Research Communications Officer in Construction Materials

As Research Communications Officer in Sustainable Manufacturing, you will be part of the FeRICH team at the University of Leeds, leading on the development and delivery of our external engagement strategy as well as our research marketing and communications activities into sustainability and industrial materials. You will work closely with the FeRICH PI and Researchers, as well as assist in the administration of research facilities. Your work will reach and connect a wide range of audiences, both national and international including project partners, industry, researchers in universities, policy makers, SMEs, Networks, trade associations, and the public.

Your main role will be to deliver and further develop an existing user engagement strategy, which includes engaging directly with the stakeholders through various information gathering activities to both raise awareness of research opportunities and to capture their interest areas. You will coordinate road-mapping exercises that explore opportunities for industrial symbiosis (e.g. between cement and steel), and which will help identify the commercial and technical challenges that will need to be overcome for our research outcomes to be relevant and applicable. In this regard, you will produce reliable market research that can be used in publications and grant applications. You will also work closely with other colleagues within the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences and the wider University. 

This role will be based at the university of Leeds campus and there is scope for it to be undertaken in a hybrid manner. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.

What we offer in return

• 26 days holiday plus approx.16 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) – That’s 42 days a year!
• Generous pension scheme plus life assurance– the University contributes 14.5% of salary.
• Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
• Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team.
• Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available. And much more!

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Professor Theodore Hanein, Professor of Construction Materials Science (email: T.Hanein@leeds.ac.uk) 

Please note that this post may be suitable for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route, but first-time applicants might need to qualify for salary concessions. For more information, please visit: www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.

For research and academic posts, we will consider eligibility under the Global Talent visa. For more information, please visit: https://www.gov.uk/global-talent.

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