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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.

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Title: Change Projects & Internal Communications Officer

Type: Permanent, Full-Time or Part-Time

Salary: £35,292 - £38,000 per annum (under review)

Location: Edinburgh / Flexible

REF: CFPS/COM/043/22

Closing Date: 7 December 2022

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.

Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has embarked on the delivery of its new strategy, with the aim of becoming a unique, 21st-century university. Effectively communicating key messages to a variety of stakeholders, including staff, students, Scottish and local government, as well as the wider agricultural community, will be vital.

Reporting to the Communications Manager, the purpose of the role is to operate an effective change communications and internal communications programme.

It includes updating staff on change projects, managing the intranet (based on SharePoint/Office365), communicating workforce change, updates to colleagues across all teams, creating & managing intranet sites for teams, training colleagues on the use of the intranet, proofreading and property & campus development updates.

A large part of the role is supporting colleagues in writing content for their own functional areas, and encouraging them to work smarter by learning and utilising the digital tools available. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in communicating the changing face of SRUC.

Scope of Job:

Devise communications plans for SRUC’s internal communication and change projects. This includes liaising with internal teams to establish ways of working; developing and delivering internal communications at key points; and assessing the impact of campaigns.
Develop and deliver various change/project communications for key internal audiences. Ensure consistency with other communication channels such as social media, the SRUC website, external sites and news channels. This involves close working with HR and project teams.
Write and issue content for a global and segmented audience, making use of a range of styles to ensure communications are engaging and informative, suit different channels, and closely adhere to SRUC’s brand identity and tone of voice.
Manage the intranet – this is based on SharePoint/Office365 and central to our internal communications. It incorporates Teams, Yammer and other MS apps. The role holder will train colleagues, maintain content, manage structure/taxonomy/file storage and work closely with our information technology colleagues on future developments of the various platforms.
Ongoing measurement and feedback on internal communications deliverables and recommend enhancements.
Develop good internal relationships with colleagues across SRUC to maximise engagement with internal communications across campuses and offices throughout the organisation.
Act as a trusted adviser for colleagues, providing advice and consultancy to ensure a robust approach to internal communication needs.
Ensure a consistent approach to planning communications, making use of the communications calendar and collaborating with the wider communications team to ensure that internal communications are aligned with broader work.

To be considered, you should be educated to degree level in a related subject (preferably in media, communication, PR or journalism). Applicants with equivalent experience may be considered.

The post will be a permanent appointment. Full-Time or Part-Time applications considered.

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.

Closing date: 7 December 2022

Benefits / What you will get in return:

Enhanced holidays (minimum 33 days per year)
Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer opposed to 5% employee and 3% employer)
Cycle to work scheme
RAC Membership
Enhanced family leave
Flexible working patterns
Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

SRUC Leading the way in Agricultural and Rural Research, Education & Consultancy.

SRUC is committed to valuing Diversity, advancing Equality and respecting Human Rights throughout the organisation and encouraging applications from disabled people using the “Disability Confident Employer” symbol. SRUC is a member of the Athena SWAN charter.

SRUC. A Charitable company limited by guarantee, SC003712. Registered in Scotland No SC103046

Further information

Please read the Job Particulars Document before proceeding with your application.

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Title: Data Officer

Type: Part-Time: 30 hours per week, Fixed Term: 4 years

Salary: £25,889 - £29,807 per annum, pro-rata (under review)

Location: Edinburgh/ Hybrid working available

REF: AJN/AD/040/22

Closing Date: 11 December 2022

This post is necessary to the delivery of SRUC’s Academic strategy. In order to ensure SRUC’s activities are evidence-informed and to meet statutory obligations, appropriate expertise and capacity in data analysis and translation are required.

This post focuses on academic data, data quality and interpreting data to support academic staff to develop and enhance their practice.

The post will have three main areas of activity:

Data reporting to internal and external clients
Creating accessible reports and identifying trends across a range of data sets – surveys, admissions, student achievement data etc
Supporting annual activities such as admissions reporting and forecasting
Work under the guidance of the Academic Manager to:
Analyse relevant SRUC survey data
Collate data packs for all departments on workload allocation
Respond to external data requests such as those from SFC, Scottish Government, Universities Scotland etc.
Collate data for Freedom of Information (FOI) responses.
Identify key factors and trends in data sets such as Admissions data and widening access data.
Collate data reports for academic related data such as admissions and progression
Support ongoing and new projects with data.
Support the Academic Promotions Process via the provision of committee servicing, and production of application packs for reviewers.

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.

Closing date: 11 December 2022

Benefits / What you will get in return:

Enhanced holidays (minimum 33 days per year)
Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer opposed to 5% employee and 3% employer)
Cycle to work scheme
RAC Membership
Enhanced family leave
Flexible working patterns
Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

SRUC Leading the way in Agricultural and Rural Research, Education & Consultancy.

SRUC. A Charitable company limited by guarantee, SC003712. Registered in Scotland No SC103046

Further information

Please read the Job Particulars Document before proceeding with your application.

Apply

To apply for this role, please use the SRUC online application system. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: £47,362 - £55,257 per annum (under review)

Location: Edinburgh

REF: CFPS/COM/044/22

Closing Date: 05 December 2022

Our Infrastructure is at the heart of our operations and this post will be responsible for a small team that design, develop, support, and manage SRUC’s infrastructure systems and networks and ensure that the systems deliver business-agreed levels of performance, capacity, availability, security and resilience.

Reporting to the Group Manager IDS, the postholder will work in strategic partnership with the IDS Management Team to develop, deliver and support the current and future architecture and operations of SRUC systems, duties will include:

Accountabilty for strategic direction and objectives for infrastructure architecture and operations, inclusive of LAN/WAN
Accountability for ensuring SRUC systems implementations meet policy requirements
Actively seeking ways to exploit information technology to address complex business, organisational and technical issues, of both a conventional and innovative nature and assesses the impact upon the business. Ensures that business benefits are clearly defined and appropriately quantified alongside outcomes
Accountability for Change Management: co-ordinates the preparation of proposals for substantial changes, including both technical and commercial assessments. Accountable for ensuring that all changes within area of responsibility are carried out under the IDS change process
Accountability for Problem/incident Management: Analyses incidents and problems, and determines trends, initiating preventive action, to minimise the likelihood of recurrence
Accountability for contract management of key 3rd party suppliers/partners ensuring contracts meet SRUC business requirements and suppliers are meeting agreed contractual deliverables/SLAs
Responsible for identifying and measuring key operational metrics/performance indicators
Responsible for the execution of Infrastructure projects and the project management of these programmes/projects, including:
- all aspects of systems specification and design, ensuring compatibility with enterprise and solutions architectures
- key technical role in the assessment and selection of software packages and hardware
- provision of quality assurance of activities
Contribute to the annual planning of budgets and projects
Responsible for the continuous improvement of SRUCs infrastructure operations, architecture and policies, within agreed resource and budget constraints
3rd party supplier relationships
Leadership and line management

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 APPLY link.

Closing date: 05 December 2022

Please note that CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Further information

Please read the Job Particulars document before proceeding with your application.

Apply

To apply for this role, please use the SRUC online application system. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Benefits / What you will get in return:

Enhanced holidays
Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer opposed to 5% employee and 3% employer)
Cycle to work scheme
RAC Membership
Enhanced family leave
Flexible working patterns
Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

SRUC Leading the way in Agricultural and Rural Research, Education & Consultancy.

SRUC. A Charitable company limited by guarantee, SC003712. Registered in Scotland No SC103046.

Type: Fixed Term, Part-time (0.6FTE)

Salary: £35,129 - £40,560 per annum, pro/rata (under review)

Location: SRUC Aberdeen Campus

REF: ANF/RLU/047/22

Closing Date: 11 December 2022

The successful candidate will contribute to the delivery of environment subjects that form part of the Agriculture, Environmental Management, Rural Business Management and Wildlife curricula. We are particularly interested in candidates with an holistic approach to the environment and sustainability and a practical understanding of environmental issues across a range of land based activities would be an advantage. We are looking for candidates that can contribute to the teaching of planning and development, agricultural management of waste and wastewater, integrated catchment management, renewable energy and climate change mitigation. Responsibilities will include;

Teaching and supporting Higher National and UG students, supervising projects and dissertations
Maintaining a portfolio of teaching activity of high quality, reputation, and impact.
Continually developing approaches to teaching and learning which are innovative in the subject area and reflect best practice.
Participating actively in the development of subject based pedagogy and teaching, learning and assessment strategies.
Contributing to the development of curriculum to embrace industry need
Knowledge Exchange, which develop and sustain support for the subject area and recognised excellence for the institution
Actively contribute to the subject specialism through engaging with learned societies and professional bodies
Supervise students engaged on post-graduate courses

This is a fixed term (12 months), part-time (0.6FTE) position.

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.

Closing date: 11th December 2022

Please note that CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Further information

Please read the Job Particulars document before proceeding with your application.

Apply

To apply for this role, please use the SRUC online application system. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Benefits / What you will get in return:

Enhanced holidays (minimum 33 days per year)
Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer)
Cycle to work scheme
RAC Membership
Enhanced family leave
Flexible working patterns
Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: £35,129 - £40,560 per annum (under review)

Location: SRUC Edinburgh

REF: ACF/AHES/054/22

Closing Date: 06 December 2022

We are seeking a Soil Scientist for the day-to-day management of soils related research grants and contracts. The appointee will be required to attract funding of their own and to produce suitable outputs (mainly reports, refereed papers, presentations). It is expected that the successful candidate will:

Take on and develop a programme of research covering soils and environmental management supporting cutting edge research in greenhouse gas mitigation and carbon sequestration in agriculture.
Encourage research in soil quality assessment, nutrient management and vertical farming and contribute significantly to the publication record of the group.
The post will include significant responsibility for undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and you would be expected to lead modules in our MSc programme, support the management and delivery of our MSc in Soil Science and contribute to supervision of research students.
Be an excellent communicator with a record of knowledge exchange and a demonstrable ability to translate complex science into clear messages.
Submit grant applications for external funding (e.g. UKRI, BEIS and other research funders).

The successful candidate will have a PhD in soil or environmental science or equivalent. Good people, attention to detail and communication skills are also required.

This is a permanent, full-time role.

For more detail regarding key duties and responsibilities, and a list of essential and desirable skills/qualifications/experience required for the role, please refer to the Job Particulars document.

For further information and to apply, please click the APPLY link.

Closing date: 06 December 2022

Please note that CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Further information

Please read the Job Particulars document before proceeding with your application.

Apply

To apply for this role, please use the SRUC online application system. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Benefits / What you will get in return:

Enhanced holidays (minimum 33 days per year)
Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer)
Cycle to work scheme
RAC Membership
Enhanced family leave
Flexible working patterns
Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

Title: Post-Awards Officer

Type: Permanent, Part-Time (22.2 hours per week)

Salary: £25,888 - £29,807 per annum, pro-rata

Location: Edinburgh

REF: AJN/ROS/014/22

Closing Date: 7 December 2022

We are seeking a Post-Awards Officer to provide post-award administration and reporting support, particularly financial reporting. This role will provide a key link between support and academic functions in SRUC and carry out major compliance actions for individual project delivery post-award. This will link closely with the key reporting types in our major funders, including RESAS, EU and UKRI, and provide a connection between ROS (Research Operations and Strategy) and the individual project teams.

Key Responsibilities:

Provide hands-on post award administrative support for research projects including invoicing, maintenance of records and databases, and assisting with the development, review and implementation of post award reporting queries to ensure research and administrative processes comply with legislation and good research governance.
Provide support to PIs and finance and audit officer in the financial reporting and recording post award on research projects and portfolios.
Provide high-quality, comprehensive and proactive communications on latest news from ROS. This will include dealing with enquiries and correspondence, prioritising and allocating incoming communications for response as appropriate, drafting replies on behalf of ROS. Monitor emails to ensure timely responses to any queries, issues, or requests for information.
Liaise with staff in the Faculties and Directorates, as well as external stakeholders by telephone, in person or in writing as appropriate in regard to operational management and administration of research projects and to resolve matters.
Research and locate information in relation to reporting and recording requirements, and changes there in, for our major funders, investigating and reporting on issues where necessary
Support the development and maintenance of the research outputs and awards management systems including quality control, support training and liaising with staff on quality of research outputs and
Support the development and roll out of post award training within SRUC and provide follow up support.

This is a permanent, part-time role of 22.2 hours per week.

The ideal candidate would be educated at least to HNC/D level or have equivalent experience administration and have experience working in a regulated academic environment.

For more detail regarding key duties and responsibilities, and a list of essential and desirable skills/qualifications/experience required for the role, please refer to the Job Particulars document.

For further information and to apply, please click the APPLY link.

Closing date: 7 December 2022

Benefits / What you will get in return:

Enhanced holidays (minimum 33 days per year)
Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer opposed to 5% employee and 3% employer)
Cycle to work scheme
RAC Membership
Enhanced family leave
Flexible working patterns
Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

SRUC Leading the way in Agricultural and Rural Research, Education & Consultancy.

SRUC. A Charitable company limited by guarantee, SC003712. Registered in Scotland No SC103046

Further information

Please read the Job Particulars Document before proceeding with your application.

Apply

To apply for this role, please use the SRUC online application system. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Title: Research Fellow (Geneticist)

Type: Full-Time, Fixed-Term (2.5 years)

Salary: £37,877 - £41,631 per annum (under review)

Location: Edinburgh

REF: ACF/VAS/050/22

Closing Date: 4 December 2022

This is an opportunity to be a major contributor in the animal breeding and genetics unit in a team working on reducing feed costs and GHG emission in smallholder dairy cattle in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The work will involve researching new phenotypes predicted from milk mid infra-red spectra (MIR), methane measurements and various production and conformation traits in small holder dairy systems in East Africa.

The position is based with SRUC Edinburgh, but it will involve working in close collaboration with the Africa Dairy Genetics Team of the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Nairobi. The successful candidate will be expected to travel to East Africa and be involved in the set-up of the MIR pipeline using principles from the well-established MIR pipeline in EGENES unit of SRUC that processes billions of spectral records. In addition, the candidate should be well versed in genomic prediction methods and analyses of genomic data.

We investigate hardware acceleration of compute intensive processes on GPUs and FPGAs and are constantly investigating new and better ways of doing things including the application of machine learning to agricultural data. Every day is different in Animal Breeding and Genomics and the team is highly focused on delivering on time every time providing a very supportive and team-based work environment. We have an institutional relationship with NVIDIA to use machine learning and accelerated computing through GPUs. We use an NVIDIA DGX station with 4 GPUs with over 20,000 cores that processes 33 billion spectral data points.

The ideal candidate should hold a post doctorate qualification in quantitative genetics or animal breeding.

In August 2022, all academic roles were assimilated to a new job families structure. Details are contained within the Job Particulars document.

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 APPLY link.

Closing date: 4 December 2022

Benefits / What you will get in return:

Enhanced holidays (minimum 33 days per year)
Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer opposed to 5% employee and 3% employer)
Cycle to work scheme
RAC Membership
Enhanced family leave
Flexible working patterns
Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

SRUC Leading the way in Agricultural and Rural Research, Education & Consultancy.

SRUC. A Charitable company limited by guarantee, SC003712. Registered in Scotland No SC103046

Further information

Please read the Job Particulars Document before proceeding with your application.

Apply

To apply for this role, please use the SRUC online application system. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Type: Permanent, Full Time

Salary: £22,520 - £26,028 pa (under review)

Location: Hill & Mountain Research Centre, Kirkton Farm, Crianlarich

REF: ASWF/ILM/029/22

Closing Date: 07 December 2022

Applications are invited for a highly motivated individual to provide technical support to ecological and digital technology research being conducted at SRUC’s Kirkton & Auchtertyre research and demonstration farms, near Crianlarich. The successful candidate will have proven relevant experience of the collection of ecological and environmental data in the field. Previous experience of the use of digital sensors and associated technology (such as drones, GIS, IoT sensors) will be an advantage.

Key areas of work of this post will include:

Assisting with the management and recording of ecological and environmental data from upland environments;
Helping deploy and manage digital sensors and the collection, storage and the preparation of data from these for analyses;
The engagement (with others in the team) in knowledge transfer events both on and off the farms;

The post-holder will perform additional duties as directed from time to time by the Head of Centre or Research Fellow. The post holder must use their initiative in the conduct of their work, and apply sound judgement at all times to ensure that they conduct themselves within the framework of SRUC regulations and procedures.

Closing date: 07 December 2022

Please note that CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Further information

Please read the Job Particulars document before proceeding with your application.

Apply

To apply for this role, please use the SRUC online application system. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Benefits / What you will get in return:

Enhanced holidays (minimum 33 days per year)
Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10%)
Cycle to work scheme
RAC Membership
Enhanced family leave
Flexible working patterns
Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

Type: Fixed Term (2 Years), Full Time

Salary: £26,588 -£31,169 per annum (under review)

Location: SRUC Oatridge

REF: ACF/AHES/035/22

Closing Date: 14 December 2022

SRUC are looking to welcome an experienced Agriculture Instructor to our Oatridge campus. The successful candidate will be responsible for instructing our Agriculture students. Duties will include:

Contribute to pre-determined, prescribed teaching and assessment within the subject area, as a member of a team, within a clear and established course/module (with assistance and support as required), and/or
Delivery of accredited training e.g. by work-based learning trainers.
Contribute to the delivery of elements of an established programme.
Support learners in classroom, laboratory activities and practical work in specific areas according to established procedures and guidelines.
Monitor student progress and provide formative feedback, as appropriate.
Assist with the administration and marking of assessments.
Assist with the preparation of practical course materials.
Engage in relevant professional practices, subject and pedagogic research and/or scholarship.
The driving of vehicles for the business of SRUC may be required.

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 APPLY link.

For further information and to apply, please click the APPLY link.

Closing date: 14 December 2022

Please note that CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Further information

Please read the Job Particulars document before proceeding with your application.

Apply

To apply for this role, please use the SRUC online application system. CVs will not be accepted without a completed application form.

Benefits / What you will get in return:

Enhanced holidays
Enhanced pension contributions (5% employee and 10% employer opposed to 5% employee and 3% employer)
Cycle to work scheme
RAC Membership
Enhanced family leave
Flexible working patterns
Hybrid working solutions (in some areas)
Tailored investment in and individuals' learning and development

PhD opportunities

Our PhD opportunities offer the chance to work with our internationally renowned research teams on a broad range of projects.

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The information collected on the equal opportunities monitoring form does not form part of the selection process and will not be circulated to the selection panel. It will be used solely to monitor the effectiveness of SRUC’s equal opportunities policy.

Your application form will be circulated to the selection panel. They will use this information to assess your suitability for the post against the selection criteria. If appointed, your application will be retained on your confidential personnel file. If you are unsuccessful, your application will be retained for six months and then disposed of securely.

At all times the information will be held securely in accordance with the terms of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Leading the way in agricultural and rural research, education and consultancy

SRUC is committed to valuing Diversity, advancing Equality and respecting Human Rights throughout the organisation and encouraging applications from disabled people using the “Disability Confident Employer” symbol. SRUC is a member of the Athena SWAN charter.

SRUC. A Charitable company limited by guarantee, SC003712. Registered in Scotland No SC103046.