Call for Principal Investigator Sustainable Connected Cities: Intel/UCL/Imperial
Being UCL based we are slightly biased, but this is a stunning job advert to head up the new Collaborative Research Institute (Intel CRI) for Sustainable Connected Cities in the role of Principal Investigator.
Full details are below:
Job Description
Intel Labs Europe is seeking a motivated senior researcher to lead the new Intel Collaborative Research Institute (Intel CRI) for Sustainable Connected Cities in the role of Principal Investigator. In this role the candidate will start-up and lead the Intel Collaborative Research Institute (ICRI) for Sustainable Connected Cities based in London.
In collaboration with Imperial College London, University College London and appropriate agencies the Intel PI shall establish the Intel Collaborative Research Institute (ICRI) including defining its vision, research agenda and choice of university partners and Intel personnel while developing the ongoing research portfolio and funding.
As a recognized technical expert in the areas being investigated by the Institute, the PI will be responsible for:
- Defining and executing the research agenda in partnership with the host universities and academic collaborators
- He/She will hire and then direct a small team of Intel researchers on-site for the combined Intel-University team, liaising with the assigned university program director and the ICRI Managing Sponsor
- He/She will initiate a research agenda leveraging state, EU level, and fellow-traveler industrial partner co scientific research projects to improve the sustainability of the world’s cities and fuel Intel’s growth with special attention to new business opportunities and technology transfer to Intel business units
- The PI is responsible for reporting on the progress and research results in semi-annual Institute program reviews.
- The PI is expected to work effectively with the multiple stakeholders within the Intel CRI program, including the co-PI from the university, the Executive Sponsor, the Steering Committee, the UCO Program Director and Program Managers, the Senior Sponsor of the host university, the members of Intel Labs Staff, the academic collaborators, and the research team themselves
- The Intel PI will report to the ICRI’s managing sponsor and may manage up to 3-4 Intel researchers
The successful candidate should have a proven track record of defining and leading successful research programs and projects, and have experience working successfully in a matrix-structured environment.