You will form an integral part of the School of Management’s Placements Team, taking responsibility for all aspects of undergraduate placement support. 

The team support students on courses with both 12 month placements, and 6-month placements. The role holder will be primarily supporting one of these courses alongside another team member. 

As part of the School of Management’s Placements Team based in our brand-new School of Management building, you will ensure that services are efficient, effective and adapt to changing circumstances. The role has daily line management from the School’s Placements Manager, and the wider team work together under the guidance of the Head of Placements, Projects and International Studies. You will also work closely with other Undergraduate Placements Officers, Placements Administrators, plus the Director of Studies who will guide on academic issues.

The role involves account-managing companies, identifying and developing new placement opportunities, managing students and employer recruitment processes, preparing students, designing and delivering a Professional Development Programme, developing common systems and standardised processes on best practice and ensuring that relevant country legislation, University regulations and procedures are adhered to.

This is a busy and varied role involving daily communication with academic and professional services staff, students, and current/potential employers. You will need to have excellent organisational skills, demonstrate a good use of initiative, and have the ability to multi-task and prioritise. Diplomacy, tact and cultural awareness are key to developing strong links that will provide placements in the UK and around the world.

More information about the School of Management, its undergraduate courses and placement schemes can be found here:

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Further information

For informal discussions about the role please contact Cait Kirkpatrick, Placements Manager – chk41@bath.ac.uk or Ben Smith, Head of Employability- bms23@bath.ac.uk

This role is offered on a part time (21.33 hours per week) fixed term basis with an expected end date of 31/01/2027.

What we can offer you:

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, so we 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 commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• 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

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits.

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Closing Date: 20 Apr 2025

Department: Management, Specialist and Administration

Salary: £30,805 to £37,174 pro rata per annum

This role will contribute directly to the vision of the People-Led Net Zero: accelerating the success of people-led solutions enabling the Net Zero transition. You will work as part of a research team within the centre to examine how algorithms and data analysis tools can support the transition to greener transportation solutions.

The ideal candidate:

• has completed (or submitted) a PhD in operational research and/or transportation
• has knowledge of optimisation algorithms, both exact and heuristic 
• have published (or have a manuscript under review) in an ABS3, ABS4, ABS4* journal (the ABS list can be found here )
• they are very proficient in at least one of these programming languages: C++/Java/Python

Further information

As a member of Research Staff at the 星空体育官网, you will be encouraged to take up a minimum of 10 days professional development pro rata per year"

A lower grade offer may be made (Grade 6) with comparable reduction in responsibilities and amendment in job title to Research Assistant, if a suitable applicant cannot be found to fill the Grade 7 position. Applicants will need to be within six months of their course completion date and will be promoted to Research Associate once their PhD has been awarded. 

This is a full-time role for a fixed-term period until October 2028.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Prof Maria Battarra mb2182@bath.ac.uk , Dr Meng Meng mm3042@bath.ac.u, Prof Vaggelis Giannikas eg615@bath.ac.uk. 

Interviews will take place week commencing 19 May 2025. 

What we can offer you

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, so we 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  commitment.

We are very proud to be an autism friendly university and are an accredited Disability Confident Leader; committed to building disability confidence and supporting disabled staff.

• 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

We are committed to continually expanding our benefits to better support you and enhance your experience with us. Find out more about our benefits.

Find out from our staff what makes the 星空体育官网 a great place to work. Follow us and on X for more information.

Closing Date: 20 Apr 2025

Department: Education & Research

Salary: £38,249 to £45,413