Senior Research Fellow in Innovation and Management (ARIC)

About ARU:

ARU is a global university transforming lives through innovative, inclusive and entrepreneurial education and research. ARU holds a Gold award for the quality of its education, awarded through the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF).

ARU’s research institutes and four faculties bridge scientific, technical and creative fields. We deliver impactful research which tackles pressing issues and makes a real difference to our communities. Our academic excellence has been recognised by the UK’s Higher Education funding bodies, with 16 of our research areas assessed as world-leading.

We are the largest provider of Nursing, Midwifery, Health and Social Care students in the East of England, and we are also among the UK’s leading universities for degree apprenticeship provision, working with hundreds of employers across the UK.

About the Role:

The Anglia Ruskin Innovation Centre (ARIC) is a strategic partnership between ARU and The Welding Institute (TWI), with the aim of developing a comprehensive research capacity focussed on digital transformation of management, people, skills and organisational innovation within an Industry 4.0/5.0 context.

We are seeking a Senior Research Fellow in the area of innovation, and management who will work closely with social scientists in the research centres in the Faculty of Business and Law (FBL), aligning activities with the objectives of the member organisations of The Welding Institute (TWI). The core activity is to provide senior level research support to develop collaborative research proposals, including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships

You’ll have a degree plus PhD or Professional Doctorate as well as a successful track record of securing collaborative research income, from leading the management and submission of research and innovation proposals through to delivery of projects. The ability to meet deadlines, sometimes under pressure and excellent written and oral communications skills is essential for this role.

Informal enquiries can be made to Robert Cooper, the Director of the Digital Transformation & Mgt Innovation Centre at robert.cooper@aru.ac.uk.

Find out more about working with us.

We have an agile working culture and offer an extensive range of benefits including a generous holiday entitlement, occupational pension schemes, training and development opportunities, travel to work scheme and a competitive relocation package. Visit our benefits page for full details.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of our staff and students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants should be aware that ARU will carry out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

We value diversity at ARU and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

We have a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

Committed to being inclusive and open to discuss flexible working.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications.

Guidance Notes:

For a list of key requirements, please click the apply button to download the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply for this role please demonstrate how your skills and experience match the criteria in the person specification.

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