Vacancies

Current vacancies:

• Development Officer
• Team Coordinator

• To develop and sustain a range of communication tools and contacts for the Society, connecting us and our membership with key researchers and policy influencers internationally, extending our reach and impact.
• To undertake a wide range of investigative and research projects aimed at mapping the global higher education environment and identifying opportunities for the Society to contribute effectively in the global higher education discourse and development.
• To work with the Director, senior members of the SRHE team and senior colleagues in the Society in driving forward the Society’s future business plans and introducing, developing and delivering new initiatives and strategies, innovative programmes and wider forms of engagement aimed at connecting the Society directly within a global network of higher education research and researchers.

The Society for Research into Higher Education is a professional body working in Higher Education to support research and researchers interested in advancing higher education. We are an independent body and a registered educational charity.

This is a full time position, subject to the successful completion of a probationary period of six months.

• Full job description (PDF)

• Application form (Word Document)
• Equal Opportunities Form (Word Document)

Applications must be received by 12.00 noon on 16 June 2017 and should include the names and addresses of two referees who, unless clearly stated otherwise, may be contacted prior to the interview. Interviews will be held in late June/early July at the Society’s Offices in King’s Cross, London.

We thank in advance all candidates for applying and regret that we are unable to write separately to those who are not selected for interview.

The Society for Research into Higher Education is seeking a Team Coordinator to support the work of the Society and specifically to work collaboratively with the Executive team across all their varied activities. This work entails supporting a global community of individuals working in higher education, organising and running a wide range of conferences, seminars, workshops and events, journal and book publications and taking responsibility for the Society’s communications with its community and members.

This is a new role within a small professional team, working in a busy and varied environment, offering plenty of scope for initiative and innovation in providing administrative and logistical support of a very high standard. Good working knowledge of office management systems, as well as confidence and competence working with such systems, is essential, as is the capacity to work with all technology associated with presentations, events, and maintaining and updating websites and databases.

The Society for Research into Higher Education is a professional body working in Higher Education to support research and researchers interested in advancing higher education. We are an independent body and a registered educational charity.

This is a full time position, subject to the successful completion of a probationary period of six months.

• Full job description (PDF)

• Application form (Word Document)
• Equal Opportunities Form (Word Document)

Applications must be received by 12.00 noon on 16 June 2017 and should include the names and addresses of two referees who, unless clearly stated otherwise, may be contacted prior to the interview. Interviews will be held in late June/early July at the Society’s Offices in King’s Cross, London.

We thank in advance all candidates for applying and regret that we are unable to write separately to those who are not selected for interview.