Development Chemist – Akt Associate (108819-0224)

This is a paid 4-month AKT project opportunity with Wastewater Fuels. The project is based on Warwick University campus with a couple of site visits to the company.  The company have created a lot of interest in their materials from some well known brands.  They need the project to give them visibility and understanding of the dynamics of the supply chain so they can successfully navigate through the ‘valley of death’. About Accelerated Knowledge Transfer (AKT) This programme has been developed to create short-term collaborations between a Business and a UK Knowledge Base to rapidly inject innovation capacity and accelerate the evaluation or development of an innovation project or concept, which has the potential for significant impact for the Business. AKT has been inspired by the highly successful partnership model of KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) funded by Innovate UK. KTP is a UK-wide programme that has been helping businesses for the past 45 years to improve their competitiveness and productivity through the better use of knowledge, technology and skills that reside within the UK Knowledge Base. http://ktp.innovateuk.org.We will consider applications for employment on a part-time or other flexible working basis, even where a position is advertised as full-time, unless there are operational or other objective reasons why it is not possible to do so.   Full details of the duties and selection criteria for this role can be found in the vacancy advert on the University of Warwick's jobs pages. You will be routed to this when you click on the Apply button.