression in the region. In doing so, your activities will directly increase applications and acceptances to the University of Reading from this area, particularly from groups that are under-represented at the university.You will have: - A first degree o...

We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated part time Cleaning Supervisor to join our Cleaning Services Team to deliver high quality cleaning services to the University. The post will be primarily based at our London Rd campus although the post holder will be expected to work at Whiteknights and Earley gate sites as required.As part of Campus operations, the Cleaning Services team play a significant part in providing service excellence to the University community, its visitors and guests: ensuring our campuses function and are fit for purpose to support the day to day University business. The team work closely with other Campus Operation teams to ensure continuity of service.Knowledge of modern cleaning techniques and schedules and the ability to supervise a small team of cleaning staff i...

We in Technical Services are committed to the development of our staff and we actively strive to diversify our team. We are a founding signatory of the Technician Commitment and an Employer Champion. We are dedicated to providing all applicants equality of opportunity and we now have an opportunity for you to join us as an Assistant Technician in the Microbiology Division.You will be responsible for creating media and diluents, gathering and sterilizing consumables for practical classes and research groups. You will monitor and order stock items as well as maintain our own essential supplies of sterile glassware, media and equipment. You will participate in trailing, set up and clear down of practical classes, updating technical notes, supporting indirect research and helping with getting ...

Working within the Global Student Recruitment Team, you will support the application and allocation process for the University’s new flagship scholarship scheme – the Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarship.This is a new role and reflects the ongoing expansion of the funding opportunities that the University is offering prospective undergraduate students. A broad skills set is essential – as well as managing the process through which up to 400 scholarships per year are awarded, there will be frequent liaison with internal stakeholders, accurate record keeping and the need to align the work with other funding schemes. The successful candidate is going to be someone who demonstrates excellent organisations skills alongside an innovative mindset.The person appointed will have: - A strong un...

The University of Reading School of Law wishes to appoint a further outstanding lecturer in Family Law, Employment Law and/or Law and Technology to further enhance our academic faculty. This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic community with a global outlook and a focus on academic excellence. The successful applicant will take an appropriate role in the ambitious teaching and learning agenda of the School of Law, as well as the wider aspects of the student experience. Successful candidates will conduct research which enhances the research reputation of the School (in the latest Research Excellence Framework we doubled our percentage of 4* outputs and 99% of our research was judged to be world leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised).The Law School is comm...

Please note this vacancy is open to the students of the University of Reading ONLYQuest (Quaternary Scientific) is a well-established enterprise within the School of Archaeology, Geography and Environmental Science (SAGES). We provide an expert Archaeological Science service to archaeological units, environmental consultancies, government organisations, charities and university-led research projects (for more information visit www.reading.ac.uk/quest).We are looking for a highly motivated Professional Placement Year student to join the Quest team for a 12-month placement role starting over the summer of 2025. In order to apply for the role, you must be a student reaching the end of your second year and on a degree at the University of Reading with a professional placement year (or looking ...

Looking to create amazing events for a sustainable and award-winning organisation? We’re not only winners of the 2024 Sustainable University of the Year UK award but we’re 1st in the People & Planet University League 2023/24, and we’ve won the Green Flag award for 14 years in a row, where our Whiteknights campus has been recognised as one of the UK’s best outdoor public spaces. What a great place to call your office!Be a key player in creating engaging, inclusive and diverse events at the University of Reading.An opportunity for a proactive candidate to make a meaningful impact during an exciting time for the Events Team on the run up to the University’s centenary year in 2026. As part of the Marketing, Communication and Engagement department, the Events Team manages a wide portfolio of st...

The Department of Meteorology in the University of Reading is a thriving community of over 200 academics and research scientists and is a world leader in weather and climate research. We are seeking to recruit a curious, enthusiastic, and critical thinking researcher to perform an assimilation run with the global ocean sea ice model NEMO-SI3 and the Parallel Data Assimilation Framework (PDAF) to create a physically constrained sea ice reanalysis. This work will be carried out under the NERC project CRISP (Constraining Reanalysis of sea Ice by correcting Seasonal feedbacks in the Polar regions) with co-operation with UCL London and international project partners.In this project, you will - Elaborate model shortcomings and potential data issues by analysing the differences between model and ...

The PDRA in Land Surface Modelling will work on the LEMONTREE (Land Ecosystem Models based On New Theory, observations and Experiments) project (worth $10.9 million in funding to the University of Reading and running from January 2021 – September 2026). The PDRA will be responsible for integrating new model components developed by the LEMONTREE project into the JULES and/or ecLAND (CHTESSEL) land-surface schemes in collaboration with project scientists at the University of Reading, Imperial College London, the Met Office and ECMWF. They will also be responsible for evaluating and optimising the performance of the new components, and disseminating successes to the broader land-surface and climate modelling communities. The postholder will be expected to interact with other members of the LE...

We are seeking a research scientist who will help revolutionise our understanding of terrestrial ecosystem carbon (C) uptake, and to investigate, at the mechanistic level, the potential for reducing the persistently divergent estimates of future carbon uptake in Earth System Models. The research scientist will focus on the use of the novel p-model, based on rapidly emerging breakthroughs in eco-evolutionary optimality theory.Full-time post up to 48 months.You will have: compulsory - Ph.D (or PhD near completion) in Mathematics, Physics, Physical Science, or equivalent research experience. - Strong scientific analytical skills. - Ability to perform analysis of Large Data - Strong computer programming skills with experience in Fortran and PythonClosing date: 16/03/2025Interview date: 25/03/2...

The Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading, welcomes applications for a fixed-term Lectureship in Political Theory (0.75 FTE, 24-months), to start on 01 September 2025.The post-holder will deliver inspiring teaching across the broad field of Political Theory. They will also contribute to student support and supervision, student recruitment and outreach, and to administrative duties within the department.The successful candidate will be capable of teaching widely across our Undergraduate Political Theory syllabus, including modules such as Introduction to Political Ideas (Part 1 core), and Political Thinking (Part 2 option). They will also be responsible for convening and delivering the specialist Part 3 module Feminism and Political Theory and may be aske...

The unique “University within a Park” setting of the University of Reading is an inspiring place to come to work.The University has a wide range of benefits for its employees including generous annual leave, a defined contribution pension and reward and recognition schemes.Be part of a team that is responsible for the management and maintenance of the grounds surrounding the halls of residence, academic teaching and research buildings and sports facilities but also cares for specimen trees, meadows, woodlands and lakeside environments.Be part of a team that is continually adapting maintenance techniques to boost biodiversity within its maintenance areas.This post is based at Whiteknights Campus but you also be required to work at Greenlands Campus 3 days a week.Please apply via the Jobtrai...

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and flexible Senior Plumbing & Heating Engineer to join the Campus Operations team, within Estates, offering a reactive maintenance service maintaining the plumbing and drainage systems, including ancillary equipment, in university owned propertiesYou will need the confidence and ability to carry out reactive and planned maintenance on the university’s plumbing, drainage and heating systems; investigating, fault finding and seeking solutions.You will be expected to manage and prioritise your own workload; updating the CAFM system and customers as required and carry out all work in a safe manner in accordance with university policies and procedures, safe systems of work, and current legislation.Our team operate a 36 hour working week and the succ...

The LEMONTREE https://research.reading.ac.uk/lemontree/ (Land Ecosystem Models based On New Theory, observations and Experiments) project has been developing new approaches, based on eco-evolutionary optimality (EEO) theory, for modelling vegetation processes. The post-holder will be responsible for running these EEO vegetation models (P++) using outputs from climate ensembles under current and future climate states, to quantify uncertainties in vegetation predictions reflecting the stochastic nature of the climate. They will also be responsible for testing model performance against site observations, and for running sensitivity tests to assess the influence of tunable parameters in the vegetation model on the simulations. The postholder will be based in Reading, and will be part of a team...

The Department of Meteorology in the University of Reading is a thriving community of over 200 academics and research scientists, and is a world leader in climate research. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and ambitious researcher to improve our understanding of melting of Antarctic ice sheets. Your role in this project is to build new modelling capability for melt lake processes on ice sheets and ice shelves, and to quantify the impacts of extreme weather events on surface melt and ice shelf stability. Physically-based mathematical model development and scientific analysis is crucial to the role, but atmospheric analysis is not and specific meteorological expertise is not a requirement.Position to start as soon as possible with funding to 31 Jan 2028 and with the possibility of a...

The University of Reading is seeking an excellent communicator to join our Quality Assurance and Policy team as a Senior Quality Officer within the Centre for Quality, Support and Development in the Student Experience and Education Directorate.You will be joining a friendly and welcoming team and will play a key role in supporting the management of the University’s academic standards and quality, with particular focus on the management of School based quality assurance and enhancement activities within teaching and learning.You will also manage a discreet project reviewing the communication, accessibility and clarity of our existing teaching and learning policies ensuring they are coherent and easy to understand for students.We are looking for someone who can work independently and in a te...

We seek a post-doctoral researcher to join the Environmental Science Research Division and work on developing and applying spatially explicit models to simulate the environmental impacts resulting from predicted changes in UK land use to support the FoodSEqual project.The post-doctoral researcher will be responsible for: - Developing, integrating, and testing spatial models that simulate the impact of changes to land use on soil carbon, water quality, and pollinator abundance - Using knowledge and initiative to interpret model outputs - Employing GIS and data visualisation skills to produce high quality maps, tables and figures - Contributing to the writing of papers for publication in leading academic journals and other relevant media - Documenting workflows and creating user guides to su...

We are seeking a motivated and skilled Postdoctoral Research Associate (PDRA) to join the Turbulence Evaluation in Complex Terrain using TEAMx project (https://www.teamx-programme.org/) at the University of Reading. The focus of this post is to evaluate the representation of turbulent processes in high-resolution simulations over the complex orography of the European Alps using new observations taken during the TEAMx observational campaign. The postholder will have the unique opportunity to participate in the observation campaign during Summer 2025.You will have: - Have (or shortly expect to obtain) a PhD in atmospheric science, statistics, or a closely related subject (eg. in physics or mathematics) or equivalent research experience. - Excellent numeracy and analytical skills. - Ability t...

Postdoctoral Research Assistant (15 months, 0.8FTE) in Communication History research projectWe are seeking a Postdoctoral Research Assistant (PDRA) starting 01/04/2025, fixed term until 30/06/2026, part-time (0.8FTE). This post is part of a 3 year research project “Between Voice and Silence: Communicative Norms in Diaries 1840-1990”, funded by the Leverhulme Trust (RPG-2023-098) and led by Prof Melani Schroeter (University of Reading) together with Prof Theo Jung (University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany). The project team includes a PDRA based at the University of Halle-Wittenberg, Dr Pia Schmueser. The successful candidate will collect text material from mostly unpublished English manuscript diaries in UK archives and library collections; analyse the material for references to communicat...

The Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Reading welcomes applications for a permanent Teaching and Research position in Sociology.We are seeking to appoint an exceptional individual with demonstrable potential to produce exciting, innovative, and methodologically rigorous research within Sociology and to deliver inspiring and engaging teaching.The successful candidate will have an innovative and ambitious research agenda in Sociology and will demonstrate the ability to produce high-quality research outputs capable of contributing to a strong REF (Research Excellence Framework) return. We welcome applications from candidates whose research expertise falls into a wide variety of areas including (but not limited to): migration, gender, race and ethnicity, social ...