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Type: Permanent

Salary: £36,413 - £40,129 per annum

Location: SRUC King's Building, Edinburgh

REF: ACF/REES/020/21

Closing date: 15 August 2021

SRUC is unique in Scotland and one of the largest organisations of its kind in Europe. Our ambitious and exciting vision is to work at local, national and international levels, leading innovation and sustainable development in agriculture and rural sectors.

The Rural Economy, Environment and Society Department at SRUC is one of the largest groupings of socio-economists in the UK. Our work in climate change and animal health has informed a number of local and international agendas. Current global challenges mean that the importance of animal health economics and evidence-led research has never been greater.

We are looking for an economist with experience of animal health economic frameworks applied to climate change. The successful candidate would be expected to lead ongoing research work as part of EPIC – the Scottish Government-funded Centre of Expertise on Animal Disease Outbreaks. The post holder will lead a stream of work on the economic analysis of animal health outbreaks. This work will inform Scottish Government to understand the impacts for policy analysis and decision making. In addition to working in EPIC the post-holder would also be expected to extend their own research and teaching profile within animal health economics and climate change.

You will have a doctoral degree in a subject related to economics with a background in applied economic analysis towards agricultural and climate change issues. You should have significant post-doctoral experience, demonstrating the ability to successfully win and manage grants, as well as publish results in leading journals. Evidence of writing for a range of audiences would also be an expected.

This position will be primarily based in the Rural Economy, Environment and Society Research Group at SRUC, King’s Buildings Edinburgh. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prof Andrew Barnes, email: Andrew.barnes@sruc.ac.uk.

Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Description document which you must read before applying for this role. This is downloadable when you click the link below.

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Type: Permanent

Salary: £25,644 - £30,057 per annum

Location: SRUC King's Building, Edinburgh

REF: CFPS/IDS/010/21

Closing date: 1 August 2021

SRUC is embarking on an ambitious digital transformation programme which includes developing a new data strategy. A new Business Intelligence Developer post has been created within the Business Intelligence team to support those objectives. As a member of the BI team, you will have the opportunity to grow and develop your skills, shape your own work and influence the team direction. You will be in a position to innovate and take the lead on end-to-end development of strategically important solutions while collaborating with a range of stakeholders across the organisation.

The Business Intelligence team is looking for someone who has gained skills in working with data and databases, and is inspired by technology and data. You should have a good understanding of typical data structures and data processes and be excited to contribute to implementing SRUC's data strategy.

The ideal candidate will be creative, analytical, detail-oriented and enjoy a challenge. They will be able to work on their own initiative as part of a team and in collaboration with business stakeholders. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to take on responsibility for developing and maintaining high-profile, high-value internal and external data-centric systems, business-focused reporting and processes. An interest in Management Information, data-related business processes and data visualisation are crucial.

Duties will include:

Development of reports and data visualisations for areas of SRUC business such as Education, Finance, Consulting, Vet Services etc. using technologies such as PowerBI and SSRS
Collaboration and communication with stakeholders including requirements analysis, specification, change management, training and support
SQL development (mainly SQL Server), Business Intelligence analysis, Data Warehouse development
Analysis and diagnosis of data quality issues and errors, data transformation rules etc.
Delivery and maintenance of a wide range of ETL processes and data stores
Testing, QA and development of technical documentation from initial specification through to delivery reports and catalogues
Project management of own deliverables including delivering to deadlines and SLAs
Ensuring data security and integrity is maintained
Ensuring solutions meet agreed and defined quality and governance standards
Identification and recommendation of new technologies

In your supporting statement, please describe a project you carried out which demonstrates the database/reporting experience which makes you a good fit for this role. Please also summarise what your distinct contribution would be to the BI team at SRUC.

Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Description document which you must read before applying for this role. This is downloadable when you click the link below.

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Type: Permanent

Salary: £37,908 - £44,340 per annum

Location: North Scotland (flexible)

REF: CML/CS/026/21

Closing date: 23 August 2021

SAC Consulting Solutions is a group within SRUC and is formed from a number of teams divided into four regions in a variety of locations spread across the country. This post will be located in the North Scotland region, however regular travel and flexible working hours will be required to fulfil the requirements of the role.

The group provides an unrivalled level of consultancy service to farmers, crofters and the wider rural sector. The Forestry Consultant will be required to develop new business throughout their area, mostly following up leads supplied by agricultural consultants, and to provide forestry support to staff in the Farm & Rural Business Services Division. An interest in the cross-over between farming and forestry is required so they can develop business with farmers and estates.

Work will include FGS grant applications, organising and supervising planting, fencing and maintenance work, budgets, timber sales, woodland surveys and forest plans. Some experience in arboriculture and community woodlands would be an advantage. The consultant will also be required to promote farm woodlands in the press and in person as part of the Farm Advisory Service (FAS); experience of spoken and written promotional work will be an advantage. There may be opportunities to carry out some teaching work.

The consultant will have good management skills, an all round knowledge of forestry, project management and planning skills and must be able to work on their own initiative. Experience and interest in the farming benefits of forestry will be an advantage. The consultant will also be experienced with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint and GIS software (ArcGIS/QGIS is the incumbent system). Presentational skills are important as some public speaking will be required.

Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Particulars document which you must read before applying for this role. This is downloadable when you click the link below.

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Type: Permanent

Salary: £23,254 - £26,374 per annum

Location: SRUC Barony, Dumfries

REF: ASWF/ILM/029/21

Closing date: 30 July 2021

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to join our forestry and arboriculture team based at SRUC’s Barony Campus.

The successful candidate will have proven experience of working in the Arboriculture or Forestry industries to include chainsaw operations and daily machine maintenance. They will have experience of working to deadlines within the Arboriculture or Forestry commercial sectors.

Key responsibilities of the Instructor will include:

• Contributing to the development and delivery of an industry-led, vibrant programme of growth for SRUC’s forestry and arboriculture education and training capability in the South and West Faculty
• Contributing to the delivery of forestry related training and education activities in the South and West Faculty, including both campus-based and work-based students
• Providing guidance and support to enable learners from all sections of the community to be included in education and achieve their potential as successful learners and future citizens
• Planning and preparing an engaging, inclusive learning experience to progress learning, working both independently and cooperatively with others where relevant
• Ensuring that campus-based and work-based learning programmes meet as a minimum the relevant contractual and QA/QC requirements, including the compilation and submission of internal and external data and reports as required
• Ensuring compliance with the policy and guidelines on health and safety in teaching
• Working with the Senior Forester to help identify opportunities to further develop the academic portfolio to increase student recruitment
• Working with the Senior Forester to help identify opportunities to further develop the academic portfolio for national and international recruitment
• Contributing, where relevant, to the delivery of wider forestry and environmental management related training and education activities, including assisting with the development of a good working relationship with colleagues that have relevant interests (e.g. within SAC Consulting)

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Martyn Davies, Senior Forester by email martyn.davies@sruc.ac.uk or by telephone 01387 860251.

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Type: Permanent

Salary: £31,115 – £38,310 per annum

Location: SRUC Barony, Dumfries

REF: ASWF/ILM/010/21

Closing date: 4 August 2021

We are seeking a highly motivated individual to help consolidate and grow SRUC’s engineering education and training provision at our Barony Campus.

The successful candidate will have proven skills in: the service, maintenance, diagnostics and repair of hydraulic and electronic systems; ability to service, maintain, diagnose and repair engines, transmissions along with other common systems utilised on a range of modern machines; ability to understand and operate a range of machinery in a safe and efficient manner.

Key responsibilities of the lecturer will include:

• Contributing to the development and delivery of an industry-led, vibrant programme of growth for SRUC’s land-based engineering education and training capability in the South and West Faculty
• Contributing to the delivery of land-based engineering related training and education activities in the South and West Faculty, including a wide range of practical skills to a high standard or workmanship as well as classroom teaching to appropriate academic standards
• Providing guidance and support to enable learners from all sections of the community - including both campus-based and work-based students - to be included in education and achieve their potential as successful learners and future citizens
• Planning and preparing an engaging, inclusive learning experience to progress learning, working both independently and cooperatively with others where relevant
• Ensuring that campus-based and work-based learning programmes meet as a minimum the relevant contractual and QA/QC requirements, including the compilation and submission of internal and external data and reports as required
• Ensuring compliance with the policy and guidelines on health and safety in teaching
• Working with the Programme Team Leader to help identify opportunities to further develop the academic portfolio to increase student recruitment
• Working with the Programme Team Leader to help conduct appropriate liaison with land-based industries in south-west Scotland and beyond

This is a permanent, full time role.

Informal enquiries may be addressed to Mr Robert Paterson, Senior Engineer, by email at robert.paterson@sruc.ac.uk.

Interviews will be held: 11 August 2021

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Type: Permanent

Salary: £33,692 - £39,070 per annum

Location: SRUC King's Building, Edinburgh or Botanic Gardens/Kelvin College, Glasgow

REF: ACF/AHES/016017/21

Closing date: 1 August 2021

We are currently seeking a Lecturer in Garden Design based either in Glasgow or Edinburgh as part of the Agriculture, Horticulture and Engineering Science Department within the Central Faculty of SRUC.

In this role you will prepare, deliver and assess modules typically in all areas of garden design- related subjects amongst other relevant modules and will also be involved in a range of other related activities such as the delivery of appropriate training courses as well as Adviser of Studies. The successful candidate will be managed by the Programme/Team Leader for the Horticulture and Landscape programme.

SCOPE OF THE POST

Teaching of Garden Design modules primarily to higher education students (HNC to degree-level).

Preparation of teaching and learning materials including those required for flexible and blended (online) learning
Assessment and timely feedback of student material
Liaison and collaboration with other staff members
Organisation of practical skills training
Associated CPD
Year Tutor Duties

Member of the Horticulture and Landscape programme team (cross-campus teaching via blended delivery).

Attendance at Core Team Meetings
Attendance at Student Liaison Group meetings
Participation in Induction Week activities
Participation in Study Tours
Other relevant programme management duties as directed by Programme/Team Leader

Adviser of Studies for one year-group of the Horticulture and Landscape programme

Ensuring the teaching and assessment programme for the year group runs smoothly

Promote efficient and effective communication between student cohort and teaching team
Provide academic and pastoral advice for student cohort
Collating relevant academic and statistical information including results for the student cohort.

Contribute to student recruitment activity particularly but not exclusively for the Horticulture and Landscape programme

Attendance at, and contribution to, the planning and running of open days, applicant days, taster days, and other careers events and marketing initiatives particularly, but not exclusively, related to the Horticulture and Landscape programme

Industry Liaison & Collaboration

Establish and maintain links with industry
Participation in organisation and running of technical events and major garden events

Qualifications and experience required:

A minimum BSc in Landscape Architecture, Garden and Greenspace Design or related subject is essential for this post with a postgraduate teaching qualification in Higher or Further education being highly desirable. Experience, and a thorough knowledge of the broader horticultural sector in Scotland and/or the UK and experience in teaching and providing student support in a higher education setting is preferred. The ability to instruct and motivate students to facilitate the successful completion of their studies is essential.

A thorough knowledge of horticultural garden/landscape design (e.g. AutoCAD, Sketch-up) and the education and training needs of the Horticultural sector in Scotland/ UK.

Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Particulars document which you must read before applying for this role. This is downloadable when you click the link below.

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Closing Date: 1 August 2021

Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Description document which you must read before applying for this role. This is downloadable when you click the link below.

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Type: Permanent

Salary: £19,188 - £21,086 per annum

Location: SRUC Barony, Dumfries

REF: ASWF/LIB/001/21

Closing date: 11 August 2021

An opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and flexible individual to join the Library Team at the Barony Campus, Dumfries to provide a high level of customer service to staff and students. Duties include delivery of on-going support for students within the library environment and the promotion of both traditional and electronic resources.

The main duties will include:

• Staffing of the library counter- duties include issuing and discharging loans, reservations etc. using SRUC’s Library Management System and basic IT support
• Providing guidance and help for library users accessing our print and electronic resources, and participating in promoting our services and collections
• Processing Inter-Library Loan requests, and maintaining accurate records and statistics
• Gathering and recording statistics and other library management information for monitoring purposes
• Acquisition and processing of stock and library materials using the Library Management System and SRUC finance system
• Assisting with cataloguing and classification of library stock (using AACR2, MARC21 and DDC)
• Undertaking other duties assigned by Campus Librarian as relevant to the post

The successful candidate will have a good standard of education (Highers or equivalent), ideally with experience related to library and information work; a recognised library qualification would be preferred.

Excellent IT and customer service skills are essential and experience of using electronic resources (ejournals, ebooks, databases and social media) is desirable.

This is a full time, permanent post, however, we would consider part time/job share applications. If you are interested in this role on a part time basis please indicate this in the supporting statement section of the application form.

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Type: Permanent

Salary: £44,041 - £47,382 per annum

Location: SRUC King's Building, Edinburgh

REF: ACF/REES/019/21

Closing date: 15 August 2021

SRUC has a long record of delivery of education programmes within Rural Business Management and Agriculture. Programmes have always been developed in partnership with industry and have attracted students from across Scotland, the UK, and internationally.

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic academic with experience in delivery and management of rural business management (RBM) courses. We teach RBM at both HND and Degree level and also offer a RICS Accredited BA(Hons) Rural Business Management degree. The candidate will have at least a post-graduate qualification in a subject related to Rural Business Management and at least 5 years’ experience of delivery at SCQF Level 7-10 or equivalent level. Membership of RICS is desirable but not essential.

The successful candidate will lead a team of rural business specialists and deliver courses across the rural business and farm business management portfolio for a large cohort of students based at the Kings Buildings, Edinburgh Campus. The post holder will manage and allocate staff across programmes, engage in curriculum planning and identify resource issues and development opportunities. The post holder will liaise closely with the Head of Department and across campuses, specifically for provision of Rural Business Management.

Candidates should have experience in business management and entrepreneurship ideally from within the rural and farming sector, as well as fostering strong links with local, national and international industry. Additionally, knowledge of new developments in rural and related policies, would be advantageous. The post holder would also have the opportunity to engage in SRUC’s newly developed enterprise academy. The role also offers opportunities for conducting research around Rural and Farm Business Management.

This position will be based in the Rural Economy, Environment and Society Department Group at SRUC Edinburgh Campus, King’s Buildings in Edinburgh. Informal enquiries may be addressed to Prf Andrew Barnes, email: Andrew.Barnes@sruc.ac.uk.

Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Description document which you must read before applying for this role. This is downloadable when you click the link below.

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Type: Permanent

Salary: £36,413 - £40,129 per annum

Ref: ANF/RLU/041/21

Location: SRUC Craibstone, Aberdeen

Closing date: 22 August 2021

We currently have a vacancy for a Researcher / Lecturer in Sustainable Crop Production. We are looking for a plant scientist with a strong emphasis in sustainable cropping systems, who is able to integrate with colleagues across our existing teaching and research strengths. Our research focuses on the development of sustainable, resilient, net zero agricultural systems. We have core strengths in crop and soil science and our research interests include nutrient management, crop rotation design, increasing diversity in crop and grassland production and the integration of livestock into cropping systems. We are developing a new long-term experimental platform for cropping systems research.

Candidates should have strengths in fieldwork, experimental design and data analysis and a knowledge of the importance of applying fundamental agricultural concepts for advancing industry practice (specific research interests and skills may include, but not limited to, cropping systems management, nutrient management, agroecology or crop physiology). Additionally, knowledge of new developments in interpreting large data sets, molecular data and new technologies in agricultural science would be advantageous, as well as fostering strong links with industry practitioners.

The successful candidate will be required to teach on and further develop the UG and PG agriculture portfolio. Within this programme across SRUC, there is an emphasis on preparing students for careers in agriculture and land-based industries.

The successful applicant will have a track record of research in a related field. SRUC is seeking a closer alignment of its research and education activities and it is hoped that the successful applicant will contribute to world class research carried out within SRUC on terms of grant income and publication output. You will grasp the opportunity to foster cross-disciplinary collaborations and ambitions that will build on current strengths within the department, and across the institution.

For informal discussion please contact Professor Christine Watson (+44 1224 711143; Christine.watson@sruc.ac.uk) or Dr Rob Graham (rob.graham@sruc.ac.uk)

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Type: Permanent

Salary: £24,601 - £28,943 per annum, pro rata

Location: SRUC Oatridge, West Lothian

REF: ACF/FO/015/21

Closing date: 15 August 2021

An opportunity has arisen for a Student Support Tutor (Funding) within the Central Faculty. The postholder will be required to administer, process and support applications to a range of funds and bursaries, and assist in the assessment of fees status for students. The role involves providing a high quality proactive and, when required, reactive student finance-related and pastoral support service and will entail working directly with students and colleagues across SRUC to enhance our support to students.

We are seeking a candidate with experience of finance-related needs assessing and supporting students preferably in a tertiary education setting. Experience of administration, and improvement, of process-driven workflows is also essential, as is experience of providing an effective service to customers and other stakeholders, including students with additional support needs.

To be considered for this role, candidates should possess a degree level qualification in a relevant subject and/or a relevant professional qualification.

This is a permanent, part time post of 18.5 hours per week.

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Type: Permanent

Salary: £33,853 - £37,327 per annum

Location: SRUC King's Building, Edinburgh

REF: CFPS/IDS/008/21

Closing date: 11 July 2021

This is a systems developer and administrator role with responsibility for developing, implementing, administering and troubleshooting online student services and databases, such as integrations with the virtual learning environment (VLE) Moodle, Office365, Unit-E Student management system etc.

The post holder will be responsible for coordination of activities with our cloud providers and the Digital Learning team, including system development installs, upgrades, patches, backups, disaster recovery processes and master data management/configuration.

We also host a number of systems internally; this post will be responsible for the system administration of these. This post will collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to ensure SRUC can deliver robust, secure and reliable digital services.

Reporting to the Digital Services and Information Security Manager, duties will include:

Full software lifecycle development – business analysis, specification, design, implementation, testing, delivery and support of applications using an open souce LAMP software stack including development and maintenance of various integration scripts and APIs
Architecture, build, support and maintenance of hosting infrastructure (Linux virtual machines running Docker)
Patching and troubleshooting to ensure environments remain secure
Creation and maintenance of appropriate levels of quality documentation (specifications, training documents, support handover documents, architecture documents, data models and data dictionaries etc)
End user support, ensuring tickets dealt with within SLA
Ensuring appropriate backups are in place and disaster recovery processes and systems are defined and tested regularly

Further details on the requirements of this role can be found in the Job Description document which you must read before applying for this role. This is downloadable when you click the link below.

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Type: Fixed Term

Salary: £19,842 – £23,183 per annum

Location: SRUC Oatridge, West Lothian

REF: ACF/FO/011/21

Closing date: 3 August 2021

An interesting opportunity has arisen for a Training and Work-Based Learning Administrator within our Schools, Training and Work-Based Learning Team. The role will involve providing the business and administrative support for the successful delivery of training and work-based learning activities within the faculty. The majority of the workload will comprise managing the day to day running of the faculty’s training courses delivered to external clients, students and staff, and the faculty’s work-based learning activities. In addition to this, there will also be elements of support required for colleagues in the academic division in terms of their delivery and in line with the requirements of the accrediting body.

We are seeking an experienced administrator with a proven track record of providing an effective service to customers and other internal and external stakeholders and preferably some knowledge of FE and/or HE in Scotland. To be considered for this role, candidates should possess a good general standard of education and ideally be qualified to HNC/D level or equivalent. A good knowledge of IT software, particularly Microsoft Office is also essential.

This is a full time, fixed term role for 12 months.

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PhD opportunities

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: Start date: 1 October 2021

Duration: 3.5 years, full time

Salary: £15,609 per annum

Location: SRUC’s Dairy Research and Innovation Centre, Dumfries and Queen's University Belfast

Closing date for applications: 16 August 2021

Two fully funded PhD studentships are available as part of a €10 million, collaborative European project, “HoloRuminant”, starting in October 2021. The studentships are for 3.5 years and cover stipends at UKRI rates (for 2021/22: £15,609 per year) and home tuition fees, with experimental and travel costs covered by the project.

HoloRuminant will explore the role of ruminant-associated microbiomes and their interactions with the host animal in early life, and throughout fundamental life events, such as weaning, which are known to affect health, welfare, and environmental efficiency in ruminant production systems.

The first project involves sampling from several sites of dairy cows from birth through to established first lactation and uses metataxonomics approaches to explore patterns of microbiome establishment and possible common control.

The second project will develop a novel understanding of the milk microbiome of cattle and explore how host genetic merit relates to milk microbiome, mastitis susceptibility and the immune and inflammatory response in the udder.

The students will gain skills ranging from working with animals to advanced molecular biology and bioinformatics techniques. Whilst being registered at Queens University Belfast and having the opportunity to work in their state-of-the-art molecular and microbial labs and high-performance computational infrastructure the student will work mostly with the world-leading Langhill Genotype x Environment study at SRUC’s Dairy Research and Innovation Centre in Dumfries. Annual progress evaluations and viva voce examinations will be held in Belfast.

The projects will be supervised by Professor Richard Dewhurst and Dr Holly Ferguson at SRUC, as well as Professor Sharon Huws and Professor Chris Creevey at Queens University Belfast. Further details of the facilities and groups can be obtained from our Dairy Research & Innovation Centre pages, The Huws Lab and The Creevey Lab.

Students should have at least an upper second class degree (or equivalent) in a life science subject and some awareness of livestock production challenges. A postgraduate qualification would be desirable, but is not essential.

Expected start date is 1 October 2021, or as soon as possible thereafter.

To apply for this studentship, please send us your CV and complete the application form and equal opportunities monitoring form.

Completed forms and any questions about applications should be sent to SRUC’s Postgraduate Administrator pg.research@sruc.ac.uk quoting reference SRUC/QUB/EUmicrobiome.

To have an informal discussion about this studentship, contact Professor Richard Dewhurst at richard.dewhurst@sruc.ac.uk or 0131 535 4050.

The closing date for the return of applications is 5pm on 16 August 2021.