Director, Big Data Institute
University of Oxford
Oxford - United Kingdom
The Nuffield Department of Population Health and the Nuffield Department of Medicine are seeking to appoint a new Director to the University’s Big Data Institute (BDI).
The Director will work with the BDI’s senior academic team and group leaders to set the research direction of the Institute and to develop and deliver agreed strategic plans which promote and develop the Institute’s academic and scientific themes. The Director provides inspiring and visionary leadership to sustain the world class scientific output of the BDI. They will develop leading BDI-wide partnerships within the University of Oxford, as well as nationally and internationally with academic, governmental, and industrial organisations.
The ideal candidate will have experience of leading internationally-competitive programmes of work for which you will have obtained substantial external grant funding. It is essential that you have a clear understanding of the impact and opportunities of machine learning and artificial intelligence, and other analytic approaches, in biomedical research.
The University of Oxford is a member of the Athena SWAN Charter to promote women in Science, Engineering, Technology and Medicine. The University holds an Athena SWAN silver award at institutional level, and the Nuffield Department of Population Health also holds an Athena SWAN silver award.
Applications are particularly welcome from women and black and minority ethnic candidates, who are under-represented in academic posts in Oxford.
Committed to equality and valuing diversity
Queries about the post, and how to apply, should be addressed to Natalie Derry, [email protected], +44 (0)740 8851596 or Julia Anderson, [email protected], +44 (0)740 886 5130. All enquiries will be treated in strict confidence; they will not form part of the selection decision.
Applications close at midday on Monday, 10th March 2025.