{"id":23110,"date":"2025-02-18T16:37:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/?p=23110"},"modified":"2025-02-18T16:37:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-18T21:37:13","slug":"job-professor-advanced-textiles-nottingham-trent-university-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/2025\/02\/18\/job-professor-advanced-textiles-nottingham-trent-university-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"JOB: Professor \u2013 Advanced Textiles, Nottingham Trent University, UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vacancies.ntu.ac.uk\/Job\/JobDetail?JobId=1357\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/vacancies.ntu.ac.uk\/Job\/JobDetail?JobId=1357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Apply here<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professor &#8211; Advanced Textiles<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vacancies.ntu.ac.uk\/DecideInternalExternal\/DecideInternalExternal?JobId=1357\">Apply for job<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Job reference:<\/strong>&nbsp;551327<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location:<\/strong>&nbsp;City Campus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Employment type:<\/strong>&nbsp;Permanent Contract<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"\">Team:<\/strong>&nbsp;Fashion Textiles and Knitwear Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Closing date:<\/strong>&nbsp;17\/03\/2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"\">School \/ Directorate:&nbsp;<\/strong>Nottingham School of Art &amp; Design<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"\">Salary \/ Grade<\/strong>&nbsp;Professor Band A (\u00a373,000 &#8211; \u00a392,000 p.a. pro rata)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professor &#8211; Advanced Textiles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00a373,000 &#8211; \u00a392,000 p.a. pro rata<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Full time\/Permanent<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About the Role<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We are seeking to appoint a Professor to undertake exciting research in Advanced Textiles. Importantly, we are seeking experienced researchers with a track record of success who combine well-developed leadership skills with proven abilities in team building, interdisciplinary collaboration and partnerships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Advanced Textile Research Group (ATRG) collaborates with leading academic and industry partners through research, innovation, knowledge exchange and consultancy projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You will be joining a strong and dedicated team of academics, researchers and technicians with excellent technical facilities. As an experienced research leader, you will play a key role in further developing our inclusive and diverse research culture, mentoring early career colleagues, promoting and facilitating interdisciplinary and collaborative research, growing research income and enhancing the quality of a wide variety of research outputs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About you<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a successful and experienced researcher with a track record of team building and inspiring and supporting postgraduate researchers and colleagues, you will have the enthusiasm and vision to contribute to the growth of research. As a recognised leader in your field, you will have or be developing an international profile as a research leader in advanced textiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a PhD and significant research experience, you will have track record of consistently delivering high quality research outputs and capturing significant external funding as a Principal and Co-Investigator from prestigious and competitive sources. You will be able to demonstrate or evidence the following<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Experience of academic leadership roles and an ability to manage people and budgets.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience of the successful recruitment and supervision of postgraduate research students and postdoctoral researchers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Experience in developing research informed teaching and curricula development.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A track record of successful collaboration with industry achieving impact through innovation and knowledge exchange and or consultancy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are excited by the opportunity to contribute your expertise, experience, creativity and energy to this area of research strength at NTU we would be delighted to hear from you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The assessment for this role is split across two stages:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First stage interview date:&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>31<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;March or 1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;April 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Second Stage interview date: TBC<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Us<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Nottingham School of Art &amp; Design is a world leading art and design schools that has been influencing, inspiring and innovating since 1843. We are guided by our past, focused on our future, and proud to be shaping what comes next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is an exciting time for the School, buoyed by recent successes including QS subject top 100 ranking, a high quality REF2021 result, expansion into new areas including music and events, the opening of a London Campus and a \u00a345 million investment in Design &amp; Digital Arts. Our&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntu.ac.uk\/research\/groups-and-centres\/centres\/fashion-and-textile-research-centre\">Fashion and Textile Research Centre&nbsp;<\/a>is internationally recognised for excellence in Sustainable Transitions, Cultures &amp; Heritage and Advanced Textiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntu.ac.uk\/research\/groups-and-centres\/groups\/advanced-textiles\">Advanced Textiles Research Group<\/a>&nbsp;undertakes world-leading research in advanced textiles, with activities spanning textile technology, flexural composites, electronic textiles, electronic yarns, material engineering, sustainable textiles and smart composites. Our cutting-edge work spans a number of sectors, including fashion, medical, sports, defence and communication applications, and has generated several patents and commercial products. We work with consideration for human wellbeing and sustainability, addressing pressing issues through technical ingenuity and design-led exploration. The Group has a dedicated research team and extensive facilities for the design, manufacture and testing of novel electronic and functional textiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For any informal queries about the role or the team, please contact&nbsp;<strong>Richard Bibb (Associate Dean for Research)<\/strong>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<strong>richard.bibb@ntu.ac.uk.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Join Us<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Find out more about our academic community at NTU, including the support we offer to academics at all stages of their careers at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntu.ac.uk\/jobs\/working-at-ntu\/support-for-academics\">Support for academics | Nottingham Trent University<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We also offer:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>35 days annual leave per year (dependent on grade) plus statutory bank holidays and 5 university closure days pro rata<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Salary Sacrifice Retirement Savings Plan<\/strong>\u00a0with life assurance and income protection. Available to colleagues who choose to opt out of the contractual pension scheme. Minimum colleague contributions of 0% matched with<strong>\u00a0minimum NTU contributions of 8%.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Opportunity to receive a bonus for exceptional performance and contribution<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Range of health and wellbeing services, voluntary benefits, discounts, and savings for all colleagues.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This role is eligible to either individual private medical health insurance or a lifestyle health assessment.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And a whole lot more\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Come and be part of our success. Apply today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Safe and Inclusive<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At NTU, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our students and colleagues. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whilst this role is currently eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Route, upcoming immigration rules changes may impact on eligibility for sponsorship, we recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fskilled-worker-visa&amp;data=05%7C02%7Csarah.alexander%40ntu.ac.uk%7C8d54daa2d15448b75f9c08dc2efb69ed%7C8acbc2c5c8ed42c78169ba438a0dbe2f%7C1%7C0%7C638436904538634074%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=zNUKqVN7IXF%2B8x5eZUZReGiKGD%2FVZWqtNOt6BmWGeqM%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/skilled-worker-visa<\/a>&nbsp;for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and successful applicants will be asked to declare any unspent criminal convictions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply here Professor &#8211; Advanced Textiles Apply for job Job reference:&nbsp;551327 Location:&nbsp;City Campus Employment type:&nbsp;Permanent Contract Team:&nbsp;Fashion Textiles and Knitwear Design Closing date:&nbsp;17\/03\/2025 School \/&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":128,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23110","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-job","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23110","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/128"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23110"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23110\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23117,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23110\/revisions\/23117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itp.nyu.edu\/opportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}