Hull: Career opportunities within Flood Innovation Centre

Researcher: ‘Mapping the Gaps’ – Flood Innovation Centre

Deadline 25th March

(ref AE0210)

The Flood Innovation Centre have an excellent job opportunity for a Researcher to come and work with the Centre and the British multinational insurance company Aviva

This is a research partnership to investigate effective post-flood support focussing on the Humber region as a pilot case with the aim to be extensible across the UK in future research and implementation. The work will support efforts to bridge theory and practice in flood risk management and flood resilience. The research explores flood resilience and flood vulnerability, communicating flood risk, and governance arrangements through mixed-methods approaches that incorporate both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods.

The position is fixed term as outlined in the Job Description, with the possibility of extension subject to funding and project requirements.

For an application pack, and to apply, go to the University of Hull website

Business Development Coordinator – Flood Innovation Centre

Deadline 30th March

Salary:             £34,804 to £40,322 per annum

Fixed Term until 31-3-22

Post Type:       Full Time

The £3.4m Flood Innovation Centre is based in the University’s Energy and Environment Institute and is supported with £1.9m from the European Regional Development Fund. FIC is delivering a programme of research, development and innovation support to help businesses to collaborate with the University to develop flood resilience solutions. Collaborative projects and partnerships may also involve large companies and other research organisations where appropriate.

They are seeking a talented and experienced individual to join the Flood Innovation Centre team for the following vacancy:

Business Development Coordinator (ref AE0209) – will work across the Humber area (East Yorkshire, Hull, North and North East Lincolnshire) to engage SMEs across multiple sectors, identify relevant product, process and service innovations and secure collaborative partnerships.

The postholder will work with other members of the FIC team, and other University colleagues to coordinate the provision of innovation support to beneficiary SMEs.

The position is fixed term as outlined in the Job Description, with the possibility of extension subject to funding and project requirements.

For further information about the project, please visit www.floodinnovation.co.uk

Shortlisted candidates will be required to deliver a short presentation and undertake a desk based task.

If you would like an informal discussion about this role, please contact Pip Betts, FIC Project Manager pip.betts@hull.ac.uk

For more information, and to apply, go to the University of Hull website