KTP Associate Sustainable Supply Chain Design and Development

Durham University

Durham University is one of the world’s top universities with strengths across the Arts and Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences. We are home to some of the most talented scholars and researchers from around the world who are tackling global issues and making a difference to people’s lives.

The University sits in a beautiful historic city where it shares ownership of a UNESCO World Heritage Site with Durham Cathedral, the greatest Romanesque building in Western Europe. A collegiate University, Durham recruits outstanding students from across the world and offers an unmatched wider student experience.

Less than 3 hours north of London, and an hour and a half south of Edinburgh, County Durham is a region steeped in history and natural beauty. The Durham Dales, including the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, are home to breathtaking scenery and attractions. Durham offers an excellent choice of city, suburban and rural residential locations. The University provides a range of benefits including pension and childcare benefits and the University’s Relocation Manager can assist with potential schooling requirements.

Durham University seeks to promote and maintain an inclusive and supportive environment for work and study that assists all members of our University community to reach their full potential. Diversity brings strength and we welcome applications from across the international, national and regional communities that we work with and serve.

Attendance requirements:

Working Hours and holiday entitlement are in line with Procter and Gamble:

Working Hours:37.5 Hours/week

Holidays:24 Days per year + England Bank Holidays

Contract type: 18 months fixed term

The KTP Project:

The KTP Associate will lead a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) project that is a collaboration between Durham University and Procter & Gamble (P&G) based in Newcastle. The Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) scheme helps businesses to innovate and grow through the aid of discipline specific academic expertise. It does this by linking them with an academic supervisory team and a researcher in a university to work on a specific project.

Working alongside Dr L.Fuller in the upstream innovation team at P&G, the KTP Associate will be involved in a project to design, develop and implement a model for sustainable supply chain development.

Procter & Gamble Technical Centres Ltd (PGUK) is a subsidiary of the Procter & Gamble Company of Ohio, USA (P&G), a global consumer goods company producing consumer packaged goods in fabric, Home, Baby, Feminine, Family care, Grooming and health care businesses. Focussed on superior quality products and value to improve the lives of consumers around the world. The principle activity of PGUK is the provision of services to other group companies, consisting of research and development and business and administration services.

Durham University is one of the world’s top universities with strengths across the Arts and Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences. We are home to some of the most talented scholars and researchers from around the world who are tackling global issues and making a difference to people’s lives. The successful candidate will be working with academics in the Department of Marketing and Management. The Marketing and Management Department conduct world leading and impactful research in the areas of leadership and followship, innovation and technology management, organisation and society and marketing/

Specific responsibilities:

• The associate will be responsible for developing a framework for evaluation of emerging technology feasibility in chemical supply chains and impact on Net Zero.
• The associate will conduct a landscape assessment of existing as well as novel sustainable chemical manufacturing processes.
• The associate will apply knowledge of Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) and Technoeconomic Analysis (TEA) to the evaluation and comparison of chemical manufacturing processes.
• The associate will develop a framework to evaluate and monitor the suppliers

Responsible to:Dr Manish Shukla, Assistant Professor, Department of Marketing and Management, Durham University.

Dr Linsey Fuller, Group Scientist, Procter & Gamble.

Location:The KTP Associate will be employed by Durham University but will be based at Procter & Gamble, Newcastle, and will be expected to spend time in Durham University to undertake the partnership’s objectives.

Working at Durham

A competitive salary is only one part of the many fantastic benefits you will receive if you join the University: you will also receive access to the following fantastic benefits:

• We offer a generous pension scheme, As a new member of staff you will be automatically enrolled into the University Superannuation Scheme (USS).
• No matter how you travel to work, we have you covered. We have parking across campus, a cycle to work scheme which helps you to buy a bike and discount with local bus and train companies.
• Lots of support for health and wellbeing including discounted membership for our state of the art sport and gym facilities and access to a 24-7 Employee Assistance Programme.
• On site nursery is available and children’s clubs in the summer holidays.
• Family friendly policies, including maternity and adoption leave, which are among the most generous in the higher education sector (and likely above and beyond many employers).
• The opportunity to take part in staff volunteering activities to make a difference in the local community.
• Discounts are available via our benefits portal including; money off at supermarkets, high street retailers, IT products such as Apple, the cinema and days out at various attractions.
• A salary sacrifice scheme is also available to help you take advantage of tax savings on benefits.
• If you are moving to Durham, we can help with removal costs and we have a dedicated team who can help you with the practicalities such as house hunting and schools. If you need a visa, we cover most visa costs and offer an interest free loan scheme to pay for dependant visas.

Durham University is committed to equality diversity, inclusion and values

Our collective aim is to create an open and inclusive environment where everyone can reach their full potential and we believe our staff should reflect the diversity of the global community in which we work. As a University equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) are a key part of the University’s Strategy and a central part of everything we do. We also live by our values and our Staff Code of Conduct. At Durham we actively work towards providing an environment where our staff and students can study, work and live in a community which is supportive and inclusive. It’s important to us that all of our colleagues are aligned to both our values and commitment to EDI.

We welcome and encourage applications from members of groups who are under-represented in our work force including people with disabilities, women and black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. If you have taken time out of your career, and you feel it relevant, let us know about it in your application. If you are a candidate with a disability, we are committed to ensuring fair treatment throughout the recruitment process. We will make adjustments to support the interview process wherever it is reasonable to do so and, where successful, reasonable adjustments will be made to support people within their role.

Contact Information

Department contact for academic-related enquiries

For an informal discussion about the post please contact:

Dr Manish Shukla, (e-mail: manish.shukla@durham.ac.uk)

Dr Linsey Fuller (e-mail: fuller.ls@pg.com)

Find more information about the company at: pg.co.uk

Find out more about the University at: https://www.dur.ac.uk/

Contact information for technical difficulties when submitting your application

If you encounter technical difficulties when using the online application form, we prefer you send enquiries by email. Please send your name along with a brief description of the problem you’re experiencing to e.recruitment@durham.ac.uk

Alternatively, you may call 0191 334 6801 from the UK, or +44 191 334 6801 from outside the UK. This number operates during the hours of 09.00 and 17.00 Monday to Friday, UK time. We will normally respond within one working day (Monday to Friday, excluding UK public holidays).

University contact for general queries about the recruitment process - e.recruitment@durham.ac.uk

How to Apply

To progress to the assessment stage, candidates must evidence each of the essential criteria required for the role in the person specification below. It will be at the discretion of the recruiting panel as to whether they will also consider any desirable criteria, but we would urge candidates to provide evidence for all criteria.

While some criteria will be considered at the shortlisting stage, other criteria may be considered later in the assessment process, such as questions at interview.

Submitting your application

We prefer to receive applications online. We will update you about your application at various points throughout the selection process, via automated emails from our e-recruitment system. Please check your spam/junk folder periodically to make sure you have not missed any of our updates.

What to Submit

All applicants are asked to submit:

• a CV and cover letter which details your experience, skills, and achievements in meeting (or the potential to meet) the criteria set out below.

Next Steps

Short-listed candidates will be invited to the University, either virtually or in-person and will have the opportunity to meet key members of the Department. The assessment for the post will normally include a presentation and formal interview.

In the event that you are unable to attend on the date offered, it may not be possible to offer you an interview on an alternative date.

Please note that in submitting your application Durham University will be processing your data. We would ask you to consider the relevant University Privacy Statement https://www.durham.ac.uk/about-us/governance/information-governance/privacy-notices/privacy-notices/job-applicants/ which provides information on the collation, storing and use of data.

When appointing to this role the University must ensure that it meets any applicable immigration requirements, including salary thresholds which are applicable to some visas.

• A good first degree in Chemistry or Engineering

• A Masters or PhD in Chemistry, Engineering, or equivalent experience

• Experience of Life Cycle Assessment Projects

• Demonstrable ability to communicate verbally and written project results to a variety of audiences including non-specialists

• Evidence of ability to write reports and data analytics

• Fundamental knowledge of chemical production process

• Good understanding of process engineering

• Excellent analytical skills with experience in Life Cycle Assessment

• Understanding or experience of LCA, using software packages

• Ability to develop models for chemical production processes

• Ability to work and communicate with both specialists and non-specialists

• Understanding of technology management and new venture evaluation

• Experience in modelling of chemical production process

• Demonstrable ability to work cooperatively as part of a team

• Good interpersonal and communication skills

• Experience of publishing papers in peer-reviewed journals