Business Science Fellowships
These postdoctoral positions provide an interface between the School of Chemistry and Industry, Commerce and Education.
For more than 10 years the BPU has run a highly successful Business Science Fellowship (BSF) programme. This scheme enables post-doctoral level chemists to gain training and hands on practical experience of working at the interface between academia and industry. BSFs typically work for a year within the BPU on a range of commercially related projects selected from the School’s technology transfer portfolio, often in collaboration with Industrial partners. BSFs are mentored by BPU staff and also receive extensive formal training in key business, innovation and entrepreneurship skills. Work ranges from following up industrial queries via patent filing to finalising licensing deals for novel technologies. Former BSFs have taken up positions within, and are making a significant contribution to, a range of organisations and continue to support the BPU as visiting and returning speakers.
The BPU is also collaborating with three other Universities to pilot an inter-institutional BSF programme (SWIFT) targeted specifically at the Chemistry-Chemical Engineering Interface.
Please contact Dr. Trevor Farren for more details on these programmes and how to apply.