University College Falmouth Professor of Sustainable Design

Salary negotiable (not less than £54,283)

This is a unique opportunity for an outstanding individual to build the research excellence that will define Falmouth as a world-class, specialist arts university.

You will lead the delivery of these research ambitions through the Academy for Innovation & Research (AIR), a new £9m centre which opened in May 2012 whose explicit focus is applied research in the areas of the Digital Economy and Sustainable Design. Current project partners include BT, NHS Innovations, the Department of Energy & Climate Change and a wide range of SMEs, focusing on questions around digital manufacturing, superfast broadband applications, networked communities, telemedicine, pervasive media and ecodesign.

With an impressive research record in the specified field, each candidate will be an experienced and entrepreneurial leader with the ability to harness the energy and potential in Cornwall to establish a research agenda of international distinction.

For a confidential conversation about the position, please email Professor Philip Moore, Pro-Rector for Research & Innovation: philip.moore@falmouth.ac.uk, quoting reference: UCF0341.

Initially the post will be part funded by the ERDF.

The Combined Universities in Cornwall initiative (CUC) is a partnership of Further and Higher Education institutions: Cornwall College, Truro College, University College Falmouth, the University of Exeter and the University of Plymouth, working together in and for Cornwall. This post is part of University College Falmouth's CUC Phase 3 growth. For more information on the CUC, see www.cuc.ac.uk.

University College Falmouth aims to ensure that no job applicant or worker receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of race, colour, gender orientation, nationality, religion or belief (or lack of belief), ethnic or national origin, age, gender, gender reassignment or marital status, sexual orientation or disability

Closing date for applications: Friday 19 October, 2012. Interview date to be confirmed. The successful candidate is expected to take up the position at the earliest opportunity.

To apply for the position, please read and complete the attached documentation. Your completed application can then be emailed by the closing date and time to recruitment@falmouth.ac.uk or alternatively post to Human Resources Department, University College Falmouth, Woodlane, Falmouth, TR11 4RH.