Advertiser's description (via AFN Network+):
We are looking for six Champions to bring their expertise from industry, academia and the public sector and from any point in the agri-food system to lead a series of activities and support the mission of the AFN Network+.
AFN Champions will drive progress by:
- building an inclusive community of practice across their theme and the wider AFN project;
- synthesising ideas and thinking from across their networks to ensure inclusive input into the scenarios and plausible futures work, and the pathways and roadmapping phases of the project;
- mapping the research and innovation landscape in their own and adjacent thematic areas and crucially, identifying critical knowledge and activity gaps to be addressed.
We are looking for six new Champions to act as Ambassadors for the AFN Network+ and to lead a theme within agri-food, identified by our current membership.
The six themes are:
- Policy Champion
- Industry and Supply Chain Champion
- Artificial Intelligence and Data Champion
- Bioeconomy Champion
- Carbon Financing Champion
- Just Transition and Citizen Engagement Champion
Through a series of engagement activities each of the six Champions will create a network of people committed to the drive towards achieving net zero by 2050. Champions are encouraged to look for synergies across the themes and will be expected to work together.
Closing date for applications is 12:00 on Monday 19 August 2024.
We would particularly like to encourage Early Career Researchers and people working outside Higher Education to apply, although senior academic applicants are also welcome.
The appointment is for a minimum 6-month to maximum 12-month period. Contractual period will run within the period 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025. Each Champion will receive a block grant of up to a maximum £90K funded at 80%, with a 20% match commitment from the applicant’s host organisation.
