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The Institute of Healthcare Engineering connects engineering and computing with health and clinical scientists across UCL and the UCL Hospitals to develop fundamental engineering tools and use them to develop translatable, healthcare engineering solutions to clinical problems. The IHE aligns with UCL goals of developing multidisciplinary teams of researchers to improve the lives of people globally and delivers a portfolio of activity spanning research, innovation, education / training, and knowledge exchange.
Engineering Sciences comprises ten academic Departments that undertake research and teaching across a wide range of disciplines. Our scientists and engineers take discoveries from fundamentals to practice, producing innovative technological solutions to challenging problems. It is a dynamic and growing Faculty, with a strong vision and desire to use our talents to ‘Change the world’. For more information see www.ucl.ac.uk/engineering
UCL Mechanical Engineering has been pioneering the development of engineering education, having taught the core discipline for over 165 years. UCL was home to the UK’s first ever Professor of the Mechanical Principles of Engineering, Eaton Hodgkinson, in 1847. It was also where Sir Alexander Blackie William Kennedy introduced organised laboratory practicals in university education training; a world-leading educational innovation at the time.
About the role
The role will have both inward and outward-facing responsibilities. A key aspect is administering the postgraduate research and training aspects of the programme. This includes the development and delivery of an exciting and diverse offer in digital health technologies, co-designed with project partners, as well as ensuring effective procedures are documented and adopted for dealing with all aspects including enquiries, applications, admissions, and progression.
The role will include management for all matters relating to the research, teaching and learning activities of students from enquiry to completion, incorporating organisation of Committees and processes relating to assessment, student and course records. It will also require ongoing and close collaboration with researchers and administrative staff at the Centre’s partner institution, Ulster University (UU).
This role reports jointly to the Centre Director and the Departmental Manager in UCL Mechanical Engineering, working closely with the Centre Management team for day-to-day duties and with the Department Teaching & Learning teams.
The post sits jointly in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (the home Department for the Centre Director) and the IHE (providing the cross-cutting multidisciplinary engineering, physical and health sciences connections across the University).
The post holder will provide a first point of contact for the Centre and will play a key role in its strategic development and operational delivery.
About you
The following are some of the essential requirements for this role:
- Educated to A level standard (including A-C in two subjects), or equivalent experience such as report-writing and interpreting data.
- Computer literate, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, email and internet.
- Report-writing skills.
- Good numeracy skills with the ability to present and interpret statistics
- Administration in Higher / Further Education, or a teaching and learning environment.
- Course / Programme administration, including dealing with student / customer enquiries.
This appointment is subject to UCL Terms and Conditions of Service for Research and Professional Services Staff. Please visit www.ucl.ac.uk/human-resources/conditions-service-research-teaching-and-professional-services-staff for more information.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details. Please also read the attached Candidate Guidance document. When completing your supporting statement, please tell us, using examples, how you meet the essential criteria listed in the job description. Applications will not be considered if you do not clearly address the criteria in the person specification.
What we offer
As well as the exciting opportunities this role presents, we also offer some great benefits, some of which are below: • 41 Days holiday (27 days annual leave • 8 bank holiday and 6 closure days) · Additional 5 days’ annual leave purchase scheme • Defined benefit career average revalued earnings pension scheme (CARE) · • Cycle to work scheme and season ticket loan • Relocation scheme for certain posts • On-site nursery • On-site gym • Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay • Employee assistance programme: Staff Support Service • Discounted medical insurance Visit https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/rewards-and-benefits to find out more.
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
As London’s Global University, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation, and we want our community to represent the diversity of the world’s talent. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where we all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in UCL’s workforce. These include people from ethnic minority backgrounds; disabled people; LGBTQI+ people; and for our Grade 9 and 10 roles, women.
