Professor and Academic Director SCALE Centre

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Job title Professor and Academic Director of UK SCALE Centre

Job reference REQ
260634

Date posted 02/09/2026

Final date to receive applications 30/09/2026

Location Loughborough

Package Salary will be on a Research, Teaching and Enterprise, Grade 9, at a starting salary to be confirmed on offer of appointment.

Job description

Loughborough University and Loughborough Business School , through a long ‑ term partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Centre for Transportation and Logistics (MIT ‑ CTL), have established the UK Supply Chain and Logistics Excellence (UK SCALE) Centre as the UK’s national convener for supply chain progress and transformation, and the newest member of the world-leading MIT Global SCALE Network.

Now in its second year, UK SCALE is moving decisively from establishment into a dynamic scale-up phase, expanding its research activity, deepening partnerships, and strengthening its national role in shaping resilient, productive and sustainable supply chains.

Our purpose is to reimagine and optimise the supply chains that connect and power our world, helping industry, policymakers and academia to build systems that are more resilient, productive and sustainable. We believe supply chains do more than move goods; they move society forward. Located in Loughborough, at the heart of the UK’s logistics and manufacturing corridor, the Centre is uniquely positioned to connect global insight with national delivery.

It brings together leading researchers, industry partners and policymakers to address the UK’s most complex supply chain challenges. Through applied research, education, and engagement, we develop smarter systems and stronger futures.

Discover further information about the UK SCALE Centre .

As Academic Director, you will lead the development and delivery of the UK SCALE’s academic network and research collaboration model, with a particular focus on convening and directing the UK Supply Chain Academic Network (SCAN). Acting as a national convenor, you will bring together academics, industry and partners to shape and deliver challenge-led, collaborative research aligned to UK supply chain…