Technical Lead

**Job details**:
**Job reference**

24/112244

**Date posted**

14/10/2024

**Application closing date**

28/10/2024

**Salary**

£49,054 - £60,284 per annum

**Job category/type**

Professional Support

**Attachments**
- Blank**Technical Lead - Material Characterisation**:
**Job description**
- AMIC - a £100M investment through the Belfast Region City Deal - is a collaborative, innovative powerhouse of advanced manufacturing set to elevate our region globally.- We are supporting economic growth and prosperity for Northern IreIand by creating high quality jobs and increasing inward investment through high value manufacturing innovation clusters. We are driving industrial transformation, paving the way for future technologies and competing globally with a more sustainable focus.- Our team of experienced staff has core capabilities in digitalising manufacturing, smart design, sustainable polymers & composites and smart nanotech. We’re excited to be expanding the team throughout 2024. We are seeking a team-player who is passionate about innovative technology to play a major role in the leadership, management and expansion of applied research, innovation and knowledge transfer in sustainable polymers & composites and materials characterisation.- You will lead and develop a team of engineers, scientists and technicians in the development of project-related activities across AMIC to undertake innovative research, analysis, and research-support activities in Materials Characterisation. This requires working in collaboration with different technology areas, technology providers, national technology centres, academia and industry to deliver key projects, developing regional and international links and securing partnerships and funding.- You will support senior managers with a proactive approach in the identification, technical specification and delivery of new and novel materials & technology capabilities and strategies that will have a direct technical, economic and reputational benefit to AMIC, industry and Northern Ireland.**About the person**:
- Honours Degree, or equivalent, in related engineering discipline
- Substantial relevant experience initiating, executing and managing multifaceted industrial-focussed research &development projects within deadlines and budget, displaying strong and effective resource management abilities.
- Strong evidence of technical excellence and understanding of fundamental engineering and materials scienceconcepts as evidenced by major project outcomes, reports, publications, patents or product designs.
- Extensive breadth and depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline and of research and developmentmethods and techniques to work within established research programmes, with proven competence and technical expertise in:

- Theory and implementation of Materials characterisation of polymers and composites to include structural property relationships, thermal, rheological and mechanical properties and surface characterisation.- Experience of collaborative working, team leadership and project leadership and delivery
- Experience of building networks of industrial and research stakeholders across the UK and Ireland.
- Experience assisting in securing substantial revenue or funding to support the activities of the research group.
- Please note the above are not an exhaustive list. For further information about the role including the essential and desirable criteria please visit our website.- **What we offer**:

- Beyond a competitive salary, the University offers an attractive benefits package including a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks a year, pension schemes and development opportunities. We support staff wellbeing with flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives and support for physical and mental health. You can find more detail on all of this and more at Pay, Reward and Benefits | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)- Queen's University is committed to promoting equality of opportunity to all. We subscribe to Equality Charter Marks such as the Diversity Charter Mark NI and Athena Swan and have established staff networks such as iRise (Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and International Staff Network) and PRISM (LGBTQ+) which help us progress equality.- For further information on our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit Diversity and Inclusion | People and Culture | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk)-
- Further information for international applicants