The NetZeroAICT Consortium (Oxford PI: Professor Regent Lee) is seeking a part time project manager to primarily support and manage the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) arising from this Horizon Europe funded project, designated as a specific work package within the consortium project. Information regarding the NetZeroAICT project can be found on the consortium website.

 

Intellectual property rights (IPR) for AI, data, and software is ubiquitous in NetZeroAICT, producing many challenges in management, protection and exploitation. Principally due to the span of unique applications; capabilities to deploy globally; lightening pace of development, modularity, and combinatorial nature. In an increasingly digitalized world: AI, data, and software are required to process complexity, present simplicity via user interfaces and experiences, whilst adhering to formal/ de-facto standards yielding unified interoperability.

 

These specific challenges will be managed though an IPR Committee (IPRC): comprised of interdisciplinary members, including the public advisory group, experienced in value creation, capture, and transfer. The IPRC is charged with protecting both background and forthcoming scientific results, while maintaining knowledge sharing and cross-fertilisation.

 

The Project Manager will have experience in establishing and delivering complex projects, ensuring that both day-to-day project coordination and activities are completed to a high standard. You will be based in John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford but you will be able to agree a pattern of regular remote working with your line manager.

 

• Liaison with other work package leads within the consortium

• Project reporting on a regular basis

• Collaboration with other teams within the program for delivering inter-disciplinary tasks

• Prepare and host Innovation Management Seminars x2

• Chairing periodic Meetings of Innovation Management Group to steer innovation for the consortium

• Recording of new innovations, selection of asset classes and protection, education on IPR and horizon scanning for new developments in industry/academia.

 

About you 

You will have excellent interpersonal and management skills and be able to interact productively and accurately with other team members, researchers and collaborators across different sectors. While this collaborative approach will be a key feature of your role, you will also be required to work independently, taking the lead in initiatives. You will be able to handle a demanding and varied workload, managing your time and prioritising your work effectively.

 

This part-time post is available immediately and is fixed-term until 30 November 2027 in the first instance.  

 

If you would like to discuss this role please contact Regent Lee regent.lee@nds.ox.ac.uk

 

Applications for this vacancy are to be made online. You will be required to upload a supporting statement, setting out how you meet the selection criteria, curriculum vitae and the names and contact details of two referees as part of your online application. Please quote reference NDSA955 on all correspondence. 

 

Only applications received before noon Monday 21 July 2025 can be considered. Interviews will be held on 30 July 2025.