Job Description

Salary Grade 7 (£37,099 – £44,263 p.a. depending on experience)

This role will be based on the university campus, with scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner.  We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements. 

Are you an enthusiastic and experienced endpoint engineer looking for an opportunity to play a key role supporting and transforming end user infrastructure services for a leading UK university? Do you enjoy working through complex IT solutions? Are you passionate about IT and customer service? Do you have experience of introducing new technologies, developing operational processes, providing expert advice and guidance?

As Senior Endpoint Systems Engineer, you will play a leading role in ensuring that our Windows, Mac and Linux end user devices are stable, secure and configured to meet the requirements of the business. You will be a key contributor in driving forward development and implementation of process and policy standards, service offerings and projects impacting across the University. You will also take a leading role in the development of solutions for complex issues and problems.

As a senior member of the team, you will be responsible for overseeing developments that support our business IT strategy, by delivering new and improved solutions to modernise our end user environments, enhance security, and improve user experience. You will utilise your substantial skills and experience in end user device support and management to improve our services and processes, ensuring they align to industry best practice, IT standards and regulatory compliance.

This is a hands-on technical role, with a focus on developing, implementing and maintaining modern device management technologies such as Microsoft Intune and Endpoint Configuration Manager, Jamf Pro and Azure Virtual Desktop. This will include responsibilities for improving endpoint governance and security controls. You will also provide subject matter expertise in areas relating to endpoint devices, and support and training to colleagues. 

If you thrive working in a complex and varied environment this is an exciting opportunity for you to make a real difference in a world class organisation.

What we offer in return

•    26 days holiday plus 16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s over 40 days a year!

•    Generous pension scheme options plus life assurance

•    Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.

•    Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.

•    Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more!  

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Douglas Frame, Client Services Manager

Email: D.S.Frame@leeds.ac.uk 

The University community is made up of a wide range of people with diverse backgrounds and circumstances, which we value and regard as a great asset. As part of our continued commitment to equality and inclusion, we strive to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential and have a real opportunity to participate in and contribute to our activities.

Lecturer in Nutritional Behaviour

Job Description

Do you have a proven ability to carry out teaching and research in nutritional science and the influence of food on behaviour, mental health and cognition? 

The School of Food Science and Nutrition is the oldest such university department in the UK, and is continuing to grow its staff numbers, expanding its academic capability in nutritional science, with the aim of providing mechanistic evidence of the role of food components and diets on health and well-being. We are seeking to appoint a lecturer in the area of diet and nutrition influencing behaviour, mental health and cognition to deliver excellent research and inspirational teaching and supervision, and invite applications from outstanding academics of high potential who are able to demonstrate a growing track record in research, student education and academic leadership. 

As a Lecturer, you will carry out research and teaching and contribute to academic leadership in the field of nutrition and behaviour with an emphasis on understanding the interplay between food and mental well-being as well as the impact of food components on cognition. You will develop collaborative research with members of the Nutritional Sciences and Epidemiology research group and other groups in the school, University and nationally and internationally to propose evidence-based solutions for improving health.

With a vision and drive to develop a prestigious internationally competitive research portfolio as well as a passion for undertaking research-led teaching you will make a significant impact to the performance, stature and profile of research and student education at the University of Leeds.  You will have a PhD in a relevant field, and a proven record of both research outputs and teaching in a university environment.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Dr Lisa Marshall, Interim Head of the School of Food Science and Nutrition

Email: L.J.Marshall@leeds.ac.uk

Dr Christine Bosch, Associate Professor in Nutrition

Email: C.Bosch@leeds.ac.uk

The University community is made up of a wide range of people with diverse backgrounds and circumstances, which we value and regard as a great asset. As part of our continued commitment to equality and inclusion, we strive to create an environment where everyone can reach their full potential and have a real opportunity to participate in and contribute to our activities.