Leeds Beckett University offers an exciting KTP (Knowledge Transfer Partnership) Associate opportunity for a recent post-graduate or Masters graduate to fast track their career in the field of behavioural safety.
VolkerRail is one of the UK's leading multi-disciplinary railway infrastructure contractors with over 70 years project experience in both the heavy and light rail sectors.
VolkerRail is working with Leeds Beckett University to design and develop targeted behavioural interventions to enhance rail worker safety and reduce accident risk. This new role will require a highly motivated individual with the ability and confidence to research, develop and implement a strategy that will test worksite initiatives to increase the acceptance of messages about safety and the importance of incident - reporting, including improving reporting rates.
The successful candidate will be employed by the University but be based full-time at VolkerRail offices in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The role is fixed term for 36 months with the opportunity to study a higher degree (PhD) part-time (fees waived), and a genuine potential of permanent employment with VolkerRail on completion of the project. The University will provide academic and technical support to the project.
Closing date for applications: 22 September 2015
Full job information at http://bit.ly/1JT3uIc For information on KTPs see https://connect.innovateuk.org/web/ktp
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