Project Officer – EU E2i Project

Opportunity Overview

The Design Against Crime Solution Centre at the University of Salford has an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Officer to support in the scientific coordination and delivery of the EU-funded Engage2innovate (E2i) project. 

This role will support the Principal Investigators in the management of the E2i project work packages and delivery of E2i project outputs. E2i will investigate and address barriers to implementing EU security research and innovation outputs.

The successful candidate will work within a dynamic, externally focused team, and in partnership with industry experts, academics and practitioners from across Europe. The post is ideally suited to individuals with experience of administration, office procedures and processes who can demonstrate continuous specialist development. Well-developed organisational and communication skills are essential.

Please note this appointment will be part-time (0.5 FTE) and for a fixed term, from 1 December 2023 to 31 March 2027. For a full list of responsibilities, please see the Job Description.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend for interview on Friday 3 November 2023.

More about the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology

The School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology is a leading centre for practice-based education in the creative disciplines. Through significant investment in our staff and facilities, we are strengthening our position as a centre of excellence for socially engaged teaching practice and research whose graduates are sought after as content creators and for the innovative application of creative technology, both in the creative industries and across wider sectors of the economy.

The Design Against Crime Solution Centre is located within the School of Arts, Media and Creative Technology, and is a partnership with Greater Manchester Police (UK), DSP-groep b.v. (NL), and Landeskriminalamt Niedersachsen (DE).

The Solution Centre has recently been awarded European Commission Horizon Europe research funding of €2.1m to deliver the consortium project Engage2innovate (E2i) – Enhancing security solution design, adoption and impact through effective engagement and social innovation.

We are committed to promoting a truly diverse and inclusive community, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible and agile working arrangements, staff engagement forums, campus facilities and services to support staff from different backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from women and individuals from minority ethnic backgrounds. We also operate a guaranteed interview scheme for job applicants who declare they have a disability and meet the essential criteria of the job they are applying for.

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