CEAMS Research And Business Engagement Officer

CEAMS Research And Business Engagement Officer

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CEAMS Research And Business Engagement Officer

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Background
The Henry Royce Institute (Royce), a UKRI-funded national institute, supports advanced materials research and innovation. With its Hub at The University of Manchester, the Institute has spokes at ten Partner and Associate organisations: the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Cambridge, Cranfield, Oxford and Imperial College London, as well as at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, the National Nuclear Laboratory and the Advanced Forming Research Centre Catapult. Royce’s vision of ‘advanced materials for a sustainable society’ is delivered through:

• Enabling national materials research, collaboration, foresighting and strategy
• Providing access to world-leading facilities and research expertise
• Catalysing industrial collaboration and accelerating translation
• Fostering materials science skills development, innovation training and outreach

Background
The Henry Royce Institute (Royce), a UKRI-funded national institute, supports advanced materials research and innovation. With its Hub at The University of Manchester, the Institute has spokes at ten Partner and Associate organisations: the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds, Liverpool, Cambridge, Cranfield, Oxford and Imperial College London, as well as at the UK Atomic Energy Authority, the National Nuclear Laboratory and the Advanced Forming Research Centre Catapult. Royce’s vision of ‘advanced materials for a sustainable society’ is delivered through:

• Enabling national materials research, collaboration, foresighting and strategy
• Providing access to world-leading facilities and research expertise
• Catalysing industrial collaboration and accelerating translation
• Fostering materials science skills development, innovation training and outreach

The Project
There is a major economic opportunity for Greater Manchester (GM) to fill the gap in companies able to provide sustainable materials for manufacturing supply chains, and reduce market failure in industries’ ability to scale up and adopt sustainable materials in manufacturing applications. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) and Rochdale Development Agency (RDA) have plans to realise this ambition through the creation of the Centre of Expertise for Advanced Materials and Sustainability (CEAMS), which will be built in Atom valley/Rochdale.
CEAMS is a multimillion InnovateUK funded programme, part of the Innovation Accelerator pilot of £100m+ research funding from the government’s Levelling Up plan across 3 regions: Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and the Glasgow city region (ca. £30-35m for GM). The current programme has been extended to March 2026 and aims to build on its successes in leveraging GM\’s existing strength in materials research. The consortium, comprised of Rochdale Development Agency (RDA), University of Manchester (UoM) Institutes (Royce, Graphene Engineering and Innovation Centre (GEIC), Sustainable Materials Innovation (SMI) Hub), National Physics Laboratory (NPL), National Composites Centre (NCC) and Centre For Process Innovation (CPI), will exploit existing infrastructure within GM and nationally to catalyse cross-sector and cross-supply chain collaborations to drive commercialisation of developments from two of the three UK technology families in which GM has identified world-leading research positions:

• Sustainable advanced materials
• AI, data and advanced computing

Royce is seeking a Research and Business Engagement (RBE) Officer to work as a part of an integrated team to proactively identify, approach and engage with companies, Higher Education Institutions (HEI) and other research-focused organisations to help advance Advanced Materials research and innovation and to win business through collaborations.
This opportunity is open to internal applicants. We welcome interest from those seeking a secondment and we encourage applicants to seek prior approval from their line managers before applying.
The post holder will play a pivotal role in contributing to the strategic development, management and delivery of research and business engagement activities including establishing and coordinating national Research Core Area community networks, building and supporting a diverse range of research communities, encouraging inter-disciplinary working across traditional boundaries and identifying and delivering facilities access models for business across the UK. Knowledge of the materials evaluation of materials in demanding environment (e.g. corrosion, fatigue..), imaging and characterisation and/or materials modelling and simulation sector would be extremely beneficial.
These are a key roles within Royce that requires a highly motivated individual with significant experience of working within a Higher Education Institution or similar organisational environment and a strong commercial acumen to support translation and commercialisation of academic research. The post holder will contribute significantly to the Royce research and innovation activities including the development and response to strategic industrial collaborative funding opportunities; facilitating collaborative links and interactions within the Royce partnership and with external industry partners and external funding agencies. The post holder will be exposed to a breadth of world-class research, the opportunity to work with some of the leading academics in advanced materials research as well as working alongside major global industrial companies. They will have excellent analytical skills and will be a strategic thinker to contribute to the development and implementation of Royce’s Research and Innovation strategy. Excellent communication skills are also essential to establish effective relationships and build a network of relevant contacts across the Royce partnership, including academics and Professional Services (PS) colleagues.
What you will get in return:

• Fantastic market leading Pension scheme
• Excellent employee health and wellbeing services including an Employee Assistance Programme
• Exceptional starting annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays
• Additional paid closure over the Christmas period
• Local and national discounts at a range of major retailers

As an equal opportunities employer we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.
Our University is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here
Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.
Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.
Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to Any CV’s submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.
Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:
Michelle Ledward, Business Development Manager
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vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.
Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Higher Education

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