Salary range: £31,000 - £33,000
FTE: 1
Term: Fixed 24 months
Closing date: 20 February 2022
The Department of Chemical and
Process Engineering in partnership with Isle of Raasay Distillery (https://raasaydistillery.com)
are seeking to appoint a KTP Associate in the area of hydrogen energy, with a
focus on the development of a direct electrolysis process turning whisky
wastes into hydrogen and the use of hydrogen to power the whisky distillation
process, while addressing the challenge of decarbonisation of distillery
processes.
R&B Distillers Ltd are
artisanal distillers of whisky and gin, who, in 2017, formed a distillery on
the Hebridean Isle of Raasay. R&B Distillers Ltd has strategic vision on
implementing sustainable practices to develop environmentally aligned
products, for the future of their business, the Raasay community, and to affect
positive change in the Scotch whisky industry. Taking the project, R&B
Distillers Ltd’s ambition is to reduce over 83% of its current carbon
emissions, supporting its long-term expansion plans, enabling production of
whisky products aligned to the net zero agenda, and thus growing as a thought
leader on sustainable energy strategies to distilleries in Scotland.
The KTP Associate will be
employed by the University of Strathclyde but will spend most of their time
working time at the company’s premises in Isle of Raasay. A key feature of the
KTP position is a personal training and development allowance of £4,000 that
you can use to develop skills related to the project that will help you to
advance your career.
The position offers the KTP
Associate the following benefits:
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The fulfilling employment opportunity
where you can contribute to turn a key strategic innovation idea into
reality.
- The chance to manage a challenging and
rewarding job with real responsibility.
- An opportunity to tailor-make your role,
as each KTP Associate position is unique.
- The chance to implement strategic
decarbonisation within an innovative company.
- Mentoring from experienced industrial and
academic supervisors.
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Dedicated coaching, mentoring and
personal development with personal training budget.
- The opportunity to gain a management
qualification/training and the chance to work towards a higher degree.
- An opportunity to write publications
about project work alongside the academic and company team.
- An opportunity to make important and
tangible improvements in decarbonizing distilleries.
The project is part of the
Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme that aims to help businesses to
improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of
knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK knowledge base.
Successful Knowledge Transfer Partnership projects are funded by UK Research
and Innovation through Innovate UK and are part of the government’s Industrial
Strategy. To find out how KTP works and the vital role you will play if you
successfully secure a KTP Associate position please visit: www.ktpws.org.uk
You should hold a PhD in
Chemical Engineering / Applied Chemistry / Mechanical Engineering or a closely
related subject, or a Masters-level qualification in chemical (or
electrochemical) engineering together with specific relevant industry
experience is essential. The successful candidate will have sufficient
knowledge in chemical engineering, preferably with experience in bioenergy,
hydrogen fuel or electrolysis, as well as experience or capability in process
modelling of energy and chemical systems, particularly in the use of Software
(e.g., Aspen) or computer programming for process optimisation.
Informal
enquiries about the post can be directed to Dr Jun Li, jun.li@strath.ac.uk
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