Program Manager (Smart Nano NI Project)
Role: Program Manager (Smart Nano NI Project)
Department: School of Computing, Engineering and Intelligent Systems
Grade: Business Support Grade 8 (£48,822 per annum)
Responsible to: Principal Investigator
Campus: Derry~Londonderry
(Fixed-Term until 30th November 2027 / Full-Time)
Job Purpose:
The post holder will work within the Smart Nano manufacturing Northern Ireland consortium ). The consortium shares a niche capability around nano manufacturing and world-leading knowledge in photonics and has been awarded £42.4m UK Research and Innovation's Strength in Places Fund. Smart Nano NI is a multi-partner project, collaborating to develop game-changing advanced prototyping and smart manufacturing methods to deliver new intelligent technologies and facilitate fabrication of Smart Nano products. In the era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it will capitalise on the advances and innovations associated with industrial digitisation, 5G, large data availability, acceleration in AI capability, robotics and automation.
The post holder will play a pivotal role in bridging the gap between academia, industry, and cutting-edge AI initiatives. Working alongside the Principal Investigator at the Intelligent Systems Research Centre (ISRC), their primary responsibility will be to oversee and coordinate programs that foster collaboration, research, and innovation in the field of AI. They will work closely with Ulster University, and Seagate Technology in addition to other industry stakeholders to drive impactful projects and advance AI technologies and will also contribute to planning of research, managing and reporting results as well as publishing in high-impact conference and journal publications.
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Closing date: 5th October 2025 at 23:30
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Job ID :
037986
Location :
Magee
Close Date :
05-Oct-2025