Information Assistant

Join the School of Psychology at the University of Plymouth and play a key role in supporting teaching, research, and the student experience through high-quality digital and administrative support.

The Information Assistant will provide flexible administrative and digital support across teaching, research, and student-facing activities within the School of Psychology. Working under the direction of the Head of School, the role supports the systems and processes that underpin psychology teaching delivery, research laboratories, and student participation in experiments.

This is a varied and hands‑on role that combines administration, digital platform support, and coordination of teaching and research resources. You will help ensure staff and students receive an efficient, reliable, and student‑centred service while contributing to the smooth day‑to‑day running of the School.

• Provide administrative and digital support for teaching, research, and student-facing activities within the School.
• Support the setup, maintenance, and user management of digital research platforms and online systems.
• Maintain and update digital learning platforms used in teaching delivery, working with academic staff.
• Support the management of laboratory and teaching space access, bookings, and equipment procedures.
• Coordinate the issue and tracking of research materials, assessment resources, and experiment participant payments.

For this role, you will need to be on site 3 days a week. Although we can accommodate working from home for this role, flexibility to be on‑site will be expected due to business needs.

For an informal discussion to find out more about the role then please contact Jeremy Goslin: by email at .

We’re currently unable to sponsor this role under the Skilled Worker visa route. However, we welcome applicants who already have the right to work in the UK, including those on visa routes we can accept (e.g. Graduate visas).

We are looking for a proactive and organised individual who enjoys working with both people and digital systems. You will be comfortable managing a range of administrative tasks while supporting staff and students in a professional and approachable way.

• Strong organisational skills and attention to detail
• Confidence using IT systems and digital platforms
• Experience providing customer-focused administrative support
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage competing demands
• A collaborative approach to working with colleagues and students
• Willingness to learn new systems and develop specialist knowledge in teaching and research support
• Experience in an educational environment or supporting teaching or research activities would be advantageous, but is not essential.

For more information about the job and the person specification, please refer to the job description.

The Faculty of Health holds four Silver Athena Swan awards, which recognise our commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.

Please apply online, demonstrating how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training, skills and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

Following the closing date of the vacancy, you will be notified on the outcome of your application in due course.

A successful external candidate for this position would be employed by the University of Plymouth Services Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Plymouth. Employees of the University of Plymouth Services Limited work alongside the University of Plymouth colleagues in delivery of Plymouth’s strategic vision, and will adopt the University of Plymouth’s HR policies and procedures in full unless otherwise stated.

We have a wide range of staff benefits available to employees, depending on eligibility:

• Generous annual leave: 25 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays & Closure Days
• Generous pension scheme
• Cycle to Work & Electric Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Development opportunities
• Enhanced family leave
• Flexible working
• Retailer discounts
  
  On-site nursery

The University of Plymouth is an inclusive community where everyone is welcomed regardless of their background. To find out more about our inclusive community initiatives, such as Athena Swan and the Race Equality Charter.