Job Description

Salary

Salary will be 28,031 per annum pro rata subject to knowledge, skills and experience.

Contractual hours

21.9

Package

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme.

Job category/type

Admin, Professional, Managerial

Date posted

12/11/2025

Job reference

R79847

Research Division (supporting Faculty of Health and Life Sciences)

This part-time (0.6 FTE) post is available from 1st December 2025 on a fixed-term basis until 30th November 2026.

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working - some time on campus and some from home.

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

Summary of the role

The PGR Support Officer for the Professional Doctorates in Psychology contributes to the University of Exeter Doctoral College's mission to support world-class postgraduate researchers and enhance the PGR experience. Within the PGR Support Team, you help deliver high-quality support processes across all stages of the PGR lifecycle, from admissions and registration to induction, attendance monitoring, progression, and examination.

You work closely with academic colleagues, professional services, and students to ensure consistency, resilience, and excellence in administrative processes. Your role supports the operational implementation of University and Faculty priorities relating to the recruitment, retention, and development of high-quality PGRs. Through your organisational expertise, attention to detail, and excellent IT and customer service skills, you contribute to creating a high-quality experience for students, academics, and professional services staff alike.

We are currently seeking a highly skilled individual to join our PGR Support Team. The successful candidate will have recent relevant administrative experience, as well as excellent IT skills including proficiency in MS Office. They will contribute to delivering an exceptional level of customer service.

Please ensure you read the and Person Specification for full details of this role.

The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Benefits

We offer some fantastic benefits including:

39 days leave per year options for flexible working numerous discounts at leading retailers onsite gyms on all of our campus' and a cycle to work scheme sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England

Further information

Please contact Magdalena Katomeri, m.katomeri@exeter.ac.uk