Research and Department Secretary

at  University of Warwick

CLOSING DATE: WEDNESDAY 04 SEPTEMBER 2024 AT 11.55PM

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Location
University of Warwick Campus, Coventry
Department
Sociology
Position Type
Fixed Term, Full Time
Duration
Ending 30 September 2025
Salary
£25,138 to £28,759 per annum
About the Role
For informal enquiries, please contact Darani Anand (Departmental Administrator) at D.D.Anand@warwick.ac.uk.
Applications are invited for the post in the Department of Sociology at the University of Warwick. This is a full-time fixed-term contract to cover a secondment. The post fixed term until 30 September 2025.
We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.
About You
Working as part of a small administrative team the successful candidate will help to ensure the smooth and effective operation of systems and procedures which support the successful delivery of our Postgraduate Research courses.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and professional individual who is able to take a responsible and efficient approach to this role.
About the Department
Welcome to the Department of Sociology. We are one of the top Departments of Sociology, both nationally and globally. As you explore these pages we hope you will see that we are a thriving community of academic staff, research staff, students and support staff in a university with a global profile and reputation. As part of the Faculty of Social Sciences we work closely with colleagues in Politics and International Studies, Philosophy, Law and History in both our teaching and research.
We are a Department that is known nationally and internationally for its excellence in teaching and research. Over the past few years we have been able to appoint a wide range of new staff at all stages of their careers and this has allowed us to develop both our existing research strengths as well as to address new issues of relevance to the world around us.
All our academic staff have active and evolving research profiles and are involved in networks of academics such as the British Sociological Association, European Sociological Association, International Sociological Association and the American Sociological Association. A number are involved in editing some of the key journals in the discipline as well as in related disciplines.
The Department takes pride in being an integral part of Warwick’s unrivalled undergraduate education experience, both through our own programmes as well as in joint programmes with related disciplines. Since we were established in 1970 we have produced a large number of graduates, and our students have gone on to use their sociological training to develop a broad range of careers. We are also aware that apart from their careers our students have gone on to make important contributions to their communities.
We have a number of MA and MSc taught programmes that attract students who want to continue their sociological education beyond the undergraduate level. These programmes are being developed in new directions and we are also looking to develop some new programmes in the near future.
In addition we have a large community of PhD students who are supervised in their doctoral research within the Department. We place great importance on this aspect of our role and welcome students from all over the world to become part of our PhD programmes.
We also have a commitment to teaching and research that spans disciplinary boundaries. This aspect of our work is reflected in a number of joint undergraduate programmes we teach with related departments. More importantly many colleagues in the department work across disciplinary boundaries in their own research and teaching and this helps our students to experience both a sociological education as well as gain insights from other social science and humanities disciplines.
You will also notice that alongside its regular teaching programmes the department facilitates lively discussions of research through regular seminars, workshops and conferences. All academic staff are active in disseminating their research through academic conferences and networks as well as in impact related activities that are focused on addressing the relevance of our research to wider social and cultural questions.
For more information, please see here.
About the University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’*.

You’ll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.

• QS World University Rankings 2024

** Research Excellence Framework 2021
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