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Current vacancies

Senior Research Fellow

Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences

Department: Sheffield University Management School (SUMS)

We are seeking applications from ambitious, highly motivated and talented individuals who will be keen to play an active role in maintaining and enhancing the Managements School’s international reputation for research, teaching excellence and innovation. We are seeking candidates with an outstanding interdisciplinary research profile and clear potential as a future academic leader. If successful, you would be appointed as a Senior Research Fellow on an ongoing contract. You would have clear targets for research and leadership development over a five-year period. At the end of that five-year period, following the achievement of your research plans, you would progress to a full academic position within one of our academic departments, while remaining a key member of the Flagship Energy Institute.

During your first five years, you will focus almost exclusively on developing your interdisciplinary research profile, pursuing opportunities for high profile external grants, producing an array of high quality publications and exploring opportunities for partnership building and knowledge exchange and demonstrating the impact of your research. We will look to provide you with opportunities to develop your leadership skills, through supporting the leadership of a research group or other aspect of the Flagships activities. We will also provide you with leadership development through our Sheffield Leader program, in order to build these skills and equip you as an academic leader of the future.

This is a unique opportunity for outstanding researchers with real potential to drive forward their research career and
develop their research leadership skills whilst on a pathway to becoming a senior academic.

Job Reference Number: UOS036333

Closing date: 14/03/23

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Professorial Fellow

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering

Department: Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Management School

We are seeking candidates for this Professorial Research Fellowship with an outstanding interdisciplinary research profile to provide generous and inclusive academic leadership for research and innovation in the Energy Institute, in line with the University’s vision for research excellence. If successful, you would be appointed as a Professorial Research Fellow. You would have clear targets for research and leadership over a four-year period. At the end of that four-year period, following the achievement of your research plans, you would progress to a research and teaching Professorial position within one of our academic departments, while remaining a key member of the Flagship Energy Institute.

During your first four years, you will focus almost exclusively on your interdisciplinary research, pursuing opportunities for high profile external grants, producing an array of high quality publications and exploring opportunities for partnership building and knowledge exchange and demonstrating the impact of your research. As a senior member of the Energy Institute, you will have opportunities to exhibit your leadership skills, through the leadership of a research group or other aspect of the Flagship’s activities.

This is a unique opportunity for an outstanding candidate with real potential to drive forward their research and innovation plans and to use their academic leadership skills to develop researchers associated with the Energy Institute.

Job Reference Number: UOS036407

Closing date: 4/04/23

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Current vacancies

Job Title Job Reference Closing Date Fixed Term/Open Ended Working pattern FTE (if P/T)
Professorial Fellow UOS036407 4/04/2023 Open Ended Full Time  
Senior Research Fellow UOS036333 14/03/2023 Open Ended Full Time