NERC BAS Director of Science
UK Research and Innovation
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The Director of Science at BAS is a role of profound responsibility and opportunity. You will guide our scientific research with a clear vision, making sure our work not only meets but exceeds world-class standards. Your role will promote BAS science to a diverse array of stakeholders, fostering international collaborations, and championing interdisciplinary approaches extending across UKRI and beyond.
You will provide visible, charismatic, leadership across all areas of BAS science, ensuring strategic delivery of world-class science with impact. You will also promote and champion BAS science to external stakeholders, researchers and government departments. You will make sure BAS scientists develop opportunities for international collaboration across the UK and with international partners and facilitate cross-disciplinary working at UKRI level and beyond.
Job description
To ensure that BAS fulfils its mission to undertake world-class science and deliver high quality outcomes for UK polar science
To ensure that BAS science is ambitious and strategic and is aligned to UKRI-NERC’s and government’s objectives and priorities
To champion BAS involvement in the wider polar sciences agenda and with the wider polar sciences community both nationally and internationally, and support new opportunities to apply BAS science expertise in other relevant areas (particularly data science and AI)
To ensure that BAS science is structured, organised and strategically positioned to face the new science challenges in the polar regions
To develop a clear financial strategy for science, including an emphasis on increasing funding and sound budgetary management
To lead and co-ordinate BAS senior science leaders in order to ensure that all BAS science staff have/provide effective line management
To ensure BAS’s science skills and staff engage with appropriate career and personal development
To ensure good relationships with UKRI and NERC and work closely with other NERC and UKRI Centres and other appropriate research institutions in the UK and overseas
To ensure membership of influential committees, such as those in NERC and UKRI and in the international polar community
To represent the Director of BAS in appropriate international and national scientific forums and committees, and to engage with relevant external stakeholders for the benefit of BAS
Person specification
Candidates should be at professorial level or above and are normally expected to hold a PhD
Senior leadership experience in a complex, multi-disciplinary organisation
A motivational and inspirational leader with experience of successfully leading and developing high performing teams
Strong financial management and strategic planning skills
Experience in leading operations in Antarctica
Outstanding communication skills, with a proven ability to engage and influence a broad spectrum of stakeholders, including government and international bodies
A commitment to health and safety excellence and risk management
A track record of delivering organisational transformation and change management
Benefits
- Learning and development tailored to your role
- An environment with flexible working options
- A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity
- A Civil Service pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
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Applicants are required to provide an up-to-date CV (up to four pages) and a statement of suitability (up to two pages) outlining their suitability for the role. Please click ‘apply’ for further information and to visit our careers page.
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