5 Faculty jobs in the United Kingdom

The Role and the Department     

The technician will work flexibly across social science disciplines and departments within the faculty to support the day to day running of research, teaching and commercial laboratories. This full-time role will include a 50 percent allocation of time to the Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences, with the remaining time split between the Departments of Geography, Archaeology, Education and Anthropology as need dictates. It is anticipated that within the first year of the position that alongside 50 percent of time spent working in Sport and Exercise Sciences, allocated blocks of time will be spent within other faculty departments with training provided in discipline specific laboratories. Once initial developmental training has been completed the role will become more responsive to departmental needs, alongside 50 percent of time spent in Sport and Exercise Sciences.

Durham University has been a proud signatory of the Technician Commitment since 2019, and our Phase 2 Action Plan (2025-2027) was launched earlier this year. In line with the six pillars of activity within the action plan, the role holder's career development will be shaped and supported with an enhanced training package; this will be tailored to the needs of the faculty, but also the interests of the individual. More information on the action plan can be found on our Technician Commitment web pages: .

Further information about the role and the responsibilities is at the bottom of this job description.   

Working at Durham      

A competitive salary is only one part of the many fantastic benefits you will receive if you join the University: you will also receive access to the following fantastic benefits:   

• 27 Days annual leave per year in addition to 8 public holidays and 4 customary days per year - a total of 39 days per year.     

• No matter how you travel to work, we have you covered.  We have parking across campus, a cycle to work scheme which helps you to buy a bike and discount with local bus and train companies.  

• Lots of support for health and wellbeing including discounted membership for our state of the art sport and gym facilities and access to a 24-7 Employee Assistance Programme.  

• Family friendly policies, including maternity and adoption leave, which are among the most generous in the higher education sector (and likely above and beyond many employers).  

• There is a genuine commitment to developing our colleagues professionally and personally.  There is a comprehensive range of development courses, apprenticeships and access to qualifications and routes to develop your career in the University.  All staff have dedicated annual time to concentrate on their personal development opportunities.   

• The opportunity to take part in staff volunteering activities to make a difference in the local community.  

• Discounts are available via our benefits portal including; money off at supermarkets, high street retailers, IT products such as Apple, the cinema and days out at various attractions.   

• We offer generous pension schemes.   

About the role

The Faculty Executive Coordinator provides proactive and high-level executive support to the Dean/Deputy, Associate Deans and the Director of Administration, taking responsibility for designated areas of work and activities within the Faculty including support to research related activities, executive committees and overarching support for the delivery of our strategic goals. 

This is a senior and responsible position, which involves dealing with a wide range of matters, sometimes of a highly confidential nature and interaction with high profile internal and external visitors to the Faculty.  

The post holder must be able to work under their own direction, demonstrate a good use of initiative, have excellent organisational skills and be able to interpret and apply complex information, as well as work with creativity and innovation in a rapidly changing environment.

Additional information

This is a fixed-term, part-time position (21.9 hours, 0.6 FTE) expected to end on 31 March 2026.

For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Morgan Frost ( ) or Julie Fulepova ( ). 

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.

We're very proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. an accredited Disability Confident Leader ; autism friendly university , committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff . 

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:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• Generous annual leave allowance with an additional 5 discretionary days so that you can enjoy a positive work life balance
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace  
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

Find out more about our benefits and watch the video to hear from our staff about what makes the University of Bath a great place to work as well as following us X and LinkedIn .

Closing Date: 12 Aug 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £30,805 to £37,174

The Role and the Department

The Faculty of Social Sciences is one of Durham University's four Faculties, and is home to a diverse community of staff and students across eight academic departments and Schools: Anthropology, Archaeology, Education, Geography, Government and International Affairs, Law, Sociology and Sport and Exercise Sciences. The Faculty is also responsible for interdisciplinary programmes in Combined Social Sciences and Research Methods and is working towards developing a broader range of interdisciplinary programmes at postgraduate taught level. Our inclusive, creative, and innovative research environment provides our students with an inspiring learning experience and enables us to produce world-leading research within and across Departments, Research Centres and Institutes. The diverse nature of the activities that take place across the Faculty and the role of the Faculty Office in supporting the development and delivery of strategic objectives provides our staff with a stimulating and engaging work environment.

The Faculty of Social Sciences is looking to appoint 2fte Learning and Teaching Administrators that will be flexibly deployed across the 8 departments of the faculty to align with fluctuations in resource and student numbers. In the medium term, both of these posts will be deployed across the departments of Law and Sociology.

The Learning and Teaching Administrator is responsible primarily for supporting with a wide range of education related process and will be a crucial member of the team in supporting the annual cycle of delivery. You will work on areas such as student engagement monitoring, assessment related processes, timetabling and handle general student queries. You will work independently, taking a day to day decisions and using your experience and initiative to decide on appropriate courses of action and resolve problems. You will work flexibly to ensure the team functions effectively in meeting priorities, working in accordance with University and Departmental policies and procedures, demonstrating a commitment to customer service excellence.

Are you a determined administrator seeking your next challenge?

The Faculty Assistant provides a broad range of administrative support, including as course administrator for teaching on degree and other programmes. Providing assistance to assigned faculty whilst working closely with members of the administrative team, within and outside the department to provide a high-quality experience to students, faculty and staff.

Please note, during the probation period this role will require full on-site attendance. Thereafter, this role will be based on-campus 2 days per week. 

• Provide timely and accurate administrative support for all Degree Education and PhD courses offered by the department.
• Liaise with the Central Services team and Programme Offices to ensure efficient and accurate processing of grades, the administration of elective course examinations and all other elements of assessment.
• Coordinate all areas of course administration including organising room bookings, catering and events, organising of speakers, gifts, catering.
• Provide secretarial support for assigned faculty members and academic visitors utilising office systems and Microsoft Office.
• Diary Management, scheduling meetings and making travel arrangements for faculty members and visitors.
• Responsible for organising events, such as the annual Recruitment and Research Seminars as well as providing administrative support for Academic conferences.
• Liaise across the School to ensure the smooth delivery of activities, enabling an excellent student and stakeholder experien ce.

• A confident IT user, competent in use of databases, spreadsheets, as well as Microsoft Excel, Word, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills.
• Commitment to providing an outstanding level of customer service.
• Exceptional attention to detail and excellent time management skills.
• Skilled in handling a busy workload, prioritising multiple deadlines, and demonstrating a proven ability to use initiative.
• Proven ability to have successful interactions with individuals at all levels: experience of working with senior executives, support staff, as well as working within a team.

• Generous annual leave of 27 days plus extra between Christmas and New Year
li>Generous pension package, 14.5% employer contribution (in return for employee enrolment and contribution)
• Free onsite gym and swimming pool
• Amazing range of professional development to support your career path
• Enhanced cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing offering to support your physical, mental and financial health
• Up to 5 days paid emergency leave for staff who have caring responsibilities for a family member, dependent or friend who is ill.