Senior Research Fellow -Chief Operating Officer of Net Zero Hub

Faculty of Health & Life Sciences

The post

The UK Hub for One Health Systems (“The Net Zero Hub”) is an NIHR/UKRI-funded initiative addressing the NHS’s goal to reach Net Zero emissions by 2045. While the NHS has cut its direct emissions by nearly two-thirds since 1990, supply chain emissions have risen, limiting overall reductions to just over 25%.

The Hub tackles these emissions by analysing patient journeys, identifying carbon hotspots, and evaluating changes in terms of patient outcomes, costs, and equity. This involves two approaches: a ‘deep dive’ into community and primary care pathways and a ‘rapid action’ focus on secondary care. Additionally, it explores integrating environmental sustainability into research.

As Chief Operating Officer (COO), you will manage the Hub’s daily operations, oversee reporting, and coordinate between work programmes to ensure objectives are met, as well as playing a key role in the academic and applied outputs of the Hub.  Finally, the role involves external engagement with health and environmental science initiatives across the UK and beyond.

About you

You should be an expert in a relevant field (e.g., environmental/health economics, evidence synthesis, research methodology) with extensive project management experience.

The successful applicant will possess a relevant PhD or equivalent qualification/experience in a field of relevance to the work of the Hub, and will be a nationally recognised authority in their discipline. In addition, the successful applicant will provide academic leadership to research teams, lead and develop internal and external networks and develop links with external contacts in order to foster collaboration and generate income.

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

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. 

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people.

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).

Further information

For further information please contact Prof Ed Wilson, e-mail e.c.f.wilson@exeter.ac.uk. 

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