Senior Administrator - Durham, United Kingdom - Durham University

Durham University

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Senior Administrator

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Department of Anthropology

Grade 6:

£31,411 per annum (Pro Rata)

Fixed Term - Part Time

Contract Duration: 12 months

Contracted Hours per Week: 21

Closing Date: 01-May-2023, 5:59:00 PM

Disclosure and Barring Service Requirement:
Not Applicable.

The University
At Durham University we are proud of our people.

A globally outstanding centre of educational excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other.

Across the University we have a huge variety of roles and career opportunities, which together make us a large and successful community, which is a key hub of activity within our region and nationally.

Whether you are at the very start, middle or end of your career, there is a role for you. We believe everyone has their own unique skills to offer. We would be thrilled if you would consider joining our thriving University. Further information about the University can be found here

The Role and the Department

Durham Anthropology is one of the very best in the UK with an outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our students being 23rd in the QS World Rankings, tenth in the Complete University Guide, and one of the UK's top five anthropology departments for graduate prospects.

The Department of Anthropology has a vibrant research culture with many visitors, seminars, global conferences and workshops, and is set to grow significantly over the next ten years.

Our undergraduate and graduate degree programmes have very high-quality students.

Each year, we welcome over 100 undergraduate students onto our single honours programmes and ~30 students onto our joint honours degrees with the Department of Archaeology and the Department of Sociology.

Our postgraduate taught degrees attract ~50 students from around the world each year, and we have a postgraduate research student community of ~75, again with substantial international representation.

We aim to provide a supportive and friendly environment with a strong sense of community.

Currently there are more than 30 permanent members of academic staff, conducting world class excellent research in Evolutionary Anthropology, Social Anthropology and the Anthropology of Health.

The Department of Anthropology is located in the Dawson building and houses the Bilsborough Lab for palaeoanthropological and morphometric research, the Physical Activity Lab, the Infancy & Sleep Centre, and the Biological, Ecology and Physiology Lab.

The Department also supports the Anthropology Field Station based in the Soutpansberg Mountains of South Africa.

Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre

The Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre (DISC) is a research centre of the Department of Anthropology & Faculty of Social Sciences.

It is the home for a group of researchers examining various aspects of infant and child sleep and parenting behaviour.

Our work with more than 5,000 parents and babies during the last 20+ years has substantially increased parents' understanding of babies' sleep, how best to care for babies during the night, and how best to keep them safe when asleep.

DISC houses the Baby Sleep Information Source (Basis) which provides research-based information for parents and practitioners.

The Role

Applications are invited for a 0.6FTE Project Manager to deliver implementation and evaluation of the Northumberland SUDI Project, which builds upon a similar project conducted in County Durham.

The project involves piloting a co-produced multi-agency approach to reducing Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) among vulnerable families in Northumberland.

Working with managers and frontline workers providing local authority services the post-holder will help to deliver online training packages to the workforce, support trainees in their learning, and support managers implementation.

The project is co-led by Professor Helen Ball (Anthropology, Durham University), Mr Jon Lawlor (Public Health, Northumberland County Council) and Ms Carla Anderson (Public Health Midwife Northumberland NHS Foundation Trust).

This position holder will work alongside the existing team at the Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre.

The successful applicant will be expected to undertake project management, evaluation and partner liaison activities under the supervision of Professor Ball.

This post is 0.6 FTE and fixed term - the project is time limited due to funding and will complete end of April / early May 2024.

Working at Durham
A competitive salary is only one part of the many fantastic benefits you will receive if you join the University: you will also receive access to the following fantastic benefits:

27 Days annual leave per year in addition to 8 public holidays and 4 customary days per year
total of 39 days per year.
No matter how you travel to work, we have you covered. We have