Research & Enterprise Directorate-based role, responsible for post-award support for industry funded knowledge exchange projects. In this role you will develop and maintain strong relationships externally (with funders including UKRI, industry partners, EU, and major charities) and internally (as a point of contact for academic colleagues and Faculty teams seeking advice on compliance with funders’ regulations, and with key internal professional services) to ensure delivery of projects in-line with funder and University expectations.
You will have specific responsibility for planning, monitoring and co-ordinating line management processes for KTP Associates (or analogous staff categories) engaged on strategic industry funded/co-funded collaborative partnerships. You will work across several Research & Enterprise Directorate industry-facing Teams, to develop, implement and maintain processes, procedures and policies for the support and delivery of collaborative projects, drawing on good practice in the sector and emerging intelligence from external organisations.
About the person:
To be successful at shortlisting stage, please ensure you clearly evidence in your application how you meet the essential and, where applicable, desirable criteria listed in the Candidate Information.
Fixed term contract posts are available for the stated period in the first instance but in particular circumstances may be renewed or made permanent subject to availability of funding.
What we offer:
Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at https://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/HumanResources/pay-reward-and-benefits/.
Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.
For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit www.qub.ac.uk/diversity.
Candidate Information
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