JOB DESCRIPTION 1. Job Details Job title: Chancellor’s Fellow (Public Sector (‘Govtech’)) College: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences School(s): One of our Schools within the College Line manager: Head of School/Head of Subject Area 2. Job Purpose To undertake research and innovation in accordance with the University’s strategy in Data-Driven Innovation (DDI) across all sectors of the University’s endeavour. To progressively train in and contribute to teaching/skilling at scale in data sciences, notably employing on-line and blended learning environments. To gain skills in research-led innovation and industry engagement. To develop the skills and attributes required of a full member of the Academic Staff of the University. 3. Main Responsibilities The Fellow will be able to concentrate on research and innovation in the first instance, acquiring the full duties of a University Lecturer in Data-Driven Innovation (or a more senior academic position, where appropriate) across the period of the Fellowship. Approx. % of time Undertake world-leading research and innovation working closely with the private, public ~80% initially and third sector in a data-enabled theme, with a focus on delivering high impact results Training and contributions to academic-industry engagement and innovation ~10% Training in and contributions to data sciences-related (on-line or blended) teaching and ~10% initially other teaching related to the Fellow’s discipline Progressively to increase teaching and innovation components across the Fellowship. 4. Planning and organising You will be required to plan and carry out research and/or innovation project(s), individually and collaboratively with others, apply for and win research funding. You will train in the skills required to lead research, to supervise and develop research staff and students, and to teach undergraduates and postgraduates online or on campus, as required by the Head of School in the context of the Edinburgh Futures Institute. 5. Problem solving You will need to win external research and innovation funding and provide appropriate projects for research students. You will be required to develop material for teaching/skilling and to deliver this. 6. Decision making There is a variety of day-to-day independent decisions that need to be made in undertaking a research programme, and decisions made jointly with colleagues in teaching and in academic administration. 7. Competencies (Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed for the Job) Carry out world-leading research in data sciences, artificial intelligence and other data-driven areas relevant to the Fellow’s interests PhD; evidence of very high quality research outputs at the forefront of the discipline (Essential) Evidence of research independence appropriate for appointment to Grade 8 or above (Essential) Clear evidence of leadership of research or innovation projects (Desirable) Significant further research or innovation experience (Desirable) Offer outstanding teaching within the discipline(s) relevant to the Fellow’s interests Willingness to be trained in and undertake teaching of data-enabled skills, notably online or in blended formats and at scale (Essential) Understanding of how to develop and offer research-led teaching (Essential) University teaching experience including lectures, tutorials, MOOCs (Desirable) Excellent engagement with innovation and industry in sector(s) relevant to the Fellow’s interests Good understanding of the environment, interactions with industry or the public sector, evidence of innovation or the application of the candidate’s research (Essential) Understanding of contemporary funding opportunities appropriate to the field (Essential) Evidence of ability to win funding for research and/or innovation (Desirable) Competence to undertake academic administration Familiarity with elementary financial planning, appropriate administrative behaviour, etc. (Essential) Experience of academic administration (Desirable) 8. Key Contacts/Relationships Head of University Institute, Head of School(s), Head of College Academic staff within the host School, University Institute and more widely Support staff within the host School, Institute and the wider university Other Chancellor’s Fellows within this cohort and in former cohorts (to support interdisciplinarity) Research students, postdoctoral colleagues, etc. Undergraduate and postgraduate students, including on-line learners Stakeholders in industry, third sectors and publics 9. Dimensions The number of staff and students reporting to the postholder, the financial dimensions of the role and the number of students affected by the post will vary between disciplines and grade of appointment and will increase during the course of the Fellowship. 10. Job context and any other relevant information The positions will be on the Academic Staff scale. Initial appointment will be on Grades 8, 9 or 10, depending on experience. THE UNIVERSITY AND THE COLLEGE As a world-changing, world-leading university, we offer an exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work. We give you support, nurture your talent, develop and reward success and integrate academic, professional and personal career goals, as well as give your career the benefit of a great and distinguished reputation. In addition, our employees benefit from a competitive reward package and a wide range of staff benefits, which include generous holiday entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, staff discounts and much more. As a member of staff, you will be part of one of the world's leading universities, with 20 Schools spread over 3 Colleges that offer more than 1600 undergraduate and 600 postgraduate programmes to over 35,000 students each year. Professional services are critical to this success as well as our world class teaching, research and student facilities. In fact, we are one of the top employers in Edinburgh, with over 13,500 people spread across a wide range of academic and supporting roles. The latest Research Excellence Framework highlighted our place at the forefront of international research. This adds to our international reputation for the quality of our teaching and our student experience excellence. The University is proud of its success with online teaching initiatives, with 2550 students currently studying its online distance learning postgraduate programmes, and a total to date of more than 2 million enrolments for Edinburgh MOOCs. The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences is a large and diverse part of the University. Led by Vice-Principal Professor Dorothy Miell, it has 15,600 undergraduates, 5,700 taught postgraduates, 1,300 research students and more than 3,700 academic and professional services staff. The College incorporates 11 Schools (Business; Divinity; Economics; Edinburgh College of Art; Education; Health in Social Sciences; History, Classics and Archaeology; Law; Literatures, Languages and Cultures; Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences; and Social and Political Science), the Institute for Advanced Studies in the Humanities and the Centre for Open Learning. The College is located on multiple sites across Edinburgh, with the majority of Schools and College Offices based close to the central George Square area. The College, which is recognised as one of the world's leading centres for the arts, humanities and social sciences in research and teaching, has been growing and investing strongly in recent years. Research Excellence Framework 2014 (REF2014) The College operates at the highest levels of international quality across a very wide range of disciplines in the arts, humanities and social sciences and submitted the work of more than 750 staff to 23 Units of Assessment in the Research Excellence Framework 2014. The College achieved a superb result, combining a large-scale, broad and diverse submission with very high quality outcomes: 86% of its research impact and 76% of the overall quality profile were assessed as world-leading (4*) and internationally excellent (3*). Using the widely used Research Power index (which combines the submission's overall score for 3* and 4* work with the volume of staff submitted), 12 of the College’s Units were ranked within the top five in the UK, and 18 were ranked first in Scotland. With an assessment of more than 95% at 3* and 4*, we're particularly proud of the outstanding research environment we create for staff and research students. EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY The culture of the University is open and diverse and we strive to replicate that in our appointments. As women and members of ethnic minorities are currently under-represented in posts at this level we particularly encourage applications from members of these groups. We are the proud holder of a prestigious Athena SWAN Silver Institution Award recognising our work in supporting the advancement of gender equality in academia. We are members of the Race Equality Charter and we are also Stonewall Scotland Diversity Champions, actively promoting LGBT equality. We have committed to broadening this round of fellowships to include opportunities for individuals looking to return to research after a career break for family, caring or health reasons. The University has a range of initiatives to support a family friendly working environment, including flexible working and childcare vouchers. See our University Initiatives website for further information. REFERENCES These posts are subject to three satisfactory