Job Description

Grade UE05: 29,588- 33,951 per annum pro rata

College of Science & Engineering, School of Informatics

Part Time: 24.5 hours per week

Fixed Term: Until April 2028

The Opportunity:

The School of Informatics is looking for one part time CDT Administrator to support the Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Designing Responsible Natural Language Processing (NLP), based at the University of Edinburgh. Please see our website here for more information on our training programme.


This is a part-time (24.5 hours per week, 0.7 FTE), and are open to consider requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.


This post is available from 27th April 2026 until 1st April 2028.

Your skills and attributes for success:

Trustworthy and reliable, with a genuine desire to support our students Accurate and meticulous with all tasks, simple or complex Able to prioritise and respond well during peak times of activity Excellent communication skills and a team player

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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, and a high performing Informatics Graduate School 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.


Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab)


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

15th January 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm GMT. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.


Interviews will be held early February.