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Training Hub Researcher

Employer
CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY
Location
Cranfield, United Kingdom
Salary
£33, 809 to £37,684 per annum, with potential progression up to £47,105 per annum
Closing date
12 Oct 2021

Job Details

School/Department School of Water, Energy and Environment
Based at Cranfield Campus, Cranfield, Bedfordshire
Hours of work 37 hours per week, normally worked Monday to Friday. Flexible working will be considered.
Contract type Fixed term contract
Fixed Term Period 1 year
Salary Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £33, 809 to £37,684 per annum, with potential progression up to £47,105 per annum
Apply by 12/10/2021

Role Description

About SWEE & C-DICE

Based in the School of Water, Energy & Environment (SWEE) the Hub Researcher will work directly with the Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure, Cities and Energy (C-DICE) led by Loughborough University in partnership with the Cranfield University and the University of Birmingham University, where C-DICE team members will be based.

C-DICE focuses on how we build and sustain the advanced skills base required to create a pipeline of world-class talent for the Infrastructure, Cities and Energy (IC&E) while accelerating progress towards a net zero-carbon society by 2050. This demands a massive interdisciplinary research effort.

About the Role

Developing training opportunities for postdoctoral researchers: The role holder will be responsible for researching postdoctoral training courses across the C-DICE partnership to help develop the Training Hub. Working with partner institutes your role will be to market research within the HE and industry sector to develop career pathways and training opportunities for postdoctoral researchers. Maximising opportunities for net zero relevant, postdoctoral learning outcomes is central to the Training Hub function. Information to create these opportunities is key to this role.  This includes taking responsibility for and coordinating analysis of training opportunities and needs, collating expertise across the C-DICE partnership, structuring learning events and developing training pathways in collaboration with industry and academia. The Training Hub Researcher will be based at Cranfield and work closely with colleagues at both Loughborough and Birmingham. Line managing the Training & Development Assistant your role will be instrumental in supporting the development and promotion of a diverse range of courses and learning experiences for professionals from both academia and industry.

About You

You will have a good honours degree in engineering, science, applied science, science communication and or teaching. Ideally you will have a PhD, or research experience at masters level, or significant industry experience in a subject relevant to C-DICE. With excellent communication skills, you will have experience of training/educational development and knowledge of best practice and emerging innovations in post-graduate education.

Doctoral research experience is not essential. However, you will have a good understanding of the different roles and careers of postdoctoral researchers as well as an understanding of how research is developed and funded in the UK-HE sector.

In return, you will be joining a supportive team and environment and have exciting opportunities for career development; and an opportunity to collaborate with academic and technical experts across these world leading research and education institutions.

Our Values

Our shared, stated values help to define who we are and underpin everything we do: Ambition; Impact; Respect; and Community. Find out more here. We aim to create and maintain a culture in which everyone can work and study together and realise their full potential.

Diversity and Inclusion

Our equal opportunities and diversity monitoring has shown that women and minority ethnic groups are currently underrepresented within the university and so we actively encourage applications from eligible candidates from these groups.

Flexible Working

We actively consider flexible working options such as part-time, compressed or flexible hours and/or an element of homeworking, and commit to exploring the possibilities for each role. Find out more here.

How to apply

For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Prof. Phil Longhurst, Head of Centre for Climate & Environmental Protection, on (T): +44 (0)1234 754953 or (E): p.j.longhurst@cranfield.ac.uk@cranfield.ac.uk

Company

Cranfield is world-leading in its contribution to global innovation. With our emphasis on the aerospace, agrifood, defence and security, environmental technology, leadership and management, manufacturing and transport systems sectors, we have changed the way society thinks, works and learns.

We generate and transform knowledge, translating it to the benefit of society. Our partners, from micro SMEs to the largest blue-chip multinationals, from governments across the world to NGOs and charities, tell us this is what they value about Cranfield.

Innovation is part of Cranfield’s ‘corporate DNA’, evolved over 60 years of commitment to this agenda.

Our work informs policy for governments and produces new technologies and products for the world of commerce. We draw on this pool of research and consultancy to provide our students with a distinctive ‘real-world’ learning environment, allowing them to develop as professionals and transfer their new knowledge to the global economy. This has always been the ‘Cranfield way’ but it has never been more important than in today’s world.

People are key to our competitive advantage and so we need to attract, develop and retain the best talent for our business. We aim to create a culture where you can flourish and succeed and, in turn, contribute towards Cranfield’s success.

Company info
Telephone
+(44)01234 750111
Location
CRANFIELD
CRANFIELD
BEDFORDSHIRE
MK43 0AL
United Kingdom

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