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About The Role
We wish to recruit an enthusiastic and highly capable Senior Project Manager for the Mathematical Theory of Radiation Transport: Nuclear Technology Frontiers (MaThRad) £7.3M programme grant, funded by EPSRC.
This is a wide-ranging role with significant responsibility for delivering upon the aims of MaThRad on a day-to-day basis while maintaining alignment to the long-term vision to ensure project growth and impact.
The Senior Project Manager will have considerable autonomy and will be expected to show substantial personal initiative.
The Senior Project Manager Will Work Closely With The MaThRad Principal Investigator And Be a Member Of The Executive Team. The Post-holder Will Oversee:
* Relationship management with a number of industrial, clinical and academic partners
* Internal and external communications (including webpage management)
* Running of the PDRA training programme and internships
* An extensive programme of meetings, workshops, incoming and outgoing visits, and collaborations
* Supporting leveraged grant income including PhD sponsorships
* Financial management of the global and local budgets at each site.
The Senior Project Manager will have the support of a part-time events organiser based within the Department of Statistics.
We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.
About You
This is a fixed-term contract until 31 August 2027, 1.0 FTE. Start date from 5th May 2025 or as soon as possible, to be agreed with the successful candidate.
For further information regarding the skills required for this role please see the personal specification section of the attached job description.
About The Department
About MaThRad
MaThRad is a five-year interdisciplinary programme of research that will combine modern mathematical methods from probability theory, advanced Monte Carlo methods and inverse problems to develop novel approaches to the theory and application of radiation transport. The programme will pursue an interactive exploration of foundational, translational and application-driven research; developing predictive models with quantifiable accuracy and software prototypes, ready for real-world implementation in the energy, healthcare and space nuclear industries.
MaThRad unites complementary research groups from mathematics, engineering and medical physics, leading to sustained critical mass in academic knowledge and expertise. A diverse team of researchers based at the University of Bath, University of Cambridge, NHS (UCLH) and NPL will lead advances in radiation modelling that are disruptive to the current paradigm, ensuring that the UK is at the forefront of the 21st century nuclear industry.
More information about the evolution of the programme to date can be found at https://mathrad.ac.uk/.
About The University
Born in the 60s with a mindset of boldness, imagination and collaboration, the University of Warwick is a world-leading research-intensive university with the highest academic and research standards. We’re one of the world’s top universities, ranked 67th in the world and 10th in the UK*, with 92% of our research assessed to be ‘world leading or internationally excellent’**.
You'll be joining a diverse, innovative and globally connected community committed to igniting real world progress. Here at Warwick, we offer you opportunities to follow your ambitions as long as you bring the energy and determination to succeed.
How to Apply
CLOSING DATE: Tuesday 25th March 2025 at 11.55pm
To apply, please click ‘Apply’ below and submit an application form by the closing date. Please plan for any potential delays as you will not be able to submit an application past this deadline (even if you opened the form at, say, 11.30pm).
Please attach a CV and cover letter.
* Your CV should include your most recent employment experience, any other relevant experience, and education history.
* Your cover letter must detail how you meet each of the essential criteria found in the Job Description document below (desirable criteria too, where possible).
Applicants should ask their referees to send letters of recommendation in advance of the closing date to the Head of Administration, Mrs Paula Matthews (paula.matthews@warwick.ac.uk).
To streamline our hiring processes, we can only accept applications via our official website, warwick-careers.tal.net.
What we Offer
We will provide you with a great range of benefits, which include an attractive pension scheme, 30 days holiday plus Christmas closure, excellent learning and development opportunities, and savings on a wide range of products and services. We offer a generous maternity/paternity/adoption/parental leave policy, and onsite childcare facilities.
We recognise the importance of a healthy work/life balance and offer you access to flexible working.
Our Commitment to Inclusion
Warwick is committed to building an organisation of mutual respect and dignity, promoting a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive working and learning environment. We recognise that everyone is different in a variety of visible and non-visible ways, and that those differences are to be recognised, respected, and valued. Where possible, we go beyond legislation to provide a place where everyone can thrive, supporting all staff to achieve their full potential.
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