Research Hub Digital Communications Officer (EPSRC Communications Hub CHEDDAR)

Location: South Kensington

About the role:

The position of the CHEDDAR Research Hub Research Hub Digital Communications Officer (EPSRC Communications Hub CHEDDAR)presents a novel opportunity to work alongside Professor McCann and her UK wide Hub team in realizing their full potential and planning for the future.  CHEDDAR is a close collaboration of academics and researchers from Imperial, Cranfield, York, Leeds, Glasgow and Durham Universities as well as partners from industry. The partner list is expected to grow as the Hub activities commence.  Professor McCann is the PI of this currently 3-year EPSRC funded Hub.

What you would be doing:

The Research Hub Digital Communications Officer will be responsible for the on-going publicity, design and content creation of the EPSRC CHEDDAR Communications Hub under the direction of Professor McCann. The post holder will be expected to maintain the communication of Hub activities, through delivering engaging communications across various platforms, creating publications, newsletters and videos, managing content on the CHEDDAR website, social media and internal channels. You’ll be responsible to ensure our brand is consistently applied across all communications.

You will develop and lead on communications strategies for a technology focused organisation, knowledge of the Telecoms or Computing industries is an advantage. Working with websites, especially WordPress, is also an advantage.

What we are looking for:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience in the technology sector
• Experience in web technologies, including content management systems
• Experience of working to deadlines and under pressure
• Experience of writing for and maintaining websites
• Experience of working in an academic environment
• Experience of technical writing
• Strong IT skills, including a working knowledge of WordPress and content design software.

See job description for full list of requirements. 

What we can offer you:

You will have the opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution. Imperial College is consistently in the top 10 world university rankings with the Department of Computing ranked top of the 2021 UK REF assessment. McCann’s Adaptive Emergent Systems Engineering Group (AESE) at Imperial recently won the 2020 President’s Medal for Outstanding Research.

You will receive a sector-leading salary and remuneration package (including 38 days off a year) and a comprehensive early career development support package including 10 training and development days.

Further Information

Full-time, Fixed term contract to start ASAP until 31/03/2026, with potential for extension.

In addition to completing the online application candidates should attach: 

• A full CV
• A 1 page statement on how your experience meets the above requirements.

For informal enquiries about the position please email:

Lucy Atthis; l.atthis@imperial.ac.uk

For queries regarding the application process contact:

Jamie Perrins; j.perrins@imperial.ac.uk

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