Ecosystem Lead (Senior Research Fellow) 0.6 FTE

Overview

The Ecosystem Lead position is a permanent, part-time role operating at 0.6 full-time equivalent within the Engineering and Technology department at Queen's University Belfast. The role is tied to FortranFuture, a three-year Network+ collaboration funded by EPSRC that involves investigators from Queen's University Belfast and the University of Southampton, alongside an independent Advisory Board and various partner institutions, practitioners, and researchers. The post is available until 31st August 2029, with renewals or permanent status subject to funding availability.

The successful candidate will help bring together the global ecosystem, foresee future developments, create roadmaps for opportunities and challenges, and build a sustainable community and research network lasting beyond the project's funded lifespan. Additional duties include contributing to strategic oversight, allocating approximately £450K in flexible funding, and securing future funding. The role involves close collaboration with the Project Lead, Co-lead, other researchers, professional services, and the Accountability and Advisory Board.

Who can apply

Applicants must hold a PhD or relevant professional qualification, formal training, or demonstrably equivalent professional experience in a relevant professional or research area such as systems thinking, meta-science, policy, scenario planning, or future studies. Candidates must possess substantial relevant experience in networking and building relationships with internal and external stakeholders at national and international levels to influence and impact organizational strategy. Preferred stakeholder backgrounds include computational scientists, research technical professionals, industry and commerce, government departments and agencies, and business and public bodies. Applicants must also have experience in building, growing, or coordinating a community, network, or membership base, as well as organizing strategic events and engagement activities. International applicants must self-assess their visa status to determine if the university can support a visa application for the role.

What you get

The position offers a salary of £52,802 per annum. Additional benefits include a holiday entitlement of up to 8.4 weeks per year, pension schemes, development opportunities, and support for staff wellbeing through flexible working options, work-life balance initiatives, and physical and mental health support.

Key dates

The closing date for applications is 2026-11-12.