Smart Internet Lab Manager

The role

Do you want to oversee a dynamic, world-renowned research centre, working with internationally leading academics to grow and manage an ambitious portfolio of research and impact activities in telecoms?

The Smart Internet Lab is one of the UK's most renowned Information and Communications Technology (ICT) research centres. It fuses research expertise and innovation in a range of research areas such as: IoT, 5G & Beyond, Future Transport Networks, Smart Cities, Autonomous Networks, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Network, Convergence, Mobile Edge Computing and Network Softwarisation.

You will provide operational leadership and management for the centre, working closely with the Director, academics, researchers & technical staff and lead a team of professional research support staff.

What will you be doing?

• Oversee the smooth running of all aspects of the Smart Internet Lab, particularly support for research activities, both pre-award and post-award. 
• Facilitate the maintenance and growth of the Smart Internet Lab’s research portfolio by identifying strategic funding opportunities, building new connections with industry and users of research, and assist with the preparation of grant applications.
• Work with the Director to ensure the continued development and external promotion of a strategically important research centre at the University of Bristol.  
• Manage a research support team to ensure that they can reach their full potential and provide excellent support to the Smart Internet Lab’s major research activities. 

You should apply if

For a full view of requirements please look at the job description attached below, but if the below describes you, we’d encourage you to apply.

• You can build effective working relationships with a wide range of people, can motivate and inspire others, can work through issues for mutual benefit and can influence people at all levels of seniority. 
• You have research management experience, a problem-solving mind-set and can look objectively at a situation or issue to provide workable solutions. 
• You can work with a high level of detail when needed but always with an eye on the bigger picture.  
• You have the resilience and creativity to take on a challenging and exciting role in an ambitious and fast-paced research centre.

Why should you apply for this role?

• You will join one of the leading research universities in the UK (ranked 5th REF 2021)
• We are the 2nd largest employer in Bristol
• Hybrid and flexible working (2 days on-site)
• We offer competitive pay and rewards, generous leave entitlements, attractive pension scheme, development opportunities and wellbeing initiatives.
• Inclusive culture, valuing the diversity of though, beliefs and background and an opportunity to become a member of one of many staff networks including BAME, LGBTQ+ and Parents & Carers.

Additional information

For informal queries, please contact: Katharine Blackwell,  Katharine.Blackwell@bristol.ac.uk.

The anticipated interview date for this role is 16^th June 2023.

This advert will close on the 5th June 2023, 23.59pm GMT. 

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