Project Manager

This post is full time (35 hours per week) and fixed term until the 31^st October 2028.

As Project Manager your role is to manage, coordinate and administer the portfolio of projects and activities of the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) and the ERC/ UKRI funded research project POLART.

Both UBDC and POLART focus on the production of evidence for policy, albeit from two different, complementary angles: UBDC has been a dynamic national research hub for over 11 years, championing the use of new sources of smart data and evidence to inform policymaking and enhance the quality of urban life.  UBDC is currently undertaking a wide range of projects of varying sizes and from a range of funders, working with partners in the UK and internationally, including government, research councils, and the third sector, as well as policy and practice.

POLART (‘Art and Policy in the Global Contemporary: examining the role of the arts in the production of public policy’) is a 5-year research project that brings together an interdisciplinary research team of art, humanities and social science researchers to explore visual and performing arts as a rich field of alternative sources of expert knowledge for policy making.

In this role you will support and advise the Centre's Director and POLART PI and project team to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of objectives, projects and activities, which encompasses oversight of a complex multi-institutional research and knowledge exchange programme; management of a combined +£5m budget; and the coordination and delivery of a range of projects, events and other initiatives.

For more information and to apply please click the 'Apply' button above.

Closing date: 23:45 on the 30^th of September 2026

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