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The Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced individuals to join its Advisory Board in September 2020 or September 2021.<\/h3>\nThe Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) is seeking expressions of interest from suitably experienced individuals to join its Advisory Board in September 2020 or September 2021.<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
AHRC writes:<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Higher Education and Research Act<\/a>\u00a0(2017) established a new body, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). UKRI leads the development and delivery of a research and innovation strategy, which maximises the advancement of knowledge and economic and social impact based on more and better evidence and data. It will ensure that the UK research and innovation system is sufficiently strategic and agile to deliver national capability that drives discovery and economic growth or benefit, whilst maintaining the key characteristics of the current system that have underpinned the UK\u2019s success.<\/p>\n The 2017 Act requires that UKRI has in place nine Councils, with their own fields of activity, each led by an Executive Chair. Eight of these Councils take on the role of the seven former research councils and Innovate UK, and will operate across the whole of the UK. The remaining Council, Research England, delivers the research and knowledge exchange functions of the former Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE), operating in England.<\/p>\n As one of the nine Councils, AHRC\u2019s mission is to:<\/p>\n The role of the AHRC Advisory Board is to advise AHRC\u2019s Council and Executive on the development and implementation of research and innovation strategy, consistently with AHRC\u2019s mission, within its subject remit, including by engaging with the UK arts and humanities academic community and acting as a channel of communication between it and the AHRC Council and Executive.<\/p>\n Applications are welcome from individuals at any career stage with an appropriate range of expertise and professional experience in research and innovation, including in higher education, industry and commerce, and policy and\/or civil society, reflecting the various user communities of research that fall within AHRC\u2019s subject remit (please see the\u00a0Arts and Humanities Research Council website<\/a>).<\/p>\n Attached are the\u00a0Terms of Reference for the Advisory Board (PDF,\u00a024KB)<\/a>\u00a0which outline the expertise and professional experience AHRC requires for Advisory Board members.<\/p>\n If you are interested in joining the Advisory Board, please submit an\u00a0Expression of Interest form (Word,\u00a092KB)<\/a>\u00a0outlining\u00a0(in no more than 500 words)<\/strong>\u00a0how you meet the criteria, together with a short CV (no longer than 2 sides of A4<\/strong>) and the\u00a0Equal Opportunities form (Word,\u00a040KB)<\/a>\u00a0(which is not seen by the selection panel) to Rose Easton at\u00a0governance@ahrc.ukri.org<\/a>\u00a0by the deadline of\u00a028 August 2020.<\/strong><\/p>\n Interviews will take place the week commencing 14 September 2020….<\/p>\n\n