Network Manager

Company description:

We are a world class research-intensive university. We deliver teaching and learning of the highest quality. We play a leading role in economic, social and cultural development of the North East of England. Attracting and retaining high-calibre people is fundamental to our continued success.

Job description:

The Role

We're in search of a Network Manager to lead and oversee a recently awarded EPSRC-funded project in Automatic Control Engineering. This role serves as a central hub for coordinating collaborative research endeavours, orchestrating events, and ensuring the seamless functioning of our network. It presents a chance for you to make a substantial impact on cutting-edge research while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration in the realm of Automatic Control Engineering and its wide-ranging applications.

As the Network Manager, you will take charge of accurately planning, executing, and administering all aspects of the network. This encompasses budget control, events management, a comprehensive communication strategy that includes website development and management, community engagement, coordination with fellow Network Managers, engagement with and reporting to UKRI-EPSRC, and building relationships with stakeholders.

Your pivotal role extends to connecting researchers and orchestrating engagement with key strategic stakeholders, including policy makers, industry, institutions, and the wider community. By facilitating collaboration, you ensure the network's goals are not just met, but exceeded.

This position opens the door to an opportunity to be at the forefront of groundbreaking research and drive cross-disciplinary cooperation in the field of Automatic Control Engineering and its applications.

This role is offered on a full time (37 hours) fixed term basis to end December 2026 in the first instance. We are committed to building and maintaining a fair and inclusive working environment and we would be happy to discuss arrangements for flexible and/or blended working

All informal enquiries should be directed to Anna Gardner, Strategic Project Manager via email: Anna.Gardner@newcastle.ac.uk

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