GlycoCell Hub Manager (Fixed term)

We are delighted to welcome applications to join the leadership and management team of the new GlycoCell UKRI Engineering Biology Mission Hub as Hub Manager!

Background

Engineering Biology has huge potential for transformative positive health, planetary, commercial and social impacts. The UK recently invested £125 million in Engineering Biology, formed dedicated funding, policy and advisory teams/bodies, and published a House of Lords inquiry and National Vision for Engineering Biology.

The Mission Hubs are the UK’s flagship investments in Engineering Biology. GlycoCell applies Engineering Biology to Glycoengineering, enabling development and production of vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and new drug targets. We have established transformative capacity and an excellent multidisciplinary consortium of experts developing a range of biotechnologies for numerous biomedical targets and applications.

GlycoCell includes 6 UK academic institutions (Nottingham, LSHTM, Imperial, Exeter, Quadram, Dundee) and 3 core industrial partners - but will grow from this start. GlycoCell began in 2024 and is funded until at least 2029, with plans to continue. GlycoCell already secured additional ‘Seed Corn’ funding to foster commercialisation opportunities arising from GlycoCell.
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/glycocell-engineering-biology-mission-hub
https://www.ukri.org/news/new-100m-fund-will-unlock-the-potential-of-engineering-biology/
https://www.ukri.org/news/ukri-invests-5-8m-to-drive-growth-in-engineering-biology-sector/

About the role

This is an exceptional opportunity to join the core management team of this exciting new research organisation. Coordinating the many people, activities and assets of the GlycoCell consortium is mission-critical, so the Hub Manager will be key to GlycoCell’s success, enabling GlycoCell to be greater than the sum of its parts and deliver on its huge potential.

The Hub Manager will join a large team including academics, postdoctoral researchers, PhD students and technical specialists with real capacity to deliver on ambitious objectives leading to excellent impacts and outputs, and the opportunity to support and mentor others.

The Hub manager will work closely with the Principal Investigator and others on strategy, growth, project management, coordinating with the GlycoCell partner organisations, managing operations (working with our lab manager at Nottingham), commercialisation, team management and recruitment, finances, working with the funder, reporting & compliance, contracts, communications and events, identifying and developing opportunities including for further funding and hub sustainability, and other appropriate work.

About us

We are passionate about impact, so we work throughout the innovation pipeline including invention, collaboration with industry, and commercialisation via licensing and founding startup companies.

Our home is the Biodiscovery Institute, the University of Nottingham’s very well-equipped flagship 800-researcher research facility on the leafy University Park campus.

Our Nottingham Engineering Biology Labs research cluster is a friendly, inclusive and supportive research environment, with a great positive culture. We are proud that both the University of Nottingham and our home School of Life Sciences hold Athena Swan Gold awards for advancing gender equality.

Employment details

The advertised post is a full-time (36.35 hours), fixed-term role until 13 Feb 2029 in the first instance. Part-time and/or job share arrangements may be considered. Please upload a copy of your CV and cover letter as part of your application.

Enquiries

Informal enquiries before application may be sent to John Heap: john.heap@nottingham.ac.uk. Applications sent to this address will not be accepted.

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