Call for applications: WRDTP Deputy Directors of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion and Training & Development
The White Rose Doctoral Training Partnership is seeking to recruit Deputy Directors in the following areas:
WRDTP Deputy Directors are responsible for the following:
Deputy Director Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)
The WRDTP Deputy Director (EDI) is responsible for providing strategic oversight of our EDI strategy, and ensuring that EDI best practice is embedded across all areas of WRDTP activity. The role of Deputy Director (EDI) will be taken up by an academic colleague with:
- experience of involvement in strategic initiatives to realise positive EDI outcomes.
- relevant experience of successful academic leadership.
- relevant experience of successful cross-organisational working, operating across departments, faculties or institutions to realise common objectives.
- experience of working with external stakeholders.
- in-depth understanding of the EDI agenda, particularly in relation to postgraduate research.
- understanding of the wider research funding and sectoral landscape.
Deputy Director Training and Development
The WRDTP Deputy Director (Training and Development) is responsible for ensuring that the WRDTP’s training offer is aligned to the training and development needs of students, and for providing strategic leadership in relation to PGR professional development. The role of Deputy Director (Training and Development) will be taken up by an academic colleague with:
- experience of the organisation and delivery of high-quality PGR training and development.
- relevant experience of successful academic leadership.
- relevant experience of successful cross-organisational working, operating across departments, faculties or institutions to realise common objectives.
- experience of working with external stakeholders.
- in-depth understanding of the PGR professional development agenda.
- understanding of the wider research funding and sectoral landscape.
The Deputy Director roles have an indicative workload of 0.3fte, and an expected term duration of 3 years. The workload allocation is to provide post-holders and line managers with a realistic sense of the time that is required to undertake the role. Please note that the post is not remunerated, and does not come with ‘buy-out’ funding. All seven partner institutions, via the WRDTP Management Group, have committed to ensuring the in-kind resources necessary (i.e. colleagues’ time) to enable colleagues to participate in the governance and delivery of the WRDTP.
These posts have a start date of 1 December 2026 (or as soon as possible thereafter). These posts will be held by colleagues in an accredited department from one of our seven partner universities.
These posts are being advertised across our 7 partner institutions, including the University of Bradford, University of Hull, University of Leeds, Manchester Metropolitan University, Sheffield Hallam University, University of Sheffield and the University of York. When making an appointment, attention will be paid to the overall composition of the Senior Leadership team to ensure equitable and distributed representation of our partner universities.
To apply for one of these posts, please submit a short CV and a 1 page expression of interest outlining the skills, relevant experience and attributes you would bring to the role and how they would enable you to deliver in the areas of responsibility outlined in the job description. You should also confirm that the 0.3 FTE buyout has been agreed by your Head of Department/School.
The deadline for applications is midday on Wednesday 4 November 2026. Interviews will be held in person on Monday 16th November 2026.
Applications should be sent to training@wrdtp.ac.uk. If you would like to discuss this role informally, you are welcome to contact Professor Hannah Lambie-Mumford, White Rose DTP Director, h.lambie-mumford@sheffield.ac.uk.
