IP Commercialisation and Incubation Officer

Part-time, open-ended (0.5 FTE)

An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join the Research and Innovation Office to support the IP Commercialisation and Incubation Team (IPC&I) as an IP Commercialisation and Incubation Officer.

The role will be varied and interesting, providing support to the IPC&I Team to manage, maintain, and administer electronic project management systems and databases used for managing Intellectual Property (IP), to liaise with external specialist agents to carry out patent prosecution and commercial consultants to support commercialisation, to gather data and monitor income from licensees and spin-out companies. The role will also involve providing active support to colleagues co-ordinating business incubation services, events and activities both on and off-campus.

Reporting to the Incubator Manager, the post-holder will receive mentoring and training as needed from colleagues. Whilst we would value previous experience of managing intellectual property this role might also suit an individual looking to develop a career in university technology transfer or interested in entrepreneurship and the formation of new businesses from cutting-edge University research.

For more information refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification.

Please submit your application and CV through our online portal. For application tips and guidance, please visit our website.

Application closing date: Sunday 23^rd February 2025

Interviews expected to be held: Thursday 6^th March 2025

For further information please contact incubator@lboro.ac.uk

Our Benefits of joining Loughborough University

• Generous annual leave allowance to the equivalent of 36 days, rising to 40 days on completion of 5-years’ service, and 41 days on completion of 25-years’ service (inclusive of Bank Holidays & University closure days) – calculated on a part-time basis.
  • Part time staff are entitled to the same amount of annual leave as full-time staff, on a pro rata basis to the hours that they work. As part time workers do not always work the same number of hours each day, their entitlement will be calculated in hours.
• Flexi-time scheme.
• Competitive pension schemes.
• A range of childcare support initiatives and benefits including childcare vouchers; on-site university nursery (with salary sacrifice scheme); and holiday play schemes.
• We offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies.
• BUPA Cash Plan (100 scheme).
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Season ticket loan scheme.
• On campus parking with charging points for electric vehicles.
• Fantastic range of sports facilities and preferential membership packages available.
• Fantastic CPD, training and inclusive resources for development.

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