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Research and Innovation Development Officer/Manager

Are you an experienced and ambitious Research and Innovation Development professional looking to further your career in one of the UK’s leading research intensive universities? Would you like to help progress interdisciplinary research and innovation opportunities? Are you a confident leader capable of building excellent working relationships with academic colleagues? 

The Astbury Centre brings together researchers from across the University - largely from physics, the biological sciences and chemistry - to allow interdisciplinary approaches to be harnessed to understand the molecular basis of life. The Centre has outstanding expertise and research infrastructure in chemical biology, biophysics and all of the major techniques in structural molecular biology. Together, these approaches are combined with analyses of biological function with the ultimate aim of understanding the molecular basis of biological mechanisms in living cells.

The role will involve working in business and research funding development with key academics and research groups to identify and develop new opportunities to demonstrate impact and leverage external income and to assist in the preparation and submission of high quality research proposals in response to new external funding opportunities. 

The person appointed will need quickly to establish a University-wide profile, forge strong links with key academics, build networks across the University and work in partnership with other Research and Innovation Development professionals to ensure that the highest quality proposals that are most likely to be successful are developed.  The post holder will work closely with the Astbury Centre leadership team to develop research & innovation proposals aligned to strategic priorities. This will require individuals to work effectively as part of dynamic teams that can operate effectively in a complex and changing environment.

The post holder will work with colleagues from across the University to provide a coordinated service across the full range of research and innovation activity: including knowledge-led innovation support to businesses (contract/collaborative research and consultancy, placement schemes) and commercial exploitation of intellectual property and the promotion of skills development programmes, in addition to the provision of support across the full range of research funders (including the UK Research Councils, government departments and charities).  

The successful candidate will have the capability to develop research and innovation proposals in complex organisations, excellent project management skills and the ability to build performance-based partnerships in addition to experience of working with academic teams in the development of successful external funding applications.

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

Professor Adam Nelson, Professor of Chemical Biology & Deputy Director of the Astbury Centre

Tel:  +44 (0)113 343 6502, email: a.s.nelson@leeds.ac.uk

Or

Dr Ceri Williams, Director of Research and Innovation Development

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 6050, email: c.j.r.williams@leeds.ac.uk


Location:  Leeds - Main Campus
Faculty/Service:  Professional Services
School/Institute:  Research & Innovation Service
Category:  Professional & Managerial
Grade:  Grade 7 to Grade 8
Salary:  £33,797 to £49,553 p.a.
Post Type:  Full Time
Contract Type:  Fixed Term (for 12 months from 1 March 2020)
Release Date:  Monday 06 January 2020
Closing Date:  Wednesday 15 January 2020
Interview Date:  Friday 31 January 2020
Reference:  CSRIS1142
Downloads:  Candidate Brief  

The closing date for this job opportunity has now passed, and applications are no longer being accepted for this position

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