Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Developing Business-Aware Academics Project

Salary Details

The starting salary will be from £41,732 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience. 

The role

Following the award of a £5 million grant from Research England (UKRI) to the University of Exeter to deliver the Developing Business-Aware Academics project, the Business School is seeking to appoint a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to play a key role in building an evidence base and evaluating the impact and effectiveness of project activities.

The project, led by Professor Alison Truelove, involves working closely with a range of external stakeholders, including the Chartered Association of Business Schools (CABS), other universities, and industrial partners. It will pilot and evaluate a range of initiatives aimed at helping doctoral and early-career researchers – from across all disciplines – to develop the business awareness and competencies that improve innovation and knowledge exchange across academia and industry.

Following work to map existing practice in this area, the successful candidate will oversee the evaluation of project initiatives; this will involve making recommendations on an ongoing basis to inform decisions relating to the direction of the other workstreams, as well as working collaboratively with other members of the project team to generate research and impact outputs.  

This Research England (UKRI) funded post is available immediately until the project end date of 30th June 2027. Flexible, hybrid and part-time working will be considered.

About you

You will have a demonstrable interest in engaging in education-focused research, with some experience of evaluating the impact of initiatives focusing on professional and/or academic development. Prior experience of working with diverse teams across academic disciplines as well as outside of university contexts is preferable. 

You will be able to demonstrate excellence in developing research objectives, projects and proposals; identifying sources of additional research funding; and making presentations at conferences and other events.

You will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification in a related field of study, with evidence of being able to work collaboratively, supervise the work of others and act as team leader as required

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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 Exeter Innovation 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

For further information please contact Professor Alison Truelove, e-mail [email protected] .