Assistant Director of Technical Operations

1 month ago


England, United Kingdom University of Sussex Full time

Hours : Full time. Requests for flexible workin g o ptions will be considered (subject to business need).

Location : Brighton, United Kingdom

We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive sufficient applications before the closing date, therefore we encourage you to submit an early application About the role

An amazing opportunity has arisen to be the Assistant Director of Technical Operations for the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies with a focus on Operational Management and Technical Writing . You will work as part of the SCQT leadership team, alongside its Director, Professor Winfried Hensinger , to ensure the smooth running of the Centre and will have operational responsibility for all day-to- day non-academic activities; this includes working in collaboration with other Professional Services colleagues to ensure the Centre aims and visions are met.

Along with the Operational side, you will also need to have excellent Technical Copywriting skills, as you will support the Centre with authoring, grants outreach materials and other documents. The successful candidate will be independent, enthusiastic, resilient, and profoundly committed to the success of the Centre.

You will be bold and dynamic, with excellent inter-personal skills and lead and problem solve within the execution of a diversity of projects of the centre and effectively coordinate with different university stakeholders.

About the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies

You will be part of the Sussex Centre for Quantum Technologies (SCQT) . Quantum technologies will provide disruptive capabilities for numerous applications across a range of sectors. Our specialised facilities and expertise are unique and have given rise to many world firsts. The SCQT is a Centre of Excellence. Our Centres of Excellence are drawing together world-leading experts and innovative approaches, creating a critical mass of knowledge, skills, and training – and proving that a challenge is only impossible until it's done

Significant investment by the University, along with a multi-million-pound grant portfolio, has transformed Sussex into one of the leading incubators for a broad range of quantum technologies. At SCQT our research groups work together with leading industry partners in carrying out and commercializing our groundbreaking research. The critical mass of seven research groups allows us to tackle challenges and invent technologies that will change the way we work and live.

The centre carries out research in the areas of quantum computing, quantum simulation, quantum sensing, quantum imaging, quantum clocks and quantum networks. The centre provides authentic quantum technology training for a wide range of stakeholders including industry short courses, a four-year undergraduate degree in quantum technologies, our pioneering Quantum Technologies MSc. and a four-year doctoral training programme. The centre has given rise to several world-leading achievements and records. We run the largest number of ion trapping experiments in the UK, we are one of the largest ion trapping centres in the world Leading an international consortium including Google, Aarhus University, Riken, and Siegen University, the Sussex IQT Group, headed by Prof Winfried Hensinger, created the first nuts-and-bolts construction plan to build a practical quantum computer.

Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to make informal contact with Jose Pinto ( jp745@sussex.ac.uk )

£56,021 to £64,914 per annum, pro-rata if part time

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