Job summaryPlease do not apply via the 'Apply Now' button as applications through this Imperial College London site are not being monitored or considered, please apply via the link below only: Founded in 1907, Imperial is one of the world’s great universities, renowned for ground-breaking research, an outstanding tradition of translation of research for societal and economic good, a highly talented community of staff, students and alumni, and international reach. Our mission is to achieve enduring excellence in research and education in science, engineering, medicine, and business, for the benefit of society. Imperial is one of the world’s top-performing universities and was rated best for research by the UKRI’s Research England. We are seeking to appoint an experienced Chair OR Professor of Practice, (further role dependant details available), in Technology Sectoral Analysis. The successful Chair or Professor of Practice will be based in the Dyson School of Design Engineering, will be affiliated with the Faculty of Engineering and will also serve as the Co-Director of the Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance (CSEP), alongside an already appointed Chair and Co-Director based in Imperial College Business School. The Centre is a collaboration between Imperial College’s Business School and the Faculty of Engineering and is supported by the Imperial Policy Forum. The new Centre was launched in late 2023 and has been funded by nearly £29m over a 10-year period in philanthropic support from the Gatsby Charitable Foundation, founded by Lord Sainsbury. The mission of the Centre is ambitious in seeking to build a national resource to help ensure that the UK’s high-value science and technology-based industries are globally competitive in the 21st century. The Centre will bring together the UK’s top engineers, scientists business school academics, and policymakers, with the UK’s science and technology-based industries to co-design globally competitive strategies focusing on the UK’s existing and emerging high-value industries across engineering, life sciences, and data science. Duties and responsibilitiesThe two Co-Directors will share overall responsibility for delivering the Centre’s goals and objectives. The ideal candidate is an experienced and influential industry leader, also with a strong record of working collaboratively between Industry and academia or as an academic. The Co-Director will also be jointly responsible for the overall running of the Centre. They will lead on the development of the Centre’s Strategy to guide the delivery of new themes and projects, engage in research translation activities, and monitor the Centre activities to ensure compliance with its governance processes. They will directly report to the Deans of the Faculty of Engineering and Imperial College Business School, to the University President, and to the Centre’s Strategic Advisory Board. Applications are sought from globally outstanding candidates with significant experience of leadership in, or working alongside, industry, ideally across several technology sectors and in both the UK and internationally. We are particularly interested in candidates with a world-leading track record of accomplishment in developing strategies and policies that address both company-level, national and international competitiveness, as well as a demonstrable ability to advise on and influence governmental policy. Further informationThis is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to lead a Centre that will deepen knowledge in value generation, innovation, and productivity, as well as develop recommendations for action by industry, government, and academia. How to Apply & Further Information Anderson Quigley is acting as an advisor to Imperial. Further information about the opportunity is available at: Imperial College London - Chair OR a Professor of Practice AND Co-Director of the Centre for Sectoral Economic Performance | AQ (andersonquigley.com) and should you wish to discuss further details about the role in strict confidence, please contact: Alicja Janowska on +44 (0)7743 927 783 or alicja.janowska@andersonquigley.com or Kiersten Avery on +44 (0)7510 384 735 or Kiersten.Avery@andersonquigley.com We will also be happy to discuss which role you plan to apply to:
There will be only one appointment. The closing date for applications is noon 16 September 024 The College is a proud signatory to the San-Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA), which means that in hiring and promotion decisions, we evaluate applicants on the quality of their work, not the journal impact factor where it is published. For more information, see https://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-evaluation/ The College believes that the use of animals in research is vital to improve human and animal health and welfare. Animals may only be used in research programmes where their use is shown to be necessary for developing new treatments and making medical advances. Imperial is committed to ensuring that, in cases where this research is deemed essential, all animals in the College’s care are treated with full respect, and that all staff involved with this work show due consideration at every level.http://www.imperial.ac.uk/research-and-innovation/about-imperial-research/research-integrity/animal-research/
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