Impact Fellow - Green Futures Solutions

Faculty of Environment, Science & Economy

This full-time role is available immediately on fixed term contract for 2 years with the high likelihood of extension and prospects for career progression.

Hybrid and remote roles will be considered, with some on-campus working and willingness to work across University campuses where business need demand.

The role

We’re looking for a Circular Economy specialist: 1 FTE Green Futures Solutions Impact Fellow based within the Exeter Centre for Circular Economy, within our Business School and working closely with Professor Fiona Charnley (Professor of Circular Innovation and Co-Director Exeter Centre for the Circular Economy) and colleagues across the Centre, Business School and associate programmes and projects.

The postholder will work closely with a number of other specialist impact fellows leading in areas such as life cycle analysis, earth systems, climate systems and nature based solutions.

The postholder will work with a number of existing Impact Fellows in aligned Departments, Centres and Institutes and Green Futures Solutions staff based in Exeter Innovation.

You will play a key role in delivering integrated solutions to non-academic clients, driving business demand, and identifying opportunities for service growth and partnership. You will lead in the develop of both bespoke and “off-the-shelf” solutions for external clients and will work as part of a matrix transdisciplinary team, with colleagues in various academic disciplines and those based within the University’s Exeter Innovation directorate.

Green Futures Solutions

Green Futures Solutions is a flagship initiative at the heart of the University of Exeter 2030 Strategy designed to drive maximum impact from our world-leading environmental research and deliver positive outcomes for climate, nature and business.

Launching in Summer 2023, Green Futures Solutions is instrumental to maximising our already comprehensive research impact in a way that is responsive and adaptive to business and external demand.

The University is seeking to build its team of Impact-focused staff to drive and grow this positive change. You will come either from a business/policy/practitioner or research background, and embrace and ethos of excellence, integrity, collaboration and have strong passion to deliver solutions from our science and research. A flexible, dynamic, commercial and positive, team-playing mindset is essential.

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;
• Support teams that understand the University wide 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 supports 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;
• Beautiful campus’ set in the heart of stunning Devon and Cornwall.

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

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. 

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 Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

Further Information

Before submitting an application you may wish to discuss the post further by contacting Fiona Charnley, Co-Director of the Exeter Circular Economy Centre (ECCE) and UKRI Circular Economy Hub, email: [email protected] and/or Alex Huke, Head of Environment and Clean Growth (IIB), email: [email protected] .