Launchpad Lead Software Engineer


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Falmouth University

Listed on

13th January 2017

Location

Falmouth

Salary/Rate

Upto £50000

Type

Permanent

Start Date

ASAP

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Falmouth University is the number one ranked Arts University in the Sunday Times University Guide, the Complete University Guide and The Guardian University league table. For more than a hundred years we have been on a journey from School of Art to a modern creative innovation hub.

Our success in the league tables has been built on a reputation for excellence established over decades. Today, it is our unique approach to Higher Education that sets us apart. By responding to the growth of the creative industries, with a course portfolio that is flexible and aligned to the real world, we have increased our student numbers by more than 30% in two years.

Launchpad is a proven, innovative postgraduate business incubation and acceleration programme which will create a new generation of Cornwall-based companies in high-value and high-growth markets. The Launchpad methodology reverses the traditional model of business incubation as it builds new companies in response to specific known market demand. This approach significantly reduces the high failure rates associated with conventional start-up and business incubation and support models.

The Launchpad Lead Software Engineer will provide essential leadership and support to the programme, in particular leading on the procurement, development and maintenance of all technical facilities, and in providing intensive technical support and training to students as they develop the projects that will lead to the establishment of new businesses. The role holder will be a lead programmer within software or related sectors and be able use their experience to provide support to the programme’s teams of graduates in all technical areas of development as well as support the facility by managing and being responsible for the technical resources and estates of the Launchpad studio.

For full details about the role, including further information about Falmouth, the job description, person specification, terms of appointment and how to apply, please download a Recruitment Pack.

The closing date for this position is Sunday 05 February 2017.

Interviews will be held on Monday 20 February 2017.

This role is part funded through the European Regional Development Fund.

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