Welcome to the University of Sunderland Careers Page.
Now a global business with a presence in around 15 countries worldwide, the University is a different organisation compared to five years ago. Our Vision is to be recognised as one of the new generation of great civic universities - innovative, accessible, inspirational and outward looking; with global influence and remarkable local impact.
We are proud that we are an employer of choice and have been recognised in a variety of surveys and awards:
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In our most recent staff survey 90% of our staff were proud to work for the University and 92% agreed that it was a good place to work.
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We have been named as one of the best universities to work at in the UK, scoring highly in several categories of the Times Higher Education's 2014 THE Best University Workplace survey.
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We are recognised as an Investor in People and were recently awarded Silver Standard in 2015
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We have been awarded an Athena SWAN Bronze Award.
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We have made commitments to employ, keep and develop the abilites of disabled staff and are a Disability Confident employer.
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We are fully committed to supporting and developing our research staff and adheres to the seven key principles of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers. more infomration more , more info
All these awards are underpinned by our People Strategy "Excellence through our People". Director of Human Resources, Andrea Walters says: “The ‘Excellence through our People’ strategy focuses on matters that should ensure the University is an organisation people want to work for and a place where staff contributions are both important and valued.
We are an innovative forward-thinking University with high standards of teaching, research and support that sits at the heart of one of the UK's most up and coming cities. We have strong links with industry and businesses and work closely with some of the worlds leading companies.
The University of Sunderland currently employs approximately 1,500 members of staff and offers life changing opportunities to approximately 18,000 students.
If you would like to work in a multi-faceted and dynamic organisation please take a look around this website and at the vacancies available.
If you can't find a vacancy at the moment use our email service to be alerted to vacancies in the future.