Queen’s University Belfast is one of the leading universities in the UK and Ireland, with a distinguished heritage and history. With over 24,000 students, 4,200 staff and an annual turnover of some £300m, Queen’s University Belfast plays a unique leadership role in Northern Ireland. As a member of the Russell Group of UK research-intensive universities, Queen’s University Belfast combines excellence in research and education with a student centred ethos. As a leader of Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) development and delivery for 25 years, KTP is held in high regard within Queen’s and the programme has been the foundation for many research and teaching successes including 15 National KTP Awards. The KTP Programme has been helping businesses throughout the UK for over 40 years by recruiting suitably qualified graduates to take on a role that bridges academia and business.
As a KTP Associate you will have the opportunity to apply your academic knowledge to a real life challenge that delivers tactical change within an organisation. A KTP is the perfect launchpad, helping enhance your career prospects by providing you with an opportunity to manage a challenging project central to a business’s strategic development and long term growth. You will have access to a substantial training and development budget and take ownership of a project, with the added support and guidance of Queen’s world class Academics. Through the KTP programme we wish to recruit a graduate to work in Finnebrogue (Downpatrick) on a collaborative project with the Institute of Global Food Security at Queen’s over 24 months.
Finnebrogue looks at what’s wrong with food to figure out how to make it the best it can be, without being bound by the way it has always been done. Having earned a reputation as the country’s leading top-tier sausage maker, the company has launched revolutionary bacon and ham made without nitrites, opened a state of the art vegetarian factory and always place innovation at the heart of what we do. High quality and innovation has made Finnebrogue one of Northern Ireland's fastest growing businesses, and we are now a major player in the UK food industry, supplying into many of the major supermarket chains. We wish to recruit a dynamic and motivated graduate to create a range of nutritionally balanced vegan and vegetarian products for the company.
The successful candidate must have:
*May be demonstrated through the completion of a student project or work experience.
For full job details and essential/desirable criteria please refer to the candidate information link on our website by clicking apply.
For further information or assistance contact The Resourcing Team, People and Culture, Queen's University Belfast, BT7 1NN. Telephone (028) 9097 3044 or email on resourcing@qub.ac.uk.
The University is committed to equality of opportunity and to selection on merit. We welcome applications from all sections of society and particularly from people with a disability.
Informal enquires may be directed to Karen McGeough, email: k.mcgeough@qub.ac.uk or telephone: 028 9097 3970. Additional contact person: ktp@qub.ac.uk.
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