CBL Group Administrator (Fixed Term)
Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy
Date: 3 weeks ago
City: Cambridge
Contract type: Full time
We seek an energetic and enthusiastic individual to act as Group Administrator to the Computational and Biological Learning Group (CBL). CBL is housed within the Information Engineering Division at the Department's site in Central Cambridge. This friendly and dynamic group of around 70 researchers aims to understand how the brain works and to develop artificial learning systems (https://www.cbl-cambridge.org/).
You will provide general support to students, researchers and visitors as well as supporting the senior staff and the Head of the Group. You will be responsible for the monitoring of group finances, including grants held by the senior staff, and also support the wider Division by working on grant costings using the University's Worktribe costing tool.
You will be joining a friendly team of six other administrators in the Division and so the ability to work as part of a team and build rapport with colleagues, academics and students is essential. To achieve this, you will require excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide leadership when necessary.
In addition to this, the successful candidate will be educated to at least A level standard with good IT skills and experience of financial management. You should have excellent administrative skills with close attention to detail and you will possess the ability to manage and prioritise a diverse range of activities. The ability to understand, interpret, manage and design administrative processes, ideally with specific knowledge of University administrative processes, would be advantageous.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 22 October 2025. If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering ([email protected], (0)1223 332615).
Please quote reference NM47466 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
You will provide general support to students, researchers and visitors as well as supporting the senior staff and the Head of the Group. You will be responsible for the monitoring of group finances, including grants held by the senior staff, and also support the wider Division by working on grant costings using the University's Worktribe costing tool.
You will be joining a friendly team of six other administrators in the Division and so the ability to work as part of a team and build rapport with colleagues, academics and students is essential. To achieve this, you will require excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to provide leadership when necessary.
In addition to this, the successful candidate will be educated to at least A level standard with good IT skills and experience of financial management. You should have excellent administrative skills with close attention to detail and you will possess the ability to manage and prioritise a diverse range of activities. The ability to understand, interpret, manage and design administrative processes, ideally with specific knowledge of University administrative processes, would be advantageous.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available for 2 years in the first instance.
Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 22 October 2025. If you have any questions about this vacancy or the application process, please contact the HR Office at the Department of Engineering ([email protected], (0)1223 332615).
Please quote reference NM47466 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
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