Postgraduate Research (PGR) Student Administrator

Overview

Grade UE05: £29,588 to £33,951 per annum, pro rata if part time

Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine and Institute for Regeneration and Repair

Full Time: 35 hours per week

Fixed term: for 12 months, available immediately

The Opportunity

Your next step starts here. Be part of something bigger.

The University of Edinburgh is a world class organisation. We are a large organisation covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services we support the University's research and teaching activities, offering many career and role specialisms.

Your role

Your role will be to provide professional, effective and efficient administrative support to postgraduate research students within the context of university regulations and codes of practice. You will be the main point of contact for these students at all stages of the student life-cycle, integrating student management and administration into the structures and processes of Schools and the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM).

People have always been at the heart of our work. As part of the University, you are a part of our community. We are a place where everyone is welcome. We are looking for people with a passion for what they do. Working across Schools will provide you with an opportunity to acquire new skills which will enhance your career.

Benefits

• Working within one of the world's leading universities
• Interesting work
• Excellent benefits and support.
• Contributing to the work and purpose of the University

This role will work with both the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Medicine (RDSVS) and the Institute for Regeneration and Repair (IRR) within the College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine (CMVM). As such you will be based at more than one campus: Easter Bush and BioQuarter. This will be patterned in line with the schools you are working within.

This post is fixed-term (12 months) and is offered full-time, being onsite 80% of the time due to the student facing nature of the role. Part time with a significant amount of on-site working may be considered.

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How to apply

Please include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.

The University is unable to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. International applicants will therefore be unable to apply for and secure a Skilled Worker visa. They will only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.

Key dates

The closing date for applications is 27 March 2026.

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Interview dates to be confirmed.