As a great place to work, we strive to attract, hire, and retain top talent and provide a wide range of appealing benefits to acknowledge our outstanding staff contributions, including financial rewards, family-friendly benefits, flexible work options, wellbeing support and career development opportunities.
We understand that each staff member has unique priorities and lifestyles, so our diverse benefits are designed to suit everyone.
Financial rewards
We offer progressive financial rewards to recognise and reward your valuable contributions.
- Pay: Competitive salaries with increments awarded annually until the top guaranteed point is reached. Opportunities to receive additional reward in relation to your contribution for exceptional performance
- Pension: Attractive schemes depending on your grade, with university contributions of 14.5% for USS and 22.1% for LGPS
- Relocation: Move hassle-free! Get reimbursement of removals and resettlement expenses when relocating from afar
Work-life balance
We are committed to promoting and improving a healthy work-life balance for all employees.
- Annual Leaves: Generous entitlement of 27 days (Grade 5 and below) or 31 days (Grade 6 and above), in addition to 11 public holidays and University closure days
- Additional annual leave purchase: Option to request purchase of 2 working weeks’ additional annual leave per year
- Flexible and agile working options: The University provides flexible work arrangements. You can request options that fits you and your role, such as hybrid, part-time, compressed hours, term-time, adjusted shifts, staggered hours. These requests can be made from the first day of your employment
- Career Break: You can request a period of unpaid leave up to 12 months for personal reasons and subsequently return to your role
Family-friendly benefits
We value family life and provide a wide range of family-friendly benefits to support our employees.
- Maternity: Generous maternity leave scheme with benefits over and above the statutory requirements
- Paternity/Maternity Support: Generous leave scheme for any employee who is the partner of an expectant parent, adopter, or surrogate parent, with benefits exceeding the statutory requirements for qualifying staff
- Adoption: Generous adoption leave scheme with benefits over and above the statutory requirements for qualifying staff
- Shared Parental Leave: Generous shared parental leave scheme with benefits over and above the statutory leave and pay
- Parental Leave for qualifying staff
- Carers Leave and Support: Range of support options for carers including flexible working, ordinary parental leave, homeworking, paid carer’s leave
- Family Friendly Research & Scholarship Leave: Relief from teaching duties to allow focus on research and scholarship work. This supports qualifying Academic and Teaching Staff who are parents returning from maternity, adoption, or shared parental leave
- On-campus nursery: Run by Childcare Scotland, which provides high quality childcare for children from 3 months to pre-school at competitive rates. You will have peace of mind knowing that you are close at hand if required
- See our family-friendly policies and procedures for more details
Career development
As a ‘place of useful learning’ we value personal development and provide an excellent place to work and learn. This includes:
- Professional Development: Diverse range of career focused courses offered through our Organisation and Staff Development Unit (OSDU) and other training providers
- Subsidised Courses: Reduced or remitted fees for various vocational and non-vocational courses
- Coaching and Mentoring: Unlock your full potential and enhance your professional growth by taking advantage of our coaching and mentoring benefits
- Leadership Development: Enhance your skills and lead confidently with our range of bespoke courses
- Secondment opportunities: Invest in opportunities to broaden your skills, embrace new challenges, and enhance your professional journey
- University Library: From cutting-edge research materials to cosy study spaces, make the most of these fantastic resources
Health & wellbeing
We truly value the health and happiness of our staff. Our constant goal is to build a positive culture that fosters wellbeing and helps staff thrive.
- Strathclyde Sport: Enjoy lower membership rates at the University's Centre for Sport and Recreation
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Counselling support to cope with life’s difficulties and challenges. Prioritize wellbeing!
- Occupational Health Service: Get support for work health, fitness advice, and effective health management
- Cycle to Work: Take advantage of tax and National Insurance savings on the purchase of a bike, while keeping fit and contributing to a greener economy
- OVO Bikes: Discounted annual membership to the city bike hire scheme. Enjoy unlimited free rides for up to 60 minutes per ride in Glasgow!
Recognition awards
The University has various occasions to acknowledge and celebrate the incredible accomplishments of our staff.
- Long-Service Awards: Special recognition and reward to colleagues celebrating long service at Strathclyde
- The Strathclyde Medals: Recognise extraordinary contribution our staff to the University values in their work, relationships, and achievements
Our values
The University of Strathclyde is a place of useful learning where we're recognised as being:
- People-oriented: committed to our staff and students, providing opportunities and investing in their development
- Bold: confident and challenging about what we do, and supportive of appropriate and managed risk in our decision-making
- Innovative: focused on discovering and applying knowledge with impact, and encouraging creative thinking and new ideas
- Collaborative: working together, internally and externally, with integrity and in an open, respectful way
- Ambitious: for our institution, staff and students as well as supporting the ambitions of our partners