Chief Operating Officer Full Time

The School of Informatics, University of Edinburgh invites applications for the role of Chief Operating Officer in the newly established Centre for AI for Assistive Autonomy.

We are looking for an exceptional individual to help establish and manage all aspect of daily operations for the Centre. This wide-ranging role has responsibility for delivering the strategy of the Centre, both within the long-term vision and on a daily basis.

The Opportunity:

The post holder will work closely with the Director to achieve the Centre’s research, innovation and translation objectives and outputs, and to develop and deliver the Centre’s strategic and operational plans to ensure continuity and success of the Centre beyond the initial 5-year period of UKRI funding, ensuring a demonstrable increase in research and innovation activity, income, outputs, and impact.. This role will assume responsibility for all aspects of daily operations, including workforce planning, line management, budget management, reporting, stakeholder management and translational/commercialisation activities.

A key part of the role will be strategically positioning the Centre to capitalise on new sources of future research and industry funding opportunities, horizon-scanning and supporting development of large-scale multi-partner funding bids both at the national and international funding level.

This post is advertised as full-time (35 hours per week). We are also open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

The salary for this post is £62,098 to £76,398 per annum and is fixed term until 30th September 2029.

Please include the following documents in your application:

• CV
• Cover letter

Your skills and attributes for success:

Informal enquiries can be directed to Ram Ramamoorthy: s.ramamoorthy@ed.ac.uk

As a valued member of our team you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, competitive pension schemes, staff discounts, and family-friendly initiatives. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role. If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is Tuesday, 17th December 2024.

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