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Knowledge Exchange Officer

University Operations Team

Location:  Canterbury
Salary:  £30,487 to £33,966 per annum
Grade:  Grade 6
Post Type:  Full Time
Contract Type: Fixed Term - Ends 31/03/2028
Release Date:  Monday 07 October 2024
Closing Date:  23.59 hours BST on Monday 21 October 2024  (unless otherwise stated)
Reference:  CSF-990-24-R

Are you passionate about fostering collaborations and facilitating knowledge exchange between academia and industry? Join us as a Knowledge Exchange Officer at the University of Kent, where you'll play a pivotal role in the Technical Platform for Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (T-PIKE) project, an Eastern ARC initiative funded by the EPSRC to engage technical professionals with industrial partners, charities, and more.

As a Knowledge Exchange Officer, you will work closely with Kent’s Research and Innovation Services team who are responsible for supporting research, impact, knowledge exchange and commercialisation activity of the university. You will be part of the T-PIKE Operational team, collaborating with two other officers and a Programme Manager to coordinate efforts across the University of Kent, Essex, and East Anglia.

As a Knowledge Exchange Officer, you can expect to be involved in:

  • Collaborating closely with technical staff, industrial partners, and HE institutions so that the T-PIKE programme and work packages are delivered to a high standard
  • Liaising with staff at all levels across the wider University, as well as external service providers to ensure that detailed technical requirements are understood
  • Using appropriate computational methods to analyse data to agreed timeframes; providing appropriate interpretation and evaluation
  • Representing T-PIKE and the University as required at business, community and other events and meetings

What will you bring to the role?

  • Be educated to degree level in a relevant subject, or equivalent qualification or experience
  • Experience with working collaboratively across organisations
  • Experience with supporting project planning and delivery
  • Experience with establishing and maintaining appropriate administrative systems

We are ambitious for our people, our communities and the region we serve – join us in making the world a better place. Visit our website for more on who we are: http://www.kent.ac.uk/about/

Please see the links below to view the full job description and to apply for this post. For further information regarding the application process, please contact peopleserviceshr@kent.ac.uk quoting reference number CSF-990-24.


We particularly welcome applications from female and black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented at this level in this area
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Please note that we prioritise applications from current University of Kent redeployees. We will let you know if this post is to be filled by a redeployee as, in this instance, your application will unfortunately not be taken forward.

Applications must be made via the University’s online application system; CVs or details sent directly to the department or via email cannot be considered.

The University of Kent values diversity and promotes equality at all levels.