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A position exists, for a part-time (10 hours per week) Research Assistant in the Department of Engineering, to work on the 'UK-India Virtual Critical Minerals Supply Chain Observatory' project. The post holder will be located in West Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, UK.
The key responsibilities and duties
- Contribute to the design and development of the Global Virtual Supply Chain Observatory platform, ensuring it meets project requirements and stakeholder needs.
- Assist in project planning, scheduling, and monitoring of activities related to observatory development and deployment.
- Facilitate communication and collaboration with stakeholders, including researchers, industry partners, policymakers, and international collaborators.
- Reporting and documentation
About you
The skills, qualifications and experience required to perform the role are:
- Undergraduate or Masters degree in Computer Science.
- Experience in digital and virtualisation technologies
- Experience in project management
- Experience in stakeholder engagement
- Knowledge of critical minerals supply chains and their global significance.
- A proven ability to effectively communicate with academic and industrial partners.
- Able to collaborate effectively both with the research group members and with external colleagues
- Research or work experience in global supply chains.
- Highly organised, able to prioritise and work efficiently to agreed objectives and timelines.
- Potential to develop a leading role in projects in the Industrial Resilience Research Group.
Fixed-term: The funds for this post are available until 31 March 2025 in the first instance.
How to apply
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If you upload any additional documents which have not been requested, we will not be able to consider these as part of your application. Please submit your application by midnight on the closing date. Please quote reference NM43105 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.
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