Impact and Industry Engagement Manager

1 month ago


Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom University of Leeds Full time

Are you keen to work in a fast paced, proactive and innovative environment? Do you have excellent knowledge and understanding of research impact and industry engagement in an academic context? Would you like to support translation of engineering and physical sciences research to impact and innovation in industry, policy and practice?

You will be responsible for leading the development, support, and monitoring of impact and industry engagement related activities within the Faculty, working in collaboration with colleagues within the Faculty and across the University. This will require the development and execution of a strategy for industry, policy and practice engagement and for accelerating the translation process between research excellence and industrial, policy and societal impact. This includes support to the generation and capture of impact for future Research Excellence Framework (REF) submissions.

The Impact and Industry Engagement Manager will be a member of the Faculty support team and work with the Executive Dean, Deputy Dean, and Pro-Dean for Research & Innovation. You will take an active role in the Faculty Research and Innovation Committee, working with the Directors of Research and Innovation and academic Research Impact Leads within each of the constituent schools, the Faculty research centres and Institutes, as well as liaising widely with academic staff across the Faculty.

This role will also involve working with other key professionals supporting research, communications and industry engagement within the Faculty and the University, including the Faculty Research and Innovation Managers, the Faculty Research Office, the Faculty Communications Manager, and the Faculty Employability Team. A major part of the role is initiating and developing relationships with industrial and commercial partners to showcase our Faculty's research achievements and build lasting academic-industry partnerships to enhance the Faculty's research income and impact. You will need to be able to demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills to support a range of different impact and innovation activities.

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

Professor Catherine Noakes, Pro Dean for Research and Innovation, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences (email: )

OR

Mr Jerry Lee, Faculty Director of Operations, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences (email: )

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


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