SME Research & Development Manager

Employer: University of the Arts London
Location: Hybrid – LCF East Bank Stratford/Home
Salary: £51,996.00 - £62,433.00 per annum
Contract: Full time
Hours: Full time

Job description

The opportunity

The University of the Arts London’s (UAL), emergent Fashion, Textiles & Technology Institute (FTTI), builds on the delivery of a £5.9m AHRC Creative Research & Development Partnership (CRDP) funding award (2018-24), the Business of Fashion, Textiles and Technology (BFTT), as part of the successful UKRI Creative Industry Cluster Programme (CICP).  

FTTI is hosted at the new UAL estate for London College of Fashion at East Bank – a new powerhouse for creativity and learning in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, providing unprecedented opportunity for UAL to develop state-of-the-art provision for research and innovation. 

FTTI has established strong relationships with East Bank neighbours including University College London; University of Loughborough; Queen Mary University London; the V&A; and the British Council, each in support of cross-disciplinary working, and collaborative R&D aligned to specialist research provision from across UAL and industry partnerships.  

We are seeking an extremely organised individual, who can support the operational and financial work of the Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute. As a key member of the team, you will have excellent attention to detail, strong relationship building abilities and be responsible for the smooth operational processes required of a grow UAL Institute. The role will work closely with the FTTI Manager on the operational organisation and financial management of the Fashion, Textiles and Technology Institute, along with having a close working relationship with UAL Central Finance, and RMA teams. 

About you

To be successful in this role you will have:-

• Track record in business development, Knowledge Transfer Partnership / Exchange, and enterprise support within a Higher Education setting
• Strong understanding and knowledge of technology innovation and application within the creative industries, e.g. biotechnologies, artificial intelligence, supply chain analysis, virtual, augmented reality
• Experience of planning and managing multiple R&D projects and their successful delivery between industry and Higher Education Institutions
• Experience with legal and contractual negotiations between HEIs and industry, including Intellectual Property.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2024 QS World University Rankings (for the sixth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Closing date: 22 November 2024, 11:55 pm