Grade UE05: £29,588 to £33,951 per annum pro rata
CSE / School of Informatics
Part-time: 21 hours per week
Fixed-term: 48 months
The Opportunity:
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Informatics (QI CDT) is seeking a proactive administrator to support its students and activities. The programme is delivered by a consortium of five institutions working in partnership to train the next generation of Quantum research leaders. These institutions are the University of Edinburgh (lead), Heriot-Watt University, UCL, Oxford University, and the University of Strathclyde. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to join a large, dynamic team supporting five active CDTs and over 600 Postgraduate Research students in the School of Informatics.
This post is part-time (21 hours per week) and offered for 48 months initially.
Your skills and attributes for success:
* Significant experience working in a busy administrative office, ideally in a higher education (HE) environment, with proven ability to take initiative and proactively manage competing job demands.
* Strong communication and interpersonal skills and flexible attitude, and experience in customer service.
* Experience in interpreting, applying, and advising on complex institutional policies and procedures, preferably in the following areas: purchasing, expenses, student recruitment, and on-course student support.
* Experience in event management.
Experience in financial administration support.
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Application Information
Please ensure you 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, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total 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.
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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 to note
The closing date for applications is Thursday, 23 October 2025 .
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