Big Data Institute Director

Oxford Population Health (Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford), Old Road Campus, Headington, Oxford, OX3 7LF The Nuffield Department of Population Health and the Nuffield Department of Medicine are seeking to appoint a new Director to the University’s Big Data Institute (BDI). You will work with the BDI’s senior academic team and group leaders to set the research direction of the Institute and to develop agreed and deliver strategic plans which promote and develop the Institute’s academic and scientific themes. The Director provides inspiring and visionary leadership to sustain the world class scientific output of the BDI. You will develop leading BDI-wide partnerships within the University of Oxford, as well as nationally and internationally with academic, governmental, and industrial organisations. You will have experience of leading internationally-competitive programmes of work for which you will have obtained substantial external grant funding. It is essential that you have a clear understanding of the impact and opportunities of machine learning and artificial intelligence, and other analytic approaches, in biomedical research. Informal discussion about the post is encouraged, and prospective applicants should refer to the job description for the named contacts.