Working here

Here at the University of Bedfordshire we're proud to recognise that our success as an access university is due to the personal contribution made by all our staff - whatever their role.

We are always looking for committed and talented people to join us. We offer a wide variety of employment opportunities across a range of academic and support functions within a friendly and diverse working environment.

Our community

The University of Bedfordshire has six campuses located in Luton, Bedford, Aylesbury and Milton Keynes. All our campuses offer close-knit and friendly environments where staff are encouraged to interact and work effectively together.

The University has undertaken a multi-million pound development with £180m invested in state-of-the-art facilities at our campuses between 2006 and 2013.

This investment includes new en-suite student halls, teaching and research facilities, campus centres and a superb Postgraduate and CPD Centre in Luton. Our newest campus at Milton Keynes, UCMK, opened in 2013. And there’s more to come, including a new teaching building at Bedford and seven-storey library in Luton.

Read more about our campuses

Our structure

The University has four academic faculties, each led by an Executive Dean, providing a wide range of academic teaching and research opportunities:

• University of Bedfordshire Business School
• Creative Arts, Technologies and Science
• Education and Sport
• Health and Social Sciences

The University also has many professional services departments providing a wealth of career opportunities including:

• Careers and Recruitment Services
• Centre for Learning Excellence
• Chaplaincy
• Facilities and Estates
• Finance
• Human Resources
• ICT
• Information Services
• International Office
• Knowledge Hub
• Learning Resources
• Marketing, Communications, Admissions and Recruitment
• Partnership Office
• Putteridge Bury Conference Centre
• Quality
• Registry 

Benefits of working at the University of Bedfordshire

We offer our staff a wide range of benefits which we hope will help you make the decision to join us. 

Training and Development

The University is committed to supporting staff training and personal development and aim to provide excellent opportunities to all staff.

Our Organisational Development and Employee Relations Team provide courses, which staff are encouraged to attend.

Pension

• For academic staff there is the Teachers’ Pension Scheme where the employer’s contribution is 14.1% and the employee’s contribution is variable depending on your salary. New employees who have been active members in the Universities Superannuation scheme (USS) in the 30 days prior to commencement at the University of Bedfordshire must continue their membership with the USS.

• For non-academic staff there is the Local Government Superannuation Scheme where the employer’s contribution is averaged at 20.2% and the employee’s contribution is variable depending on your salary.

Holidays

Annual leave entitlement is 25 days for non-academic staff and 35 days for academic staff pro rata per annum in addition to the 8 statutory bank holidays. Additional concessionary days may be offered at the discretion of the University.

Staff discount schemes

A wide range of discounts and other benefits are available to staff including gym memberships, eating out, beauty treatments to holidays, NUS Extra, computer supplies, sports massage and osteopathy.

We also offer staff:

• Cycle to work scheme
• Supportive sickness entitlement scheme
• Mentoring programmes
• Car parking
• Childcare vouchers
• Interest-free travel-to-work loan scheme