At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead partnerships for the AI Scotland Programme and engage with diverse stakeholders.
- Company: Join The Data Lab, Scotland's innovation centre for data and AI.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible work options, and generous annual leave.
- Other info: Part-time role with excellent career development opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in AI while working with a vibrant international community.
- Qualifications: Strong relationship-building skills and experience in partnership management.
The predicted salary is between 61759 - 61759 £ per year.
Grade UE08: 50,253 - 61,759 per annum, pro rata
The Data Lab / College of Science and Engineering
Part Time: 0.8 FTE / 28 hours per week
Fixed Term: for 1 Year
The Opportunity:
Where passion meets purpose. Be part of something bigger. We offer careers and roles in just about every area you can think of. Whether you’re looking to take the next step in your current specialism, explore a new challenge, or broaden your experience, we offer opportunities where you can flourish and make a real difference. Our people come from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing their abilities and experiences to our organisation, helping us thrive and innovate together.
As a member of The Data Lab team, the post-holder will play a leading role in supporting the successful delivery of the Scottish Government’s AI Scotland Programme 2026–27. Working across a diverse partner landscape, including AI Scotland consortium partners, enterprise agencies and other relevant organisations, the role will act as a key non-government point of contact for the Programme, ensuring that activity is effectively coordinated, scheduled, delivered, monitored and reported on.
The post-holder will develop and implement the partnership strategy for AI Scotland, identifying and engaging key stakeholders, building strong and trusted relationships, and leveraging the wider AI and innovation ecosystem to raise awareness of the Programme, build confidence and enable progress against agreed objectives and outcomes. The role will also work closely with Scottish Government, contributing to meetings, briefings and written materials, and acting as an effective channel between government and The Data Lab delivery environment.
The Data Lab is Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI. The Data Lab was founded in 2014 as part of Scotland’s Innovation Centres programme. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.
A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:
- Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
- Working within one of the world’s leading universities
- Flexible/hybrid where the roles allow
This post is part-time (28 hours per week).
As a valued member of our team, you can expect:
- A competitive salary.
- An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
- To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
- Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options.
Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion. The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality.
Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages.
On this occasion the University will not consider applicants requiring sponsorship for this role. International workers will therefore only be able to take up this role if they can demonstrate an alternative right to work in the UK.
Key dates to note:
- The closing date for applications is 14 September 2026.
- Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time.
- Interview dates to be confirmed.
As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow’s greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.
The Data Lab is Scotland’s innovation centre for data and AI, hosted by the University of Edinburgh and part of the National Innovation Centre Programme funded by the Scottish Funding Council. Through hubs in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Aberdeen, we foster innovation through collaboration, build skills and grow talent, and champion Scotland’s data science community. We help Scotland maximise value from data and AI and lead the world to a data-powered future. Our purpose is to change lives and make Scotland a more productive economy and sustainable society by transforming how we use data and AI.
Specifically, we fund:
- Collaborative innovation between academia, industry, and the public sector.
- A skills and training programme designed to increase the talent pool in Scotland.
- Community building events to promote data science in Scotland.
Our remit is to work across Scotland and, in addition to our main office in Edinburgh, we have offices in Aberdeen and Glasgow.
For more information, visit The Data Lab website.
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