Research Support Officer (Administration) Insight Centre for Data Analytics and SFI CRT-AI

1 Year, Fixed-Term, Whole-time Post 

Position Summary

Applications are invited for the post of Research Support Officer (Administration)

The Research Support Officer (Administration) will hold a key position helping to overseeing operations in two significant SFI Centres: The Insight Centre for Data Analytics and the SFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence the latter managed by Research Co-ordinator/Programme Manager, Janet Choi. In this capacity, the individual will play a crucial role in the administrative support of both centres. Responsibilities include actively participating in financial oversight, ensuring accurate financial reporting to both entities. Executive Assistants with relevant experience are welcome to apply.

Additionally, the role necessitates involvement in procurement activities, securing products, and supporting services essential for the seamless functioning of the PhD researchers' program and Investigator Cohorts. The incumbent will contribute to PhD recruitment, onboarding processes, and in-house support for student development and training, always ensuring strict adherence to UCC and SFI terms and conditions, along with related policies.

Given the national reach of both SFI Centres, with students and investigators dispersed across various third-level institutions in Ireland, the position entails collaboration with administrators, PhD researchers, and academics from other universities. This collaborative effort aims to facilitate UCC and Funding agency metric reporting obligations for both Centres, requiring meticulous data collection and input for reporting purposes.

Moreover, the role extends to providing research administration support to Professor Barry O’Sullivan, involving the management of his Centre Directorship and leadership duties at local, national, and international levels. Within The Insight Centre, a specific focus will be placed on monitoring and reporting metrics, both locally and to the Central Operations Team. The position thus involves a multifaceted engagement with diverse administrative, financial, and collaborative responsibilities across various levels of operation.

AboutThe Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics

The Insight SFI Research Centre for Data Analytics (http://www.insight-centre.org) is an SFI funded Research Centre that brings together researchers from University College Dublin, NUI Galway, University College Cork, and Dublin City University, as well as other partner institutions, Trinity College Dublin (TCD), University of Limerick (UL), Maynooth University (MU) and Tyndall National Institute.

It creates a critical mass of more than 400 researchers from Ireland's leading ICT clusters to carry out research on a new generation of data analytics technologies in a number of key application domain areas, such as Health and Human Performance, Smart Communities, Internet of Things, Enterprise and Services and Sustainability and Operations.

About theSFI Centre for Research Training in Artificial Intelligence

This centre is a joint initiative between University College Cork, Dublin City University, University of Galway, Trinity College Dublin, and the University of Limerick. We offer fully-funded PhD scholarships inclusive of fees, a monthly stipend, and a budget for travel and training. The programme will produce 120 PhD graduates in the field of artificial intelligence in a world-class cohort-based model, working closely with industry and international academic partners. Every student taking part in the programme will spend a number of internships with industry partners or at international partner laboratories. This centre aims to create an internationally connected and globally recognised centre of excellence for the training of postgraduate students and the up-skilling of industry-based staff in key technical topics in artificial intelligence. The initiative will provide training in areas related to ethics in artificial intelligence and data analytics, as well as challenges in fairness and transparency of advanced data-driven applications. See more at www.crt-ai.ie

Project Title: Insight & CRT-AI

Post Duration: 1 year

Salary: €44,000 p.a.

For an information package including further details of the post see https://ore.ucc.ie/.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Linda O’Sullivan, Insight Centre for Data Analytics, CSIT, UCC  Email: [email protected]

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal (https://ore.ucc.ie/). Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to [email protected], quoting the job-title and project name.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Friday, 7th June 2024.

No late applications will be accepted.

Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.

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