Research and Impact Fellow

**Salary**

The starting salary will be from £42,632 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**

14/10/2024

**Job reference**

P94216

**Faculty of Environment, Science & Economy - Business School**

This full-time post is available from January 2025 to 31st December 2027.

**The **post**

The Faculty wishes to recruit a Postdoctoral Research and Impact Fellow to participate in the delivery of the 3-year EPSRC Funded Digital Innovation and Circular Economy Network+. The aim of the network is to realise a transformative shift in the sustainability and circularity of digital and communication technologies, leveraging the power of the digital revolution to drive a circular economy across sectors and value chains.

**The Research and Impact Fellow will be a key player in driving positive change towards a more sustainable and circular economy.** You will be working at the forefront of innovation, collaborating with a diverse network of experts, and influencing how industries and governments approach sustainability including:

- **Network Development and Delivery**: Building and maintaining relationships with the eight universities and various industry partners involved. This will likely involve organizing meetings, facilitating communication, and ensuring everyone is working together effectively.
- **Interdisciplinary Collaboration**: You will act as a bridge between different fields of expertise (e.g., engineering, computer science, environmental science, economics) to bring diverse perspectives to the project.
- **Research and Innovation**: You'll be involved in conducting research, analyzing data, and developing a visionary roadmap towards a digitally enabled circular economy.
- **Inspiring and Guiding Stakeholders**: A key part of this role is to communicate research findings and promote the adoption of sustainable practices to industries, government and wider communities.

**About you**

The successful applicant will be able to develop research objectives, projects and proposals; identify sources of research funding and contribute to the process of securing funds and make presentations at conferences and other events.

Applicants will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a related field of study. The successful applicant will be a nationally recognised authority in the Circular Economy and / or Digital Technology and possess sufficient specialist knowledge in the discipline to develop research programmes and methodologies. The successful applicant will also be able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required. Applicants will be able to work in an interdisciplinary way, understanding and integrating the work of others to develop and communicate a clear vision and roadmap for the future.

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

**What we can offer you**
- Freedom (and the support) to pursue your intellectual interests and to work creatively across disciplines to produce internationally exciting research;
- Support teams that understand the University wide research and teaching goals and partner with our academics accordingly
- An Innovation, Impact and Business directorate that works closely with our academics providing specialist support for external engagement and development
- Our Exeter Academic initiative supporting high performing academics to achieve their potential and develop their career
- A multitude of staff benefits including sector leading benefits around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), Paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay), and a Fertility Treatment Policy
- A beautiful campus set in the heart of stunning Devon.

**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).

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