Shikoku University

Organisation: Cranfield University Faculty or Department: Communications and External Affairs 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: For 6 Months Salary: Full time starting salary is normally in the range of £48,760 to £58,664 per annum, with potential progression up to £71,050 per annum Apply by: 26/04/2026 Role Description About the Role This role is responsible for leading and delivering communications across a complex change programme, ensuring colleagues are clearly informed, appropriately engaged and supported through transition. Working closely with senior leaders, you will translate complex and sensitive information into clear, consistent messaging, support consultation processes, and help maintain trust during a period of organisational change. About You You will be educated to degree level or have equivalent professional experience in communications, organisational development or a related field. You will have experience delivering communications within organisational change or transformation programmes, ideally within a complex, multi-stakeholder environment such as higher education, public sector or similar. With excellent written and verbal communication skills, you will be confident translating complex information into clear, accessible messaging and producing high-quality communications for senior audiences. You will have strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence and advise senior leaders, particularly in relation to sensitive or challenging situations. You will be able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, demonstrate sound judgement, and operate with professionalism, discretion and emotional intelligence. Experience of consultation processes or employee relations contexts would be advantageous. About Us As a specialist postgraduate university, Cranfield’s world-class expertise, large-scale facilities and unrivalled industry partnerships are creating leaders in technology and management globally. Learn more about Cranfield and our unique impact here. Our Values and Commitments 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. We are a Disability Confident Employer and proud members of the Stonewall Diversity Champions Programme. We are committed to actively exploring flexible working options for each role and have been ranked in the Top 30 family friendly employers in the UK by the charity Working Families. Find out more about our key commitments to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Flexible Working here. Working Arrangements Collaborating and connecting are integral to so much of what we do. Our Working Arrangements Framework provides many staff with the opportunity to flexibly combine on-site and remote working, where job roles allow, balancing the needs of our community of staff, students, clients and partners. How to apply For an informal discussion about this opportunity, please contact Jonathan Walker, Director of Communications and External Affair via Jonathan.Walker@cranfield.ac.uk / +44 1234 75 4464 or Charly Guildford, People & Culture Business Partner via Charly.Guildford@cranfield.ac.uk / +44 1234 75 4226 Please do not hesitate to contact us for further details on E: hrrecruitment@cranfield.ac.uk. Please quote reference number xxx. Interviews to be held: ASAP Please note that we reserve the right to close this advert and interview prior to the stated closing date should we receive sufficient numbers of applications. Therefore, we would encourage you to complete and submit your application as soon as possible.

Ref.: 535055 Work type: Full-time Department: Department of Social Work and Social Administration (30300) Categories: Senior Research Staff & Post-doctoral Fellow Applications are invited for appointment as Post-doctoral Fellow in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration (Ref.:535055). Appointments will commence as soon as possible for a duration of one to two years, with the possibility of renewal, subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability. Applicants should possess a Ph.D. degree in Social Work, Psychology, Statistics, Public Health, or a related discipline. Knowledge and skills in mathematics, biostatistics, or advanced statistical techniques in clinical research, database management, and machine learning (AI) will be taken into account. They should have adequate knowledge of quantitative research methods, as well as a good command of written English. Experience and passion in research topics of palliative and end-of-life care and public health will be an advantage. The appointees will work with the Principal Investigator on various research projects related to end-of-life-care for persons with disabilities and families. Major duties include advanced data analysis and manuscript preparation for the projects. They are expected to work independently on project management, proposal preparation and mentoring junior research staff members. A highly competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience will be offered, in addition to annual leave and medical/dental benefits, etc. The University only accepts online application for the above post. Applicants should apply online and upload an up-to-date CV. Review of applications will commence as soon as applications are received and continue until May 22, 2026, or until the posts are filled.

Rooted in 90 years of heritage and intellectual achievement, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has evolved alongside society and made pivotal contributions to the development of Hong Kong, the Nation and the world. The University pursues world-class excellence in education, research and knowledge transfer to nurture socially responsible professionals and leaders, as well as to drive impactful research and innovation. PolyU will strive to continually excel as an innovative world-class university that makes a positive impact on society, living up to the University’s motto: “To learn and to apply, for the benefit of mankind”. Ranked among the top 100 universities globally by well-known ranking organisations such as Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), Times Higher Education (THE) and U.S. News & World Report, PolyU offers a wide range of world-class educational and research programmes in seven faculties and three independent schools. PolyU has furthermore achieved commendable results in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 – it is ranked in the global top 30 for five subjects, is first in Hong Kong for four subjects, and is in the global top 100 for 24 subjects. For further details about the University, please visit PolyU’s website at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/ DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND MARKETING Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor in Management (Ref. 260421011) The Department of Management and Marketing (MM) is one of the constituent departments of the Faculty of Business. According to the 2025 US News and World Report Global University Ranking, PolyU is ranked 58th in the Best Global Universities and 25th in the Best Universities for Economics and Business (7th in Asia). The University of Texas at Dallas ranks our faculty's research 38th in the world and 5th in Asia (as of March 2026). MM currently has around 60 full-time academic staff who are dedicated to providing cutting-edge knowledge and practical skills for our students in three key areas of business — Management, Marketing, and Management Information Systems. We offer a full range of programmes leading to the awards of Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science, and Bachelor of Business Administration. Our doctoral program has successfully placed our PhD students in elite institutions in Asia and Australia, including Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, City University of Hong Kong, Renmin University, and Deakin University. The Management discipline of the Department invites applications for open-ranked faculty positions in the Organisational Behavior and Human Resources (OBHR) and Strategic Management areas. The faculty members in the Management discipline of MM regularly publish their research in top-tier journals such as the Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Applied Psychology, Strategic Management Journal, Organization Science, Journal of International Business Studies, and other premier outlets. Our research support includes a reduced teaching load in the first three years, generous start-up grant, and considerate administrative services for junior members. The department has a collegial environment. Currently the OBHR team includes Wu Liu, Michael Bond, Krishna Savani, Yi (Amy) Ou, Jia (Katrina) Lin, Jun (Melody) Zhang, Ren Li, Mannok Wong, Zhishuang (Olivia) Guan, Jingfeng Yin, and Kun Wang; the Strategic Management team includes Chinien Chung, Shuping Li, Xueyong Zhan, Robert Wright, Qi Zhu, Hangjun Cho, Junghyun Mah, and Qinyu (Ryan) Wang. Please visit the website at https://mm.polyu.edu.hk/ for more information about MM. Applicants are invited to contact Professor Wu Liu, Professor of Department of Management and Marketing by email at wu.liu@polyu.edu.hk or Professor Chinien Chung, Associate Dean and Chair Professor of Strategic and Organization Management by email at chinien.chung@polyu.edu.hk for further information about the post. The appointee will be required to (a) engage in top-level scholarly research in their areas of expertise; (b) supervise research students; (c) secure external competitive research grants; (d) teach at the undergraduate and/or postgraduate levels; and (e) perform any other duties as assigned by the Head of Unit or his delegates. Applicants should have (a) a PhD degree in Management or a relevant discipline at the time of appointment or be close to receiving it; and (b) a focused research orientation and the potential or demonstrated ability to publish in high quality scholarly journals. Conditions of Service The compensation package, teaching loads, and research support are highly competitive. Initial appointment for Assistant Professor will be on a fixed-term gratuity-bearing contract. Re-engagement thereafter is subject to mutual agreement. An appropriate term will be provided for appointment at Associate Professor / Professor levels. For general information on terms and conditions for appointment of academic staff in the University, please visit the website at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/docdrive/careers/doc/Prof.pdf. Application Please submit an application through PolyU’s career website (https://jobs.polyu.edu.hk/academic). Consideration of applications will commence on 18 May 2026 until the position is filled. The University’s Personal Information Collection Statement for recruitment can be found at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/careers/pics_for_recruitment/. PolyU is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to fostering an environment that embraces diversity and demonstrates inclusion of people from all backgrounds, cultures, identities and experiences where all members of the University are treated with fairness, dignity and respect. To learn more about the University’s “Statement on Equal Opportunities, Diversity, and Inclusion”, please visit our website at https://www.polyu.edu.hk/hro/equal_opportunities_diversity_and_inclusion/.