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Schemes for University Lecturers
Chemring Industrial Secondment
This round is now closed. The following text is for information purposes only.
An opportunity is available
for an outstanding engineering academic to work on
the Chemring-funded secondment (1434KB) project Powder
Processing and Handling - Review and Improvements.
The Secondment
The secondment will aim to
review the way in which powders and granulated
compositions are processed and handled and to
propose and implement improvements in these areas.
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The project will cover handling of ingredient
powders, and mixed/granulated compositions used in
three pyrotechnic product lines.
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The processes to
be reviewed may include handling and dispensing of
raw material powders, in addition to sieving, drying
and handling of mixed composition.
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The objective
will be to deliver a common improvement solution
across the three lines.
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Achievement and
maintenance of the correct granule size will be the
immediate measure of the success of the project.
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Minimisation of final product performance variation
will be used to indicate the ultimate level of
success.
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The project may have a link in to planned
automation of some of the processing operations.
Secondment poster (315KB)
Eligibility Criteria
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Engineering academic members
of staff of UK universities teaching relevant
aspects of engineering are eligible to apply.
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The
scheme is particularly beneficial to engineering
academics with minimal or no experience of industry
or to those whose last experience of industry was
some time ago or in another field.
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There are no
age restrictions, but applicants will need to
convince The Academy that the secondment will have a
significant impact on their teaching at
undergraduate and postgraduate level.
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Due to the
nature of the secondment work, applications are
accepted from UK nationals only.
Duration of Secondment
The secondment may be for a
period of six months on a full-time basis or for 12
months on a part-time basis.
Funding
Funding will be provided to the
university to enable the university to employ a
temporary replacement for the secondee. The
secondee’s travel and subsistence (and/or
accommodation) expenses (of up to £4,500) will also
be met.
Dissemination of knowledge
Recipients of the Chemring
Industrial Secondment award are responsible for
ensuring that the knowledge and skills acquired are
appropriately disseminated and applied once the
secondment has ended.
A report (41KB) on the secondment is
to be submitted to The Royal Academy of Engineering
within one month of the secondment’s completion. It
is also a requirement that a brief (one
to two A4 pages-long)
End-of-Year report (43KB)
on the secondment is submitted to The Academy one year
after the completion of the secondment. The Host
company is also required to fill in a
Company Report form (48KB)
and a
Third Party Income form (47KB) within one month
from the end of the secondment. The host and
secondee reports are sent to Academy Fellows in the
scheme’s Steering Group for evaluation and feedback.
The secondee and his/her line manager are visited at
the host organization by the scheme manager to
monitor progress.
Application Procedure
Applications should be
submitted to the Scheme Manager by e-mail as pdf
files. The documents required are:
The Diversity Monitoring form
is kept separately from the rest of the application
pack and will play no part in The Academy’s
selection procedures. The information provided will
be kept confidential and will be used to monitor the
diversity of applications.
Assessment of Applications
After an initial assessment by
two Fellows of The Royal Academy of Engineering and
two Chemring representatives, selected candidates
will be called for an interview normally within one
month from the deadline. The applicants will be
informed of the outcome of the interviews normally
within 24 hours of the interviews. The university
department will be notified of the outcome of the
application in writing by the scheme manager. At the
time of the award notification all parties are
required to sign an
Agreement (49KB) detailing the terms
and conditions of the award.
The Academy gratefully
acknowledges the financial support received from
Chemring Defence UK Ltd to make this Industrial
secondment possible.
Deadline for the next round of applications
The deadline for applications is:
Further information
Please contact the Industrial Secondment scheme manager:
Dr Imren Markes
Manager – Industrial Secondments and Visiting Fellowships
Tel: 020 7766 0615
[E-mail Imren]
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