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University of Strathclyde

Profile & key facts

Founded: 1796

Head Office: McCance Building 16 Richmond Street, Glasgow, G1 1XQ

Number of Staff: 3643

Average age of staff: 44

Male/Female Ratio: F: 50.32% and M: 49.68%

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FAQs

What Benefits do you offer?

We offer a wide range of fantastic benefits to our staff members. These include a competitive salary package, generous annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities, pension scheme, discounted membership to our sports centre and access to a nursery on site. For further information, please read our benefits section on our webpages.

Are you a family friendly employer?

The University has a variety of policies in place, to support our working parents, and recognise the importance of work/life balance. In addition to our generous maternity and shared parental leave benefits, we have various policies such as Family-Friendly research leave for our academics and a family-friendly mentoring scheme. For further information, please read our benefits and equality and diversity sections on our webpages.

How do I apply for a vacancy?

To apply for a vacancy please go to our Strathclyde University recruitment webpages where you will find a search and apply section. Our vacancies are advertised online here and applications should be made using this online system, where you can upload your CV and other supporting documents. You will also find information on the application process on our webpages and contact information if you require assistance with your application.

What Learning and Development Opportunities are available?

We understand that development and career progression is a vital component that not only leads to increased job satisfaction in our employees but that is crucial to the ongoing success of the University. We encourage development at every level, for every member of staff. Our Organisational Staff Development Unit (OSDU) offer a range of courses, seminars, workshops and lectures covering a variety of different areas such as leadership, project management, personal effectiveness and organisational skills. As well as this, we support our employees taking part in University-wide projects and activities to develop their skills and professional networks.

How does the university support equality and diversity?

The University of Strathclyde is committed to achieving and promoting equality of opportunity in its working environments, and to ensuring these environments support positive relations between people, and a culture of respect. As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students and are committed to encouraging everyone to realise their full potential. The University of Strathclyde currently holds a Bronze institutional Athena SWAN award which recognises the Universities commitment to gender equality in higher education. We welcome and value the diverse workforce we create, understanding that this workforce drives the university forward and is one of the reasons we are such a successful higher education facility.

What are the University of Strathclyde Values?

The University of Strathclyde is a place of useful learning where we're recognised as being: * People-oriented - committed to our staff and students, providing opportunities and investing in their development. * Bold - confident and challenging about what we do, and supportive of appropriate and managed risk in our decision-making. * Innovative - focused on discovering and applying knowledge with impact, and encouraging creative thinking and new ideas. * Collaborative - working together, internally and externally, with integrity and in an open, respectful way. * Ambitious - for our institution, staff and students as well as supporting the ambitions of our partners. We endeavour to out these values into practice. To find out more about how we make our values real, please visit our values page on our Website.

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