Information for applicants

In completing your application please provide supporting information, outlining any experience, skills and knowledge relevant to the post for which you are applying. It is important that you illustrate (using examples) how you meet the essential and, where possible, desirable criteria on the Person Specification and include your reason for applying for the post. Please note that in order to be considered for academic vacancies, it is essential that you upload a CV and supporting letter in the CV upload section.

All these steps may not appear, depending on which post you apply for (e.g. academic or professional service roles).

Please enter the information as required. If you are unable to provide us with an email address then we will contact you via your preferred telephone number. If you have previously applied for a position via our online application most of your details will be saved in our system. You are free to update these where required. 

Equality and Diversity information will remain confidential and will only be used for monitoring and statistical purposes. 

Please enter the details of all the schools, colleges, universities and/or other places of study that you have attended for education and training purposes.

For academic or research posts you may upload documents such as a list of publications, unpublished research and grants.

Please input all the exams you have taken from GCSE or equivalent upwards and the grades you were awarded, including fails and resits. For non-UK qualifications please give the original results, not the UK equivalents. To add qualifications, please choose the appropriate level and click 'Add'. The order that you enter your qualifications is not important, but you must ensure that you detail all of the exams you have sat and the grades you were awarded. For any qualifications you have yet to complete, please enter them here along with your expected result(s).

If your specific qualification is not listed as an option, please use 'Other' option in 'Qualification Level'. The 'Subject' field will then allow you to provide us with more information relating to your qualification and result.

Please give full details of any relevant courses you have attended. 

Please give full details of significant employment. Indicate whether the work was full-time, part-time, vacation work or an industrial placement. Please provide details of company or companies you have previously worked for, your specific responsibilities, experience and knowledge gained.

If you have previously worked for a company overseas, it may be difficult for recruiting managers to know what type of organisation it is. Therefore, please detail the size of the organisation, the industry and any other information that you may feel is relevant.

For non-academic positions please give the names, e-mail/contact details of two referees of whom at least one must have direct knowledge of your past work and/or be your line manager. Please ensure that you include your current employer or, if you are not currently working, your last employer.

For academic positions these two referees two must have direct knowledge of your professional work and one of whom should be your current or most recent professional/discipline lead/line manager.

These questions will be used to further assess your application, please answer as fully and as honestly as you are able. Click on the link to answer each question.
Please provide supporting information, outlining any experience, skills and knowledge relevant to the post for which you are applying. It is important that you illustrate (using examples) how you meet the essential and, where possible, desirable criteria on the Person Specification and include your reason for applying for the post. This can also include experience outside work (maximum 4000 characters).

This is your opportunity to demonstrate your suitability for the post. Remember that the panel will be using the information in your application to shortlist candidates for interview.

'Please answer these questions, which include Right to Work, Disability Confident, and Armed Forces Covenant.

Please check through your application ensuring all necessary sections are completed. All sections must be ticked before the Apply button will appear.
Until your application has been fully completed and submitted, it cannot be considered as part of the selection process.

If you experience any problems during your application process or if you have any comments that you would like to be addressed please contact the Human Resources and Organisational Development Department by email: hr.recruitment@canterbury.ac.uk and we will endeavour to respond to your query as soon as possible.

Thank you for your interest in working at Canterbury Christ Church University.