Engineering and Physical Sciences Business Partnership Manager

Role Description

Department

Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (RIKE) is the Professional Services Directorate responsible for developing and supporting all the University of York’s strategies for research and knowledge exchange, and for providing comprehensive support to York’s academic Departments in their research and impact activities.

Role

The purpose of the Business Partnership Manager role is to work with Research and Innovation Development Team (RDIT) members, RIKE colleagues, Faculty/Departmental professional support staff and academic colleagues to support the development and delivery of the ambitions for industry engagement in the engineering and physical sciences portfolio.

Outcomes will include new partnerships and deeper engagement between academics and external stakeholders (particularly businesses and regional economic bodies) and increased co-produced research, translation and commercialisation opportunities. Success in the role will make a significant contribution to the impact of the research from the Departments involved.

We are seeking someone with knowledge of the translation process of research and who has experience of working with industry to either develop and manage academic-industrial partnerships or support wider knowledge exchange.

Skills, Experience & Qualification needed

• You will be educated to degree level or have equivalent professional experience in an Engineering or Physical Sciences discipline
• You will have knowledge of how academic research is conducted and translated, appreciating the role of the different stakeholders in this process
• You will have experience of working with industry to build connections and facilitate partnerships
• Experience of supporting the delivery of knowledge exchange or the development of partnerships
• You will have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders
• You will have good interpersonal skills, with the proven ability to develop good working relationships and work flexibly, both independently and as part of a team.

Interview date: 24 June 2022

For informal enquiries: please contact Dr David Diston via david.diston@york.ac.uk

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