Apply before 11:55 pm on Wednesday 23rd October 2024
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is the UK’s leading public funder of environmental science, investing £330 million each year in cutting-edge research, postgraduate training and innovation in universities and research centres. We advance the frontier of environmental science by commissioning new research, infrastructure and training that delivers valuable scientific breakthroughs.
This role secures the scientific resilience of NERC to support our environmental science community and government, business and industry stakeholders that underpins NERC as a scientifically credible funder and resilient organisation within UKRI.
The NERC Deputy Executive Chair is the scientific backstop for the NERC Executive Chair in driving and delivering NERC’s vision across environmental science research and innovation nationally and internationally. Working closely with the Executive Chair, Chief Operating Officer (COO), Directors, and Associate Directors you will secure NERC’s position as the funder of world-leading research and innovation in environmental science in the UK; in maintaining and growing NERC’s international science presence and partnerships; and in building NERC’s commercialisation portfolio working with business and industry both nationally and globally.
Person specification
- A sustained first-class track record of senior roles relevant to the environmental sciences and key partners of NERC at the level of Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Dean of Science or as Director of a Research Institute / Centre.
- Senior management experience including research budgets; innovation and commercialisation.
- Holding or having externally recognised professorial status in your field of expertise with substantial and diverse experience of working across the UK science funding landscape.
- A deep understanding of environmental science and its applications relevant to NERC’s mission.
