Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow - Materials Team Lead (633903) - University of Strathclyde
FTE: 1
Term: Open-ended
Closing Date: 13 March 2025
Location: Inchinnan, Renfrew
The University of Strathclyde in Glasgow possesses a large internationally rated Engineering Faculty with a proud history of successful joint ventures with industrial and enterprise partners. As part of the University’s strategic development the Advanced Forming Research Centre (AFRC) has been established at Inchinnan near Glasgow’s International Airport in partnership with multi-national companies such as Rolls-Royce and The Boeing Company.The AFRC is the embodiment of the University’s proud history of successful joint ventures with industrial and enterprise partners and is a world-leading research facility for forging and forming technologies created with multi-million pound collaborative investment by Industrial, Academic and Government partners.
The AFRC is seeking to appoint a Materials & Residual Stress Team Lead who will lead and manage a range of individual and collaborative knowledge exchange activities within the AFRC’s Materials & Residual Stress group, disseminating results through regular and sustained publications in high impact journals, books and conference proceedings.As the Principal- or Co-Investigator, lead the development and submission of proposals to appropriate external bodies for knowledge exchange funding of significant value and manage grants awarded. You will support the AFRC engineering knowledge exchange teams, line manage and support a team of Theme Leads, and provide technical leadership and guidance to colleagues.
You will generate new knowledge exchange approaches with significant impact and identify, adapt, devise and use appropriate knowledge exchange methodologies and techniques. You will lead and develop internal and external networks of researchers and leading thinkers in the field to foster knowledge exchange collaborations, to identify and deliver common research/knowledge exchange objectives and to generate income.
You will also lead the development of knowledge exchange activities by, for example, establishing knowledge exchange links with industry and influencing public policy and the professions. You will contribute to Centre, Institute, Faculty and/or University senior administrative and management functions, for example by convening or participating in relevant committees.
You will contribute to the strategic development of the Centre through, for example, developing new knowledge exchange strategies and by anticipating and planning for new directions for yourself and knowledge exchange themes and you will engage in continuous professional development.
To be considered for the role, you will require the knowledge, skills and experience normally associated with a first degree, and will either be educated to PhD level in an appropriate discipline or have significant relevant experience. You will have a growing national reputation for leading significant knowledge exchange projects, resulting in close links with senior staff in with industry, learned societies, government and/or relevant Chartered/professional bodies and a track record of securing knowledge exchange funding and managing associated projects.
You will have the ability to play a senior role within a team environment and motivate and lead teams of less experienced staff. You will have experience of line managing a team, including conducting annual reviews and setting performance standards.You will have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to listen, engage and persuade, and to present complex information in an accessible way to a range of audiences. You will have an established track record in leading the delivery of engineering solutions in an industrial context, as well as experience of taking a leading role in the research and development of manufacturing processes.