The Sustainability mission focuses on the safe decarbonisation of transportation networks, manufacturing processes, and critical infrastructure, to create pathways to net-zero. To achieve this, the mission uses data-centric engineering tools, pioneered by researchers at the Turing in partnership with Lloyd's Register Foundation, a global safety charity with a mission to engineer a safer world.
The Sustainability Mission is built around the following five strategic pillars:
- Technology development and translation – Accelerate the translation of Turing Sustainability research into real-world impact, with a particular focus on decarbonisation and safety-critical domains.
- Standards and regulation – Drive the development of data science and AI standards for safety and sustainability by engaging potential users and regulators.
- Skills, training and knowledge exchange – Convene the best talent to contribute to significant upskilling, knowledge and best practice exchange across data science, AI and data-centric engineering, together with a range of national and international partners.
- Community building – Further integrate the data-centric engineering and sustainability communities, drawing together industry, academia and policymakers to align AI capabilities to key areas where the greatest reductions in emissions can be made.
- Research and innovation – Identify gaps in current industry practices where technology is required to boost impact.
We have three existing themes of focused engineering activity: manufacturing, maritime and critical infrastructure, and a fourth pillar, interpretive technologies, focuses on the interface between engineering and society.
ROLE PURPOSE
We are recruiting a Research Application Manager who will work across all 4 of these themes to provide support in the technology development and translation pillar. You will ensure that the research outputs across the sustainability mission are adopted successfully across government, the charity sector and industry. Your role will be to understand the user, develop technical specifications and create demos or proofs of concept that demonstrate the potential for these methods in application.
The postholder will work on strengthening existing stakeholder relationships and identifying new potential users of research outputs. They will develop specifications for these outputs, designing and building software that can meet these specifications. This work aims to maximise the impact of the programme through pull-through to adoption and ensuring it leaves a lasting legacy on the ecosystem.
There is significant scope for the postholder to develop new skills and grow in the role. We do not expect applicants to necessarily be highly experienced and already have all the skills that are vital for success. We do however expect the postholder to be prepared to learn at pace.
The postholder will report to Dr Eric Daub - Principal Research Data Scientist and will work closely with Francisco Gomez Medina, Research Application Manager.
HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
- Drive the Institute's efforts to maximise the impact of the Sustainability Mission. Ensure that the outputs of the research process are translated into appropriate real-world implementations and that they are used by stakeholders external to Turing. You will achieve this by engaging with prospective stakeholders, in close collaboration with the researchers and the Partnerships team.
- Catalyse connections and collaboration between users and researchers. This could come in the form of synchronous regular meetings or it could occur asynchronously, for example, through active engagement on distributed communication channels such as Slack and the maintenance of public and private GitHub repositories to documented ongoing work within the projects.
- Work with Turing Communications team to promote achievements and capabilities in a way which is meaningful for stakeholders across relevant sectors.
- Communicate technical topics to colleagues and external partners by preparing and presenting reports, blog posts, organising and delivering presentations, and taking an active role in meetings and discussions.
- Publish - as a lead or co-author - peer-reviewed research articles, open source training curricula, and/or perspective, opinion and commentary articles, as appropriate. This responsibility will be defined to be aligned with the successful candidate's personal career goals, through collaborative discussion when they are in post.
ABOUT YOU
- Experience in stakeholder engagement, for instance, experience working with consortium partners, research collaborators, delivery partners, or clients.
- Experience with basic coding skills in any programming language.
- Experience in leading and developing internal networks, such as working groups or committees in order to deliver collaborative and cross functional projects or initiatives
- Ability to design and use data gathering and analytical methods appropriate for each investigation.
- Produces reports that identify key issues and findings. Recognises and accurately interprets patterns and trends.
- Commitment to EDI principles and to the Organisation values
Please see the job description for a full breakdown of the role and person specification.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
If you are interested in this opportunity, please click the apply button below. You will need to register on the applicant portal and complete the application form including your CV and covering letter. If you have questions about the role or would like to apply using a different format, please contact us at [email protected].
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This full-time post is offered on a fixed term basis for 2 years. The annual salary is £57,000 plus excellent benefits, including flexible working and family friendly policies, Employee-only benefits guide | The Alan Turing Institute
The Alan Turing Institute is based at the British Library, in the heart of London’s Knowledge Quarter. We expect staff to come to our office at least 4 days per month. Some roles may require more days in the office; the hiring manager will be able to confirm this during the interview.
EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
We value diversity of background, experience, and perspective, and are proud to be an inclusive employer. We warmly encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from groups currently under-represented in our sector. If you feel passionate about this role but don’t meet every single requirement, please apply – we recognise that great candidates may bring strengths beyond the criteria listed.
We are committed to making sure our recruitment process is accessible and inclusive. This includes making reasonable adjustments for candidates who have a disability or long-term condition. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us how we can assist you.
Please note all offers of employment are subject to obtaining and retaining the right to work in the UK and satisfactory pre-employment security screening which includes a DBS Check. Full details on the pre-employment screening process can be requested from [email protected].