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Salary: £32,000 – £39,000

FTE: 1 (39 hours/week)

Term: Fixed Term (24 months)

Closing Date: 29 September 2024

The Department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering (NAOME), in partnership with Stone Marine Propulsion Limited (SMP) (https://stonemarinepropulsion.com/) are seeking to appoint a KTP Associate to lead a strategic project aimed at embedding enhanced marine propeller design and modelling capabilities within SMP. The post will be predominantly based at SMP’s site in Essex, with visits to the University of Strathclyde campus.

Stone Marine Propulsion (SMP) Ltd is a designer and manufacturer of ship propellers. They sell propellers to new build vessels and retrofit them to current vessels. Their current design is the New Profile Technology (NPT) propeller. SMP wish to embed enhanced design/modelling capability from the University of Strathclyde, allowing them complete control of the design process.

The position offers the KTP Associate the following benefits:

• The opportunity of a permanent position with the company: 70% of host companies make a permanent job offer to their Associate at the end of the project
• Fast-track your career
• Take on a role that bridges academia and business.
• Manage your own substantial training and development budget of £2000 per year (you can also use this to attend conferences, cover membership of professional bodies etc.)
• You will ‘own’ your project, linked to both a university and a business whose experienced teams will provide you with full support. Applying academic knowledge to a real-world challenge is a chance to deliver impact and shape your career.
• A KTP could be the perfect launchpad, helping enhance your career by managing a challenging project central to a business’s strategic development and long-term growth.
• The opportunity of a permanent position with the company: 70% of host companies make a permanent job offer to their Associate at the end of the project
• Fast-track your career
• Take on a role that bridges academia and business.
• Manage your own substantial training and development budget of £2000 per year (you can also use this to attend conferences, cover membership of professional bodies etc.)
• You will ‘own’ your project, linked to both a university and a business whose experienced teams will provide you with full support. Applying academic knowledge to a real-world challenge is a chance to deliver impact and shape your career.
• A KTP could be the perfect launchpad, helping enhance your career by managing a challenging project central to a business’s strategic development and long-term growth.
• A fulfilling employment opportunity where you can apply your knowledge to transform a key strategic innovation idea into reality
• The chance to implement strategic development within an innovative company
• You can choose a variety of training modules during your KTP: Project management, marketing and communication, finance, leadership and/or personal development, and job-specific technical training.
• All the above are in addition to the invaluable experience gained through working on a KTP project with the support of expert teams.

The project is part of the Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) programme that aims to help businesses innovate and grow by working with UK universities. Successful KTP projects are funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) 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

The KTP Associate will lead a strategic project focused on embedding advanced computational modelling capabilities within Stone Marine Propulsion (SMP). The role involves applying cutting-edge techniques such as Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) to optimise marine propeller design.
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Informal enquiries about the post can be directed to Dr Batuhan Atkas, (batuhan.aktas@strath.ac.uk).

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