Research Application Manager, Data Centric Engineering

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Sunday 12 February 2023 at 23:59

The Alan Turing Institute

The Alan Turing Institute is the UK’s national institute for data science and artificial intelligence whose mission is to make great leaps in data science and artificial intelligence research in order to change the world for the better.

ROLE PURPOSE

A Research Application Manager (RAM) at the Turing builds and nurtures the connections with users of research outputs and brings back the user perspective to researchers and research engineers. We anticipate that the postholder will need to embody core values of legacy, adaptability, and collaboration, in addition to their commitment to equity and inclusion principles as described in the Turing’s Values.

RAMs work in a dedicated team focused on ensuring that research outputs such as open source tools, protocols, and modelling frameworks are used successfully and sustainably by external stakeholders. As part of this broad mandate, the postholder will work on strengthening existing stakeholder relationships and identifying new potential users of research outputs. 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.

DUTIES

• Drive the Institute's efforts to maximise the impact of the DCE programme. Ensure that the outputs of the research process are translated into appropriate real-world implementations
• 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.
• Be an active community member of The Turing Way project. This may include writing new content, reviewing existing chapters, or giving presentations about the project to new audiences. We expect all RAMs to attend regular co-working sessions and participate in discussions on research best practices across a project lifecycle.
• Build connections between DCE researchers and the Institute's Research Engineering Group.
• Work with Turing Communications team to promote achievements and capabilities in a way which is meaningful for stakeholders across relevant sectors.  

Person Specification

Please see our portal for a full breakdown of the Job Description.

Terms and Conditions

This role is offered on a full time five-year, fixed-term contract. The salary is £49,025 plus excellent benefits, including flexible working and family friendly policies, https://www.turing.ac.uk/work-turing/why-work-turing/employee-benefits

We are currently assessing the results of our hybrid working trial, which ran for six months. We will soon publish a long-term workplace policy: as a guide, we anticipate this will be between 2-4 days per month. Some roles may require the jobholder to spend a greater number of days in the office, but the hiring manager will be able to confirm this during the interview

Application procedure

Please see our jobs portal for full details on how to apply.

Equality Diversity and Inclusion

The Alan Turing Institute is committed to creating an environment where diversity is valued and everyone is treated fairly. In accordance with the Equality Act, we welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.  Reasonable adjustments to the interview process can also be made for any candidates with a disability.

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