Location: | Glasgow |
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Salary: | £49,250 to £56,921 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
Placed On: | 19th September 2024 |
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Closes: | 16th October 2024 |
Job Ref: | 155190 |
The University of Glasgow has been changing the world for more than 572 years. Today, we are one of the world's top 100 universities and ranked 13th in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Impact Rankings 2023, demonstrating that we are not only one of the best universities in the United Kingdom, but one of the best universities for the world. Our people have always been at the forefront of innovation, and our past achievements inspire our current world changers.
In this role, the successful candidate will manage the overall running of the Centre for Responsible Electronics and circulAr Technologies (CREATE), a major investment towards accelerating a green economy for electronics.
CREATE will enable a shift to a fully sustainable electronic manufacturing model using a multidisciplinary strategy, with a focus on supporting the ‘Electech’ industry in Scotland. The Centre allows the region to address the current sustainability problems and provides an opportunity to scale across the UK to achieve a greater market share of this global industry.
The postholder will engage with potential users of the research and to facilitate a dialogue with industry about technological challenges and translational opportunities. You will also be responsible for managing the work packages and aims of the grant, identify and help lead changes needed for the delivery of this cross college and university strategic grant.
Furthermore, you will provide regular financial, administrative and management reports, with recommendations as appropriate to the Strategic Advisory Board. The position offers extensive industry-facing networking opportunities, and an opportunity to support cross-disciplinary research and commercialisation activities.
The postholder will report to the PI, Professor Jeff Kettle, and will make sure that the project stays on track and that objectives, milestones and deliverable as well as any changes in the research are documented.
For informal enquires, please email Prof Jeff Kettle (jeff.kettle@glasgow.ac.uk).
This post is full time (35 hours per week) and has funding available until 30 September 2028 in the first instance.
Closing date: 16 October 2024
It is the University of Glasgow’s mission to foster an inclusive climate, which ensures equality in our working, learning, research and teaching environment.
We strongly endorse the principles of Athena SWAN, including a supportive and flexible working environment, with commitment from all levels of the organisation in promoting gender equity.
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