KTP Associate: Novel Food Development Lead

KTP Associate: Novel Food Development Lead

We are seeking an ambitious candidate with experience in bioprocessing or novel food development for a KTP Associate position based at Green Britain Group, in Bath and Stroud, UK.

Do you have strong knowledge and research experience in bioprocessing, mechanochemistry or the use of extrusion in a food development environment? Do you want to further your career through an industrial project with one of the UK’s leading research-intensive universities whilst pursuing a career in industry?

About The Role

You will be working within Green Britain Group to embed knowledge through this innovative Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP), with academic support from the University of Bath, to extract edible proteins from grass, producing a vast, sustainable source of inexpensive nutritious food products including a burger and protein shakes.

This is an opportunity for you to ‘fast track’ your career into business by leading a high profile and strategically meaningful project to a successful conclusion, allowing you to utilise your academic achievements in an industrial setting.

By joining this multidisciplinary KTP between Green Britain Group and the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Bath, you will have the opportunity to work on a challenging and exciting project, using ground-breaking technology with incredible team support and development opportunities.

Green Britain Group (GBG) is a purpose-led organisation driving innovation across energy, transport, and food. Its portfolio includes Ecotricity (green energy supply), Britwind (wind turbine manufacturing), Forest Green Rovers (carbon neutral football club), Sky Diamonds (carbon-negative diamonds), and Forest Green Kitchen (plant-based food for schools and public sector catering). Together, these businesses form a vertically integrated ecosystem committed to sustainability and net zero.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• A PhD in Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering or Food Science or a master's degree with a minimum of three years' manufacturing experience in the novel food sector
• A thorough understanding of lignocellulosic processing or protein extraction
• Experience of bioprocessing laboratory work
• Experience of collaborative working with industry
• Excellent communication and organisational skills

About KTP

As a KTP Associate you will be the project lead, managing your own workload to ensure outputs align with project expectations, including leading on meetings. You will also acquire new skills in strategic leadership that can help to super-charge your career.

Additional Benefits Of Being a KTP Associate

• All KTP Associates spend 10% of their time on Personal Development, making full use of a generous £4,500 personal development budget
• Access to two 1-week residential training sessions at Ashorne Hill, aimed at developing project management skills
• Opportunity to gain both industry management and academic experience with mentoring from the University of Bath and at Green Britain Group
• Potential to fast-track a career in industry, with an opportunity to gain a permanent job following the KTP
• Access to a wealth of academic and industrial resources
• Access to a Travel & Subsistence budget
• Access to mentoring sessions through Innovate UK Business Connect

It is essential that you understand how KTP works with business and the University, and the vital role you will play

Further information

This is a full-time, in-person position based between Bath and Stroud, for a fixed-term period of 27 months.

Working hours are 08:30 to 17:00 Monday to Thursday, and 08:30 to 16:00 Fridays, and you will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday annually, in addition to UK public holidays.

For further information about this role please email: partnerships@bath.ac.uk

We consider ourselves to be a university where difference is celebrated, respected and encouraged. We have an excellent international reputation with staff from over 60 different nations and have made a positive commitment towards gender equality and intersectionality receiving a Silver Athena SWAN award. We truly believe that diversity of experience, perspectives, and backgrounds will lead to a better environment for our employees and students and encourage applications from all genders, backgrounds, and communities, particularly from under-represented groups, and value the positive impact that will have on the university. We are committed to maintaining a safe and secure environment for our students, staff, and community by reinforcing our Safer Recruitment commitment.

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What we can offer you

Benefits

We're continually expanding our benefits package to better support you and enhance your experience with us and the below is just an example of some of the many great benefits we offer:

• Free counselling services through Health Assured
• Cycle to work scheme
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Staff discount at Team Bath gym
• Staff discounts on postgraduate tuition fees
• Staff discount on language courses
• Generous employer contributory pension schemes
• A wide range of personal and professional development opportunities including Apprenticeships, LinkedIn Learning and more
• Free entry to the Holburne Museum in Bath
• Local discounts and more
• A family-friendly workplace
• An excellent reward package that recognises the talents of our diverse workforce
• Relocation allowance
• Visa reimbursement and Interest-Free Loan to help with the cost of some immigration expenses

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Terms and Conditions of Employment

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