Location: | Cambridge |
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Salary: | £33,966 to £44,263 |
Hours: | Full Time |
Contract Type: | Permanent |
Placed On: | 17th October 2024 |
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Closes: | 14th November 2024 |
Job Ref: | EW43549 |
We are seeking a proactive, engaging and organised Impact Facilitator to work with leading scientists across the School of Biological Sciences, helping them to understand, value and deliver research impacts beyond academia.
Working as part of the University's dynamic Impact and Knowledge Exchange Team and engaging closely with the Research Strategy Team in the School of Biological Sciences, you will play a key role in identifying, articulating, and supporting opportunities for impact in areas including entrepreneurship, technology transfer, commercialisation, policy impacts and third sector engagement.
The role holder should bring experience and understanding in the mechanisms of delivering research impact and will work as part of a supportive team to develop a strong impact culture across the School of Biological Sciences. The role holder will be comfortable with biological sciences research and need to demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills to establish productive working relationships with academic, research and professional services colleagues across the University and beyond.
The School of Biological Sciences has six new cross-cutting Research Themes designed to provide research integration and enhance interdisciplinary interactions critical for major innovation and impact. You will work with Theme Leads and Theme Members to understand their research needs and identify new opportunities for innovative impacts beyond academia.
The post holder will administratively oversee the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences (BBSRC) Impact Acceleration Account and will help develop impact projects with academic staff, facilitate academic impact planning for large impact and knowledge exchange funding applications and support strategic partnership building with external organisations.
Your application should clearly set out how you meet the criteria listed in the person specification (the skills and experience required for the role) along with relevant examples. Candidates will be shortlisted based on these criteria.
We welcome applications from individuals who wish to be considered for part-time working or other flexible working arrangements.
To apply online for this vacancy and to view further information about the role, please visit: www.jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/48624.
If you have questions about the application process, contact CROrecruitment@admin.cam.ac.uk.
Please quote reference EW43549 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.
The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
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