EIDF Collaboration Manager

Grade UE08: £49,250 to £60,321 per annum

College of Science & Engineering / Edinburgh Parallel Computing Centre

Full time: 35 Hours Per Week

Fixed term: for 4 years (with likelihood of extension)

 

EPCC is the UK’s leading centre for Supercomputing and Data Analytics with an international reputation for excellence in computational science and supercomputing research. EPCC hosts and manages leading-edge systems that includes the UK’s national supercomputing service (ARCHER2). This £79 million service is among the fastest systems in the world. Our collaborators include Rolls Royce and the UK Met Office. EPCC manages the Edinburgh International Data Facility (EIDF), which is a £190 million investment to make Edinburgh the data capital of the world.

At EPCC we share a passion for innovation using state-of-the-art technologies, a love of solving complex challenges and a desire to impact our academic, public and private sector partners and clients in a meaningful way.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking a project manager to develop collaborations in the area of data science, in particular around the application of machine learning, the delivery of MLOps and the provision of flexible data analytics services. Experience is required in project management, client relationships and data science applications. You will be able demonstrate the ability to map technical and non-technical requirements in data science projects to technical service specifications for the EIDF. 

In this role: You will present regularly a roadshow to potential users of EIDF the service portfolio available. You will write funding proposals with partners with the aim to bring in projects that make use of EIDF. You will chair user engagement sessions to elicit user experience feedback on EIDF. You will chair meetings with prospective users of EIDF to map their requirements to EIDF service offering and provide price quotes. You will organise and chair townhall meetings for existing users to announce recent launched and changed services on EIDF. You will setup a user forum to enable EIDF users to share information. You will initiate meetings with external organisations that help leverage engagement with organisations that may want to use EIDF.

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As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. 
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, such as a generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the total value of your pay and benefits. 

Championing equality, diversity and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. 

Prior to any employment commencing with the University you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

The University is able to sponsor the employment of international workers in this role.  If successful, an international applicant requiring sponsorship to work in the UK will need to satisfy the UK Home Office’s English Language requirements and apply for and secure a Skilled Worker Visa.  

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 12 December 2024. 

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