From £33,500 per annum plus benefits, subject to skills and experience
Student Recruitment Coordinator
Caroline Ransom
22/Nov/2026 23.59 GMT
This is a full-time, 12-month fixed term position on Crick terms and conditions of employment.
The Francis Crick Institute is Europe’s largest biomedical research institute under one roof. Our world-class scientists and staff collaborate on vital research to help prevent, diagnose and treat illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, infectious diseases and neurodegenerative conditions.
The Crick is a place for collaboration, innovation and exploration across many disciplines. A space where the brightest minds can pursue big and bold ideas and discover answers to crucial scientific questions. We support them in a dynamic environment which fosters excellence with state-of-the-art infrastructure, cutting-edge facilities, and a creative and curious culture. We’ve removed traditional boundaries of departments, divisions and disciplines and instead have an open approach that supports every researcher. This gives us the freedom to take risks and carry out high-quality, pioneering research. Creating a space for discovery without boundaries helps us to turn our science into benefits for human health and the economy.
The Francis Crick Institute’s Academic Training Team (ATT) forms part of the Crick’s People (Human Resource, HR) Directorate. The team is responsible for the management, development and operation of the Crick’s early career researcher training programmes, including the PhD, undergraduate student, and clinical fellow training programmes. It also oversees the appointment of visiting undergraduate, Master’s and PhD students and clinical fellows who are hosted in Crick laboratories for limited periods of time. The Institute has approximately 200 PhD students across 4 years of study, up to 40 doctoral and postdoctoral clinical fellows, up to 10 sandwich students spending 1 year at the Crick and up to 30 summer students during July and August each year.
As a Student Recruitment Coordinator, you will report to the Student Operations Lead and work as part of a collaborative team of seven colleagues across the student and clinical teams. Acting as a key point of contact for candidates, supervisors and colleagues across the Crick, you will provide a proactive, efficient and responsive administrative service, supporting the day-to-day delivery of the student recruitment programmes and working closely with the wider Academic Training Team (ATT), People Hub Team and Service Delivery Team.
The role will involve providing student administration support through Workday (our online employee resource platform), supporting recruitment activity across the summer, sandwich, PhD and clinical fellow programmes, coordinating the onboarding and induction of visiting students, and supporting the onboarding of Crick programme students and clinical fellows. This will include helping to prepare recruitment websites, systems and advertising materials, as well as coordinating interview logistics such as scheduling, travel and hotel arrangements, expense claims and offers.
You will also act as a first point of contact, responding to queries and escalating issues to other members of the ATT where appropriate. This role would suit someone looking for a development opportunity to build their experience and knowledge of HR recruitment processes, alongside postgraduate training and career development programmes.
Some of your main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
You will have:
· Experience of working effectively in a busy administrative environment.
Please see the full job description here
Everyone who works at the Crick has a valuable role to play in advancing the Crick’s mission and shaping our culture!
At the Francis Crick Institute, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential to driving innovation and scientific discovery. We are committed to creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to succeed, regardless of their background, identity, or personal circumstances. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all genders, ethnicities, abilities, and experiences.
We are a Disability Confident: Committed employer and want to ensure that everyone can apply and be part of our recruitment processes and so we'll make reasonable adjustments if you need them - just let us know when you apply. If you need assistance with applying (i.e., would like to apply by phone or post) please email: weronika.kucala@crick.ac.uk.
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What will you receive?
At the Francis Crick Institute, we value our team members and are proud to offer an extensive range of benefits to support their well-being and development:
We reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any given time due to the number of applications received.
The Crick is a distinctive biomedical research institute. We’re committed to advancing, promoting, and sharing understanding of human health and disease. We do that by attracting talented and ambitious people from all disciplines and backgrounds and giving them the support and freedom they need to succeed.
Inside the Crick, you’ll discover scientists working to stretch the very limits of what we know about how life works. Their research holds the key to answering fundamental questions about human health and disease. Our bold and innovative research projects bring together scientists and technicians from all disciplines in the pursuit of discovery without boundaries.
With the support of our partners, we’re bridging the gap between discovery and application to help change lives for the better. And through our dynamic structure, we’re able to develop the science leaders of tomorrow.
That’s our bold idea, tell us yours.
Cover image taken at the Crick by Thomas Angus, Imperial College London.
