Applications are invited for an Academic Director to provide academic leadership and strategic direction to the CLIMB-BIG-DATA Project at Quadram Institute Bioscience (QIB), based in Norwich, UK.

Background:

CLIMB-BIG-DATA is a collaboration between leading UK universities working to deliver a cutting-edge bioinformatics platform to support microbiology research groups.

The role:

This role will provide academic leadership and strategic direction for CLIMB, ensuring its continued development as a world-leading microbial bioinformatics infrastructure while strengthening QIB’s position in the field.

The role requires Chairing meetings and a regular presence at QIB for key meetings and events, with flexibility to conduct duties remotely as appropriate.

This is a senior academic leadership position that will be crucial for:

• Ensuring CLIMB’s academic excellence
• Driving innovation in microbial bioinformatics
• Strengthening QIB’s position in the field
• Supporting the transition to a sustainable operational model

The ideal candidate:

The ideal candidate will have a PhD in a relevant scientific field and be recognised internationally in microbial management. They will have a track record of bridging academic and operational requirements by utilising their proven experience in leading large scale research infrastructure.

The candidate will have excellent experience in stakeholder management and a strong track record in innovative cloud computing applications and securing research funding. The candidate should also have strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to build, grow, maintain and retain high performing professional relationships.

Additional information:

Salary on appointment will be within the range £70,560 to £88,250 per annum, pro-rata depending on qualifications and experience. This is a part-time post for a contract of 36 months.

Further information and details of how to apply can be found here, or contact the Human Resources team on 01603 450814 or nbi.recruitment@nbi.ac.uk quoting reference 1004839.

Please note, this post does not meet UKVI requirements to provide visa sponsorship.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sectors of society.  The Institute supports equality of opportunity within the workplace and expects all employees to share and display these values.  To support our commitment, we have a range of family, faith and diversity friendly working arrangements to help all staff achieve excellence in their area of work.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee to offer an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for this vacancy.

About the Quadram Institute:

The Quadram Institute is a new interdisciplinary research institute dedicated to understanding how food and microbes interact to promote health and prevent disease. Its mission is to deliver healthier lives through innovation in gut health, microbiology and food. A partnership between Quadram Institute Bioscience, the University of East Anglia, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and BBSRC, it brings together scientists and clinicians in a state-of-the-art building on the Norwich Research Park. This is one of Europe’s largest centres of life sciences and home of the John Innes Centre and The Earlham Institute.

The closing date for applications will be 24 February 2025.

The Quadram Institute Bioscience is a registered charity (No. 1058499) and is an Equal Opportunities Employer.