postdoctoral research associate

lecturer

postdoctoral researcher

research technician

administrator

University-of-Dundee

Organise work before hand for the four fitters. This involved planned maintenance & reactive repair work. Dealing with work lines where any university employee or student phones in with complaints such as lack of heat in room. Ensue manager is kept up to date with any problems during the working day.  Dealing with any requests from manager and projects regards future work. Ensure manager & project team are made aware of plant condition and time for replacement. Compile all risk assessments and method statements required for work to be carried out.  Prepare & arrange for insurance inspector to inspect all equipment under pressure regulations. Order all spares required for reactive and planned maintenance work. 
This is only a short description of the daily work.

Having been working as a tutor helped me to learn about the academia. First of all, I learned what it means to work in the academic staff that requires discipline and responsibility. On the other hand, I saw that working as a tutor is also brings a lot of fun with being in contact with students on a daily basis. At the beginning, I began to learn how to prepare the course content, how to present the lecture and how to start debates in seminar session which I received useful advises from the module leaders. Furthermore, I worked with other tutors in a structured way which increased my confidence in the business environment. I think the most difficult part of the job is to familiarize students to the course and get their attention who do not seem to enjoy the course whereas the most enjoyable part of the job is to having debates and presentations in seminar session which the students begin to make critical thinking and productive discussions.

Started out a good place to work years ago, however change of management and attitudes towards lower paid members of staff has made it an absolute nightmare in recent years. 
Local school management carry out poorly organised organisational changes whenever they want. These are constantly looming over your head, and then dragged out for years so you are constantly stressed about whether or not you will be kept on, or made redundant. Plus they are happy to tear up your contract and downgrade your pay whenever they see it suits them. 
University management also think nothing of lower paid workers and their long-term futures, destroying pension schemes and removing any other benefits.
If you do decide to work at the University of Dundee... Good luck... and join a campus union ASAP, you will need it!

Have to be efficient and very proactive on a daily basis to the demands of our customer. I have to work between several Laboratories and wash-up facility. I work under strict guidelines regarding the transport,Autoclave and Sterilize of Laboratory Equipment and chemicals and adhere to strict standard operating procedures. The job can be physically demanding on a day to day basis, my personal  strengths and  ability to work accurately, calmly and productively under pressure help me to adapt and transfer my skills with confidence and have excellent attention to detail. I have a great deal of  interaction with my co - workers and various colleagues within the college of life science on a daily basis.I enjoy working as part of the team,an element of my previous posts and am supportive of fellow staff members.

A typical day in the lab would involve: logging in of samples received the previous day. Testing of the equipment to ensure everything is working as it should. Sample preparation and analysis. Assist toxicologists and students with research projects. General housekeeping.

I learned how to enhance the skills I developed at university in analytical chemistry.

Management are excellent to work with a fully understand the needs of their employees. I was also granted the opportunity to undertake a Masters degree funded by the department.

The most rewarding part of the job was being involved in forensic case work. The most difficult was dealing with cadavers in the mortuary.

Provide support to the PHD administrator manager in the organisation of the PHD programme and all related administration.

Scheduling meetings, both internal and external, organising travel arrangements

Distributing relevant documentation to supervisors and PHD students

Scheduling interviews for recruitment of PHD students by arranging Skype interviews and on-site interviews

Process expense claim forms, collate paperwork

Copy/audio typing using MS Word, maintaining filing systems, photocopying and general office duties

Organising Postgraduate paperwork for admission

Scheduling over 32 Supervisor groups with over 150 PhD students

The team can be great. The management is a bit messed up. The university Is your employer but you line manager is first port of call who tend to think they own the university and you. They are dictated by their line managers so despite your employers (uni of dundee) rules your line manager makes it up as they go along. It also is favuoratism.  This is seen in many departments.  
Great in the sense of security of a job but management structure seems to be up to eat individual and they make it up as they go along. :/

As a PhD researcher, I thoroughly enjoyed my time at the University of Dundee.  Dundee is a world-class institute with outstanding researchers, only recruiting the best.  I'm proud to put Dundee on my C.V.  Not only that, but despite the prestige of the College; the atmosphere is engaged, relaxed/focused and friendly.  The town has many attractions also and is a cultural hub.

It was really exciting when I had to teach investment appraisals ( level 200 students). I made the mode of teaching so simple and the students really loved it. They are always excited and thankful at the end of the semester. Dundee University has a great team to work with. The most enjoyable part of the exercise was my interactions with students. They make teaching fun and fulfilling.

There is a notable difference in workplace culture between the schools and internal departments. In my experiences, the more remote areas have the best sense of community, like DJCAD and Ninewells Campus. The latter in particular had so many lovely people in all levels working there, and were often more supportive and understanding of mental health issues than those working within the main university campus.

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