Project Coordinator

This new part-time (0.5FTE) post is available from October 2024 on a fixed-term basis until 30 September 2028.  

This role offers the opportunity for hybrid working – some time on campus and some from home.                                           

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

Summary of the role

We are seeking a part-time Project Coordinator to coordinate research and industrial activity and operations across an extensive critical minerals research centre led by Professor Frances Wall in the Camborne School of Mines. The project includes significant industry and civic partner engagement across SW England and its activities will help to implement the UK critical minerals strategy by accelerating commercialisation of projects for domestic production of critical minerals, and expanding the associated industry cluster that is already operating worldwide to enhance mineral production. It forms the core of a wider academic-industry University of Exeter initiative to form a Critical Minerals Centre of Excellence. Academic disciplines represented in this Centre include geology, mining and minerals engineering, sustainable finance, circular economy, social sciences and ecology, and this will grow as the Centre develops. The successful candidate for this position will be particularly interested in research and its applications, and will be a person who possesses excellent administrative and organisational skills and able to work with a range of people.

Please ensure you read the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of this role.

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. 

Further information

Please contact Kara Bogus (k.bogus2@exeter.ac.uk) or Professor Frances Wall (f.wall@exeter.ac.uk) for more information regarding the role before applying.

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