Centre Manager for Doctoral Training in Statistics and Machine Learning

About the role:

Applications are invited for a position of Centre Manager for the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistics and Machine Learning (StatML) in the Department of Mathematics, Imperial College London.

StatML is a highly successful doctoral training centre led by Imperial with Oxford as an equal partner. It aims to train the next generation of leaders at the intersection of statistics and computer science, powering the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. Students undertake fundamental research to develop theory and methods and work with industrial and academic partners to apply their research to make real-world breakthroughs. The centre has recently been renewed and has just taken its sixth cohort of students with a total of approximately 70 students at various stages of their training.  Further information can be found on the centre’s website: https://statml.io.

What you would be doing:

The Centre Manager has responsibility for the day-to-day running of the Centre, including monitoring the budget/accounts; organising student training programmes; providing support to students; administering student records and processes from recruitment to graduation; event management and facilitating interaction amongst and between students, academic staff and industry partners; website and social media management.  As the Centre Manager you will be a key point of contact for the CDT and will contribute to promotional activities and raising the centre’s profile. You will work in partnership with the Centre Manager based at the University of Oxford. As a member of a small team, you will be expected to undertake duties in an independent manner without the need for close supervision and be capable of taking the initiative.

What we are looking for:

• Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
• Experience within Higher Education administration
• Experience of monitoring budgets and reporting on expenditure
• Experience of Event management
• Experience of website content design and maintenance
• Excellent organisation and project management skills; the ability to plan and prioritise workloads and to meet multiple fixed deadlines
• Excellent communication skills, in both written and oral formats
• Excellent committee servicing skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills to develop effective relationships with internal and external contacts at all levels of seniority
• Excellent IT skills, and the ability to get to grips with new electronic systems
• An understanding of postgraduate training issues and management of postgraduate education
• Knowledge of financial and operational systems in an academic environment
• Knowledge of legislation, policies and current issues relevant to and affecting the Higher Education sector

What we can offer you:

• The opportunity to manage a CDT at the forefront of data science and AI
• Enjoy a varied working day, managing a wide array of tasks
• The opportunity to continue your career at a world-leading institution
• Work closely with PhD students, leading academics, and team members at the University of Oxford to ensure smooth program operations and foster a vibrant research community.
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive, and collaborative work culture with various staff networks and resources designed to support your personal and professional wellbeing.

Further Information

This a Full Time Fixed term position until September 2032

If you require any further details on the role please contact: Sarah Filippi– s.filippi@imperial.ac.uk

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