Job opportunity: Head of Industrial Strategy & Policy Engagement
21 March 2018
UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose welcomes applications for a new Head of Industrial Strategy & Policy Engagement (deadline 8 April).
We are delighted to announce we are recruiting for aÌýÌýat 911±¬ÁÏÍø, working jointly with UCL’sÌýInstitute for Innovation and Public PurposeÌý(IIPP) and the (OVPR).
In particular, the post supports:
- IIPP’s work related toÌýmission-oriented innovation and industrial strategy
- Work with the IIPPÌýCommission for Mission Oriented Innovation and Industrial StrategyÌý(chaired by Lord Willetts and Prof. Mazzucato), and the IIPPÌýMission Oriented Innovation Network
- Work of UCL Public Policy to build academic-policy engagement and improve the use of evidence in policymaking around industrial strategy.
The position represents an opportunity to make a substantive contribution to a new institute, a rapidly growing area of knowledge and a key public policy priority, and to engage with public policy across regional, national and international spheres, as well as enhancing the policy impact and profile of UCL research.
The Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP), founded by Professor Mariana Mazzucato, plays a leading role in rethinking innovation and societal challenges, driving a mission-oriented approach and reshaping industrial strategy agendas on a national and global scale
UCL Public Policy is the university’s institutional initiative to support academic-policy engagement. It seeks to bring UCL’s academic expertise to bear on crucial public policy challenges and enhance evidence-based policy development.Ìý
Application Deadline: 8 April 2018
Interview date: Week Commencing 23 April 2018 -Ìý
- Read aboutÌýIIPP's influential work onÌýmission-oriented innovation policy & industrial strategy, including theÌýUCL Commission for Mission Oriented Innovation and Industrial Strategy (MOIIS).
- Download theÌýMazzucato Report:ÌýMission-Oriented Research & Innovation in the European Union, aÌýproblem-solving approach to fuel innovation-led growth.
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