Academic Chair, LIDA Data Scientist Development Programme

Academic Chair, LIDA Data Scientist Development Programme

0.1 FTE (3 hours per week)

Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA)

(Cyclical post, re-recruited every 3 years)

We're seeking a leader with a passion for interdisciplinary collaboration, equity, and innovation in data science. Lead with purpose, inspire future data science leaders, and shape a nationally recognised programme driving real-world impact. We are particularly seeking female and Global Majority applicants to this post as part of LIDA's strategic commitment to addressing underrepresentation of these groups in senior leadership roles in LIDA and in STEM leadership more broadly.

The Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) is seeking an Academic Chair at grade 9 or 10 for its Data Scientist Development Programme (DSDP). Applicants can be from any subject area which aligns with the DSDP's aims of advancing data science employability and research activity across each of its Communities and Programmes: Health, Societies, Environment, Food, Artificial Intelligence, Immersive Technologies, Data Science Infrastructures, Data Visualization and Science of Data Science.

The DSDP is a competitive employability development programme for entry-level data scientists to work on two 6-month interdisciplinary research projects, all motivated by providing data solutions to challenges for the public good. The Programme is soon to be in its tenth year and the strategic focus will be on growing Programme funding, partnerships and its research impact base. It provides a unique opportunity to develop and apply skills that are in high demand within industry and academia, both nationally and globally, within a leading, state-of-the-art facility.

You will be joining a DSDP leadership team which includes:

DSDP Manager, Kylie Norman - responsible for the line management of the data scientists, the day-to-day running of the Programme, Programme operations from project selection to recruitment, and the DSDP mentoring service.

DSDP Deputy Academic Chair, Prof Nick Malleson - responsible for data scientist recruitment and deputises for the Academic Chair as necessary.

DSDP Chair for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, Assoc. Prof. Sajid Siraj - responsible for agreeing and evaluating Programme EDI strategy & KPIs.

LIDA's DSDP is an award-winning programme. Not only has it contributed to 7 research awards to date, it has also won an award in its own right (2022) for its positive action approach to diversifying the data workforce across the categories of Global Majority, women and those from low socio-economic backgrounds.

Join LIDA to grow your leadership, expand your influence, and contribute to a transformative legacy in research and employability.

LIDA is committed to supporting the University's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and particularly encourages applications from groups currently under-represented on the Programme and within LIDA, these include the particular protected characteristics female and Global Majority. Applicants will always be appointed based on merit.

The role is only available to internal applicants.

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