Research Impact Fellow

**Salary**

The starting salary will be from £42,882 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience.

**Package**

Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme and relocation package (if applicable).

**Job category/type**

Research

**Date posted**

15/07/2025

**Job reference**

Q07161

**Faculty of Environment, Science & Economy**

A full-time post is available as soon as possible on a fixed term basis until 31st August 2026, in the University of Exeter Business School, Faculty of Environment, Science and Economy.

Flexible and hybrid working will be offered to suit the individuals appointed and the requirements of the role.

**Summary**of the**role**

We are seeking outstanding and highly motivated individuals to form part of the Nature and Climate Impact Team for Accelerating Action on Nature and Climate (AANC) led by Professor Gail Whiteman, the inaugural Hoffmann Impact Professor for Nature and Climate. The Nature and Climate Impact Team is a unique, high-performing team which privileges the role of scholarly evidence and engagement to mobilise action as opposed to perpetuating the divide between science and practice. We capatilse on the breadth of expertise within the University of Exeter, alongside our partners and a growing number of sector contacts, to accelerate our activity to have a greater impact before the end of the decade. We are building capacity to develop and implement concrete ‘impact pathways’ of our knowledge base, and deliver bespoke sustainability leadership training to corporate, consumer and boardroom decision-makers through dedicated resources, access to leading academics and online tools.

To affect positive change, we know from experience that we need to speak to and engage the companies who are sitting at key leverage points in their sector and who will activate wider systems change. We want to systematically approach sectors with a team of experts and resources. We are therefore recruiting three Research Impact Fellows, with each Fellow responsible for one main sector. Our preliminary industry sectors are Food, Consumer Package Goods/Electronics and Digital Technologies.

Successful applicants will have significant experience with corporate sustainability initiatives in one or more of our key sectors, and of contributing to interdisciplinary, complex impact programmes. They should have a track record of successfully building tangible impact within the corporate sustainability space, working with research-based organisations, and supporting the integration of science-based solutions or approaches. Applicants should also demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively and strategically within a fast-moving environment at the global level.

If you want to turbocharge support for low carbon and nature-positive action, by building science-informed impact pathways in key target industry sectors, please apply.

**Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.**

**The University of Exeter**

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research - Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City

**Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment**

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With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Ch