MARS (Mathematics for AI in Real World Systems) Partnership Development Manager
Partnerships and Knowledge Exchange
Location: Bailrigg, Lancaster, UK
Salary: £46,974 to £54,395 full time, indefinite
Closing Date: Sunday 06 October 2024
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Reference: 1038-24
Please note: this job is only available to current employees of Lancaster University
Research and Enterprise Services at Lancaster University is seeking to appoint a Partnership Development Manager to take a leading role in developing, implementing and delivering an externally-facing partnership strategy for ‘MARS: Mathematics for AI in Real-world Systems’. MARS, which is funded by a £12m investment from Research England, will conduct research and teaching at the interface of dynamical mathematical modelling and AI, with a focus on using applied mathematics to address real-world challenges.
Working closely with the Head of MARS and the MARS team, you will be responsible for developing a wide range of partnerships with private and public sector organisations that will benefit from the application of dynamical mathematical modelling and AI to solve complex organisational challenges. You will build innovation collaborations at local, regional and national level, and raise the profile of MARS-related research among non-academic organisations, initially in the following key domains: Materials Engineering, Environmental Science, Health, and Cybersecurity.
You will play a pivotal role in building MARS contract research and consultancy portfolios; supporting the commercialisation of intellectual property; driving student-based partnership activities; and contributing to the organisation of MARS non-academic, partner-facing events. You will be committed to collaborative working and to supporting a positive and inclusive research culture.
You will have experience of partnership development within and across universities, the public sector or the private sector, and a track record of managing complex projects or programmes within universities or other relevant organisational settings. You will have a proven ability to build successful working relationships with a diverse range of people and experience of leading on the delivery of strategically significant events. You will have excellent communication and organisational skills and be able to quickly understand and communicate the application of MARS Knowledge Exchange activity to a range of external partners.
You will be an enthusiastic ambassador for MARS and be committed to promoting the benefits of its applied research within both public and commercial sectors.
This is a full-time, indefinite post and flexible working arrangements will be considered.
We warmly welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of their age, religion, gender identity or expression, race, disability or sexual orientation, and are committed to promoting diversity, and equality of opportunity.
About MARS
MARS, which is part of the School of Mathematical Sciences, is an exciting new initiative at Lancaster University, expanding on our excellence in impactful and industrially engaged research. With new academic posts supported by research staff and PhD students, MARS will revolutionise Lancaster’s research capacity in mathematics connecting systems modelling and AI methods, to support its flagship strategies in the applied sciences of Manufacturing, Environmental Science, Health, and Cybersecurity.
New undergraduate and postgraduate programmes will provide opportunities to address a major skills-gap in the principles underlying AI and their application to real-world systems. These activities will reach out to industry and government partners as regional, national, and global leaders in next-generation mathematics.
Backed by investment from Research England, MARS will become a unique national capability in the North West, pushing the boundaries of AI-driven modelling to tackle key challenges in the modern world.
About Lancaster University
The growing reputation of Lancaster is reflected by high rankings year-on-year in three of the UK's major university league tables –The Complete University Guide 2024 (10th), The Guardian University Guide 2024 (11th), and The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024 (14th). Lancaster is a truly international University with four overseas teaching partnerships (in Ghana, Germany, Malaysia and China) and a new joint branch campus planned in Bandung, Indonesia.
To find out more about the University please visit www.lancaster.ac.uk
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